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Password Cracking 101
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:16:00 -0500
Nothing unethical here - sometimes you forget your own password and you need a way into your computer. It happens to all of us occasionally. These free password recovery...
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A Free Music Service Where You Get to Be Judge
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:49:00 -0500
OurStage is an online music community that uses a fusion of technologies to bring together fans, artists, and industry professionals. If you are looking to discover new music, there...
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What is Scareware?
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:42:00 -0500
The New York Times reports that a Russian operation seemed to be earning $5 million a year selling fake antivirus software, or "scareware." Often in the form of "rogue scanners",...
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What is "DRM"? How Does it Work?
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:52:00 -0500
Have you ever downloaded a locked WMA or AAC file? Do you use iTunes or eMusic.com? Have you ever been stopped by your computer when trying to burn a CD?...
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What is "Error 404 Not Found"?
Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:16:00 -0500
"404 Error"
"Page cannot be displayed"
"Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"
"404: Not Found"
"The page cannot be found"
What do all these messages mean? Why do some web pages result in these words...
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Emoticons, Decoded
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:27:00 -0500
"Emotional icons" are odd little heiroglyphs used in email and digital messaging. Emoticons started with the classic 1982 smiley :-), and their use has now grown across the planet to...
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Spyware and Malware: "Are We Really Under Attack?"
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:54:00 -0500
It's scary: this 21st Century threat has grown even larger than all spam, viruses, and hacker attacks combined. Even the word "spyware" is insufficient to describe the breadth of nastiness...
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The Weird Abbreviations of Internet Speak
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:27:00 -0500
Digital conversations are not just about smileys and texting... we also use hundreds of odd abbreviations, too! Spawned by laziness, and perpetuated by playfulness, the Internet is filled with hundreds...
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I'm a Student. What Do I Need to Know About Web Research?
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:55:00 -0500
Sorry, students, but Googling and copy-pasting a web page link is not legitimate research. True scholars cringe at the millions of lazy students who think that this kind of Googling...
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What is "Ratware"?
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:44:00 -0500
Have you received offers for porn or pharmaceuticals by email? Have you been invited to transfer 20 million dollars into your account from Nigeria? If you've been spammed by emails...
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