Archives for November 1st, 2007

Mac Trojan Hijacks Bank Logins

The other day security analysts deemed the new Mac Leopard's firewall insecure, especially since it is disabled out-of-the-box. Now things have gotten a bit worse for those Mac users who feel that their machine is not in need of any additional security software.

November 1st, 2007
Mac Trojan Hijacks Bank Logins

doof – Play Games, Have fun!

There are SO many social networks out there these days that come in all kinds of flavors - from the dog lover networks to the social networks for book enthusiasts. For those of you who enjoy playing games online, doof is the social network for you. It recently launched into beta and after reading a few positive reviews, I thought I'd give it a try.

November 1st, 2007
doof – Play Games, Have fun!

Best Greasemonkey Scripts – Element Resizer

We've got a section over in our forum completely dedicated to our blog, and from time to time people will drop off some tips for things they would like to see us write about. Max posted a few days ago saying that he would like to see us write more about Greasemonkey scripts, and I thought it was a great idea. So keep an eye out for more posts in the "Best Greasemonkey Scripts" series.

November 1st, 2007
Best Greasemonkey Scripts – Element Resizer

What Software Powers Nine of the Largest Sites?

Have you ever wondered what software powers sites like YouTube, Flickr, and MySpace? Wonder no more because Pingdom has the scoop! The results are located in the table above, and as you can see Linux, Apache, and MySQL are among the most popular tools. In the end this is how the stats play out:

November 1st, 2007
What Software Powers Nine of the Largest Sites?

Folding@Home Does a PetaFLOPS

Guinness World Records is recognizing Stanford's Folding@Home project as the largest distributed computing effort in the world. Distributed computing is becoming a popular method for scientists to get research done without purchasing time on a supercomputer.

November 1st, 2007
Folding@Home Does a PetaFLOPS

Wal-Mart Selling Sub $100 HD DVD Player Tomorrow

If you thought the Toshiba HD DVD Player that Wal-Mart started selling for $198 was a good deal, just wait, it gets even better. It appears that Wal-Mart is starting their day-after-Thanksgiving sale a little early. On Friday (November 2nd) starting at 8 am, they'll be offering a bunch of "secret in-store specials." Among them are that Toshiba HD DVD player we mentioned the other day for $98.87.

November 1st, 2007
Wal-Mart Selling Sub $100 HD DVD Player Tomorrow

Everex gPC Loaded with Google Apps for $198 at Wal-Mart

What would you call a PC with a mac-like dock across the bottom of the desktop with icons to Web 2.0 services like Google Docs, Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube? The Google Computer - the one that was rumored to launch back in 2006? Nope, it's the Everex Green gPC TC2502, a low powered Linux based computer designed for running Web 2.0 applications which will be priced at $198.

November 1st, 2007
Everex gPC Loaded with Google Apps for $198 at Wal-Mart

Daily Downloads: FeedDemon, Miro, IE7Pro, and More

Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it's safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we'll try to note the paid-only programs).

November 1st, 2007
Daily Downloads: FeedDemon, Miro, IE7Pro, and More

CyberNotes: Import QIF Files into Quicken 2008

I was recently approached by a friend who had just installed Quicken 2008 onto his computer, and previously he had kept his transactions in a complex Microsoft Excel spreadsheet much like myself.

November 1st, 2007
CyberNotes: Import QIF Files into Quicken 2008