911 added by Bit Torrents
Of course this is not directly correct, but the principle is. In a warning from the US Attorney General Michael Mukasey he is claiming that the massive amount of cash being raised through piracy and counterfeiting is in some cases going towards the financing of terrorism.
It is believed that terrorism groups now are following [...]
March 27, 2008Microsoft Execs struggle with Vista
The great thing about court cases is other information often escapes to the surface, this has happened to software giants Microsoft who after recently fighting a court case found that some internal emails had leaked out. These emails were from Microsoft’s executives and the details contained within them make pretty interesting reading.
The emails highlight [...]
March 26, 2008Businesses, families and blogging don’t mix
Being a manager within a large business has its perks, you get to know about all of the company operations such as takeovers and other major business decisions. But if you let you family know about the business deals and one of your children happens to like blogging, then you could be heading for serious [...]
March 25, 2008Weird Website list
No matter how busy you are, there always comes a time when you find yourself sitting there looking at your home page and thinking “What the hell can I search for?” or “I wish there was something interesting on the net!” but of course there is, its just that some really interesting and funny websites [...]
March 20, 2008Is Google slipping?
Could the unthinkable really be happening? Well if you listen to some people then you would be forgiven if you believed them, after all most people always love the underdog to come up trumps, rather the big guy.
This has come about because of the data that has been from comScore, this gives and accurate [...]
March 19, 2008Vista SP1 released
It would appear that all of rumours were correct and Microsoft have finally posted the official standalone version of the Microsoft Vista SP1, it has been coming for some time but there rumour mill has also been working overtime too, some casting doubts on it and other applauding the company’s the approach to getting the [...]
March 18, 2008Google revises webmaster guidelines
The search engine giant Google are forever trying to improve their service for both users who want to find the best quality search results in the shortest possible time and the owners of websites who are looking to get their website as high up the search engine result as possible.
But in order to keep [...]
March 14, 2008Why Linux is a good idea
Linux has been a rather shy operating system, with people knowing the name but not really knowing what it is. But all of that changed with the introduction of the Linux powered laptops like the ASUS EEE PC and Dells decision to introduce it into their range of computers. But what is it and why [...]
March 13, 2008File sharing sites blocked
Israel’s biggest ISP has been ordered by a court to block access to certain file sharing and torrent sites, which has done very little to stop people from visiting these sites. In fact there is a lot to be said about keeping quiet about things as the publicity generated by this case has caused even [...]
March 11, 2008Better web by design
Being a good web designer is simply not enough these days, you need to have a lot of tool and weapons available to you in order to supply your clients with the best possible service at the best prices.
But as a freelancer it is impossible for you to be able to provide everything, but [...]
March 10, 2008Data stolen from Pentagon
It will be a year in June when it was announced that there had been an attack on the Pentagon, which is effectively the US forces head office. At the time the Defence Secretary Robert Gates admitted that there had been an attack and that it had been successful causing chaos to the email service [...]
March 7, 2008FBI gets access to phone network
It is everyone’s worst nightmare the thought of some faceless person listening in on their conversations, checking their emails or websites that have been visited, reading their text messages and yet it would appear that this can and has been done and there is no need for wire tapping or anything as they will be [...]
March 5, 2008Techtalk to nontech clients
Sometimes there can be a world of difference between a web designer and their clients, but when someone comes along who wants a website built, but knows absolutely nothing about the technical side, it can be very difficult for the designer to get the message across and more importantly getting the contract.
There are some [...]
Nine years for spammer
There was a time when sending the odd speculative email to people was the done thing, but this soon got out of hand when the spammers began to take the email system over, but who would have thought that by doing this you would end up in jail!
Well that is what has happened to Jeremy [...]
Google bombing in use
This practice also known as link bombing is how someone who has a grudge or is just being a bit mischievous and likes to have a bit of fun at some one else’s expense, this can have a detrimental effect on how the chosen site can perform or redirect traffic from a particular page or [...]