IE 7 add-on page

MON 29 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Hackersblog

Well, tell us what you REALLY think

A prominent journalist told me at CES, "There are only two people who will use Vista: Those forced to when they buy a new PC, and those who will upgrade in 5 years".

Now a blogger weighs in on Vista with guns blazing, even associating poor Humphrey, the three-legged camel:

TUE 16 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Hackersblog

Craplets

A senior Microsoft exec complains that "craplets" (those programs that OEMs pre-load on their systems) could screw up the Vista launch.'

MON 15 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Hackersblog

Bleary eyed...

Just got in off the red-eye this morning from CES so I’m sleep-walking through the day.

Biggest news? The new Apple iPhone. Of course, Apple wasn’t at CES (thump). Other than that, CES merely confirmed that a) there really are over 1,000 different types of digital cameras and b) there really are hundreds of different types of plasma screens.

FRI 12 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Hackersblog

Is this a miscarriage of justice?

A substitute school teacher in Connecticut has been found guilty of exposing children to porn.

THU 11 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Hackersblog

The world of Minority Report style advertising is closer than you may think

Minority Report was a fun film, and in it, you had some great examples of cool new technology, one of which might even be around the corner.

WED 10 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Hackersblog

Zango's antispam application

This is not something new, but just something to share, especially in light of the fact that Zango owns HotBar.

First, we see this ad placed through Fastclick on a well-trafficked website.

MON 08 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Hackersblog

Security product marketing getting more creative

FRI 05 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Hackersblog

WiFi exploit

George Ou gives a good overview of this new exploit that’s been published, with the fix.

This exploit potentially affects any wireless client using the Broadcom BCMWL5.SYS device driver (this

exploit has been confirmed to work on version 3.50.21.10 of the driver).

THU 04 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Hackersblog

New scam site -- esafetylist

I got this one from a user yesterday -- a new scam site on the loose -- esafetylist(dot)com. Patrick checked it out, and sure enough, it's a new live one (I have some more I will post later today, time permitting).

WED 03 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Hackersblog