Blog Profile / Geek Tech
| URL : | http://www.pcworld.com/blogs/id,62/geek_tech.html | |
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| Filed Under: | Technology / Hardware | |
| Posts on Regator: | 3186 | |
| Posts / Week: | 18.5 | |
| Archived Since: | February 2, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
U.S. Department of Labor website infected with malware
A subdomain of a U.S. Department of Labor website appeared offline on Wednesday after an apparent hack that looks similar to a known China-based hacking campaign nicknamed DeepPanda. The tampered page, called Site Exposure Matrices (SEM), contains information on toxic substances at U.S. Show More Summary
Obama nominates Wheeler as new FCC chairman
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated telecom trade group veteran Tom Wheeler to be the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Wheeler's nomination, announced Wednesday, ends weeks of speculation that he was the top choice to replace outgoing Chairman Julius Genachowski. Show More Summary
Amazon Web Services launches new certification program
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a Global Certification Program, which will allow solutions architects, systems operations administrators, and developers to get proof of their cloud know-how. The new program has been designed to...Show More Summary
Crisp your desktop with a window manager utility
Whether you use one monitor or three, Windows XP or Windows 8, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, you’re bound to have windows on your desktop. And you probably juggle several of them at once. Windows operating systems come with several built-in management features, but they’re very basic and don’t always play well with multiple monitors. Show More Summary
Five easy steps to going (almost) paperless
It's over between me and my file cabinet. Six drawers full of dead trees. Total weight: a gargantuan 194.7 pounds of paper. I can't think of any less useful way to utilize home office space, especially when most of the contents, once filed, will never be touched again. Show More Summary
Aging networking protocols abused in DDoS attacks
Aging networking protocols still employed by nearly every Internet-connected device are being abused by hackers to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Security vendor Prolexic found that attackers are increasingly using...Show More Summary
NeatReceipts scanner makes filing a snap
If you’ve never stared woefully at a stack of business cards or receipts wishing you could magically digitize their info, I envy you. The NeatReceipts ($149.99) digital filing system might not be magic, but it’s certainly much easier than entering all that information manually. Show More Summary
To give back to investors, Apple goes for massive bond deal
In an effort to return cash to investors, Apple is reaching out to the debt market and offering US$17 billion in bonds, the biggest non-bank bond offering in history, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The bond offering...Show More Summary
10gen expands MongoDB with storage service
Open source database provider 10gen is expanding into storage services, offering a hosted backup service for its flagship MongoDB data store. Using 10gen's backup service would save users from the work of setting up their own backup copies, which can be a challenge to implement, according to a 10gen statement announcing the new service. Show More Summary
Verizon Announces New Cloud Service for Android Mobile Devices
Verizon has announced that it will be providing its own cloud storage service directly to customers as of today. Verizon Cloud gives Android users an off-site, in-network option to supplement the storage on their mobile device. Verizon...Show More Summary
Samsung and Intel invest in speech analysis company Expect Labs
Intel Capital, Samsung Venture Investment and Telefónica Digital have all invested in Expect Labs, whose technology is used to analyze and understand conversations in real-time and find related information. Speech recognition is becoming...Show More Summary
How to build a bulletproof cloud backup system without spending a dime
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who have lost critical data, and those who will. In other words, if you use technology long enough and neglect to back up your data, you’re guaranteed to have at least one extremely bad day. Show More Summary
The next home-networking revolution will be wired
Wireless networks are fabulous, until they aren’t. Theoretically, you can deploy an 802.11ac router and send data, audio, and high-def video zipping throughout your home without any wires. That is, unless your home has very thick walls...Show More Summary
D-Link firmware flaws could allow IP video stream spying
If you run a bank and use an IP video camera from D-Link, you may want to pay attention to this. A number of IP-based surveillance video cameras made by D-Link have firmware vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to intercept the video stream, according to security researchers. Show More Summary
Review: Whip windows into shape with WindowSpace's keyboard shortcuts
WindowSpace grants you the ability to intricately control windows with dozens of customizable keyboard shortcuts. These range from your regular window-snapping and moving windows between monitors, to fine-tuning a window's position on...Show More Summary
Intel starts countdown clock for next-gen Haswell chips
In just a few weeks, Intel’s one-chip-fits all family of core processors will finally meet Microsoft’s one-design-fits all operating system, Windows 8. The chip maker recently announced it will unveil the first round of Haswell CoreShow More Summary
SAP launches ride-sharing app TwoGo
SAP has expanded its foray into corporate sustainability with the release of a carpooling application called TwoGo. The cloud-based software uses Nokia's HERE mapping technology and has been in use internally at SAP since July 2011, according to the announcement released Monday. Show More Summary
Slice wood with laser pointer and imagination
Using a laser pointer as a knife, a project at the Computer Human Interaction conference lets users make custom creations out of wood and plastic without spending hours designing. To see the laser cutter in action, watch a video on YouTube. Show More Summary
Computer interaction conference promises cutting-edge demos
There will be a ton of interesting research and prototypes on display at the Computer Human Interaction (CHI) conference in Paris this week. The "interactivity" section will be buzzing with activity and there will be hands-on opportunities with some of the most interesting research projects. Show More Summary
McAfee spots Adobe Reader PDF-tracking flaw
McAfee said it has found a vulnerability in Adobe Systems' Reader program that reveals when and where a PDF document is opened. The issue is not a serious problem and does not allow for remote code execution, wrote McAfee's Haifei Li in a blog post. Show More Summary