Lost in the cloud

Oct 04 2009

I recently stumbled upon a rather interesting insight into cloud computing in NY Times article. Jonathan Zittrain, a law professor at Harvard, share his view on correlation between cloud computing and online privacy. His points are somehow true and relevant. This is quite a long article, but nevertheless, a pretty good read.

Lost in the Cloud

EARLIER this month Google announced a new operating system called Chrome. It’s meant to transform personal computers and hand-held devices into single-purpose windows to the Web. This is part of a larger trend: Chrome moves us further away from running code and storing our information on our own PCs toward doing everything online — also known as in “the cloud” — using whatever device is at hand.

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Basic photography: understanding white balance

Oct 02 2009

Another series of basic photography from Darren Rowse of DPS.

White Balance is an aspect of photography that many digital camera owners don’t understand or use – but it’s something well worth learning about as it can have a real impact upon the shots you take.

So for those of you who have been avoiding White Balance – let me introduce you to it. I promise to keep it as simple as possible and keep what follows as usable as I can:

At its simplest – the reason we adjust white balance is to get the colors in your images as accurate as possible.

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Microsoft Security Essentials: the new free antivirus

Sep 30 2009

Today Microsoft had launched the all new, much hyped, and most of all, free antivirus software, dubbed Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). It is available for Windows XP, Vista and 7; in both 32-bit and 64-bit.

microsoft security essentialsLast June, Microsoft had initially launched the beta version, and responses are mostly positive. Even AVG Technologies stated that MSE is an ideal free antivirus for Windows users.

MSE replaces Windows Live OneCare (once a free antivirus which failed to capture the market) and Windows Defender (which only deal with spyware and malware).

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Twitter in real life ? (NSFW)

Sep 28 2009

Imagine if you only have 140 characters (or less) every time you want to say something. Let’s take a look if this happen in an office.

Be warned, this is Not Safe For Work (NSFW) content. But still, it’s hilarious. Enjoice.

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How to test your antivirus software

Sep 26 2009

There are times when you think your antivirus software had stopped working. The last time it detected a fishy file was like half a year ago. Now you wonder is it still working or not. Why hasn’t it detect anything for the last few months?

Hey, why don’t you test it with a real virus? Let’s see if the AV will catch, or least detect it. Yeah, go ahead if you got the nuts. That virus might or might not be detected, and it might or might not destroyed your precious files just in case it pass through the AV filter. Nothing beats the thrill of gambling, eh?

Here’s a safer way to test your AV without the risk of breaking anything valuable. This method was developed by European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research to allow people, companies, and AV programmers to test their software without having to use a real computer virus that could cause actual damage should the AV not respond correctly. Continue Reading »

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