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 | You probably call it Halloween, for myself and other pagans it is [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain"]Samhain[/URL], but for the cyber-gangs it is phishing time. Seasonally-themed spam is on the up at this time of the year, Halloween related messages accounting for 0.5% of the daily spam traffic by volume in mid-October according to … |
 | If it was a DAB radio I'd be more interested. Most FM radios built into MP3 players are, frankly, pretty awful to listen to in my experience. |
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| | Some Twitter postings just demand you read them two or three times to take in what is being said in 140 characters. One such posting was made today by Mozilla CEO John Lilly which simply said: "Firefox user growth has been amazing last 8 weeks or so. +30M or so … |
| | [URL="http://popacular.com/gigatweet/"]GigaTweet[/URL] has been counting the total number of messages posted to Twitter in real time, and the rolling count is almost hypnotic. Overnight the 5 billionth Tweet was posted. So what was it? Perhaps someone [URL="http://www.itwire.com/content/view/28479/53/"]speaking out[/URL] against corporates trying to gag freedom of the press again? Nope. Maybe another …  |
| | Re: Loads of Down's I think that it needs time to settle. The whole idea of such a voting system is that it employs the 'wisdom of crowds' and as such we can only see if it is actually working or not over time. The concept is certainly sound enough, and has been successfully …  |
| | I love Twitter, and post a lot of links to security related stories via my [URL="http://twitter.com/happygeek"]@happygeek[/URL] account. But now I am getting a little worried that I might suffer the same fate as a well known, and highly respected security expert. Mikko Hypponen is a familiar face around the security … |
| | It would appear that a political activist from New York has been arrested by the FBI in connection with helping orchestrate G20 summit protesters in Pittsburgh. According to [URL="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/04/man-arrested-twitter-g20-us"]The Guardian[/URL] the man, Eliot Madison from Queens, has been charged with hindering prosecution after helping G20 protesters evade police by using … |
| | Re: Jobs for felons Depends almost entirely upon the company doing the hiring. Some might not give you a chance because of the personal beliefs of the boss/board or the nature of the business they are in, others might adopt a take as they find approach, others might be impressed by the drive of … |
| | [attach=right]12191[/attach]It's just small enough to fit into your pocket, uses a specially developed high-tech gel and vibrates like crazy. But this latest must have addition to the iPhone accessories cupboard is no sex toy: this is the Kitsound X5 Surface Speaker, and oh boy does it pack a satisfying punch. … |
 | Some high profile people have been caught up in this kind of scam. "As phishing messages go, it was never likely to be the most successful. A high ranking member of the British Government asking his friends for 3000 bucks because he had lost his wallet while abroad?" that six … |
| | Re: helow... Er, did you need a toilet just then? Seriously, most people tell us a little more about themselves than just 'weeh' you know. :) |
| | Odd isn't it, how Microsoft kicked up a fuss when Google announced the Chrome plugin for Internet Explorer on the grounds that it could make the browser more insecure. Indeed, it went as far as to suggest that it doubled the potential surface area for malware and scripted attacks. Yet, … |
| | Indeed. As soon as I see a survey about how important white teeth are has actually been conducted by a toothpaste manufacturer I tend to stop taking notice :) |
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| | Just when it looked like every avenue to prevent the extradition of self-confessed NASA Hacker Gary McKinnon had been exhausted, especially when just last week a couple of High Court judges denied him leave to appeal his case to the highest court in the UK, it looks like the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3877.html"]hacking … |
| | Hi Phil, welcome to the DaniWeb community. We are growing fast, but hopefully remain friendly enough to keep you coming back :)  |
| | UK broadcaster Channel 4 has signed a deal with YouTube to bring full TV programmes online, streamed for free. It's the first time that any broadcaster in the world has made such a comprehensive schedule of 'catch-up' programming available for free via YouTube. Of course, when I say free I …  |
| | CoPilot Live 8 Mobile Navigation on the iPhone has been a runaway success at the App Store, consistently keeping ahead of its TomTom rival in the 'top grossing' app charts at least in the UK Store. It arrived first and costs half as much as the TomTom app, but is … |
| | This thread is now closed - DaniWeb will not be party to discussions about taking down websites. |
 | There's a forum fit for pretty much everything, but if a user truly cannot find somewhere then they should PM me and I'll point them in the right direction. |
| | The European Commission has called on EU member countries to do more, and do better, in fighting spam and other online privacy threats. In a newly published [URL="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/doc/library/ext_studies/privacy_trust_policies/spam_spyware_legal_study2009final.pdf"]study[/URL], commissioned by the EC, it was revealed that almost all EU countries have at least one spam, spyware or malware reporting site … |
| | I hate iTunes with a passion, but love my iPhone with an equal passion. Might have to give this doubleTwist thing a look. |
 | [QUOTE=BestJewSinceJC;1012655] ...they will be down voted just for having a different opinion, (which in my opinion is a mis-use of the system, but that can't be controlled).[/QUOTE] Yes it can - if you do agree with something then vote it up. As long as people use the voting system then … |
| | Remember when a web browser was so much more than just a web browser? It seems that the days of the all-you-can-eat Internet suite are back as the SeaMonkey 2.0 [URL="http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/2.0rc1"]release code[/URL] is made available to download. There was a time when Netscape ruled the online world, but you have … |
| | I have to admit that while the geek in me loves thin and sexy (it also loves steampunk clunky to be fair) I am starting to think that there has been something of a push towards things being too slender to be practical. Surely a computer has to be more … |
 | Re: Duplicate posts I think AD is probably right, was guilty of some double posts myself yesterday as a result.  |
 | Sorry, jbennet is correct. I also suggest that you reference the work in your report and cite any code which was given to you. You asked for help, got help and now that help is available for others who might have a similar problem. That's how DaniWeb works. If we … |
 | Yep, yesterday was so slow I hade to give up in the end - but all is well again now, zipping along quite smoothly here :) |
| | If it wasn't bad enough that someone is filing for a trademark to cover an adult-oriented games console called a SexBox, the world's largest adult entertainment company is seeking approval from Sony to turn its entertainment console into a PornStation 3. Silican Xtal Corp, a San Jose based integrated circuit …  |
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 | I believe it is calculated using the up and down votes your messages get, probably involving the number of individual members and number of individual posts which have been voted upon along the way. I'm sure Dani will correct me when she wakes up :) |
 | Have not tried it yet, but would use of an underscore work? So Windows 7 becomes Windows_7 |
| | No, but I kinda wish my name was Drew and I had joined Twitter a couple of years back :) |
 | Don't forget netbooks, increasingly popular with the tech savvy user :) |
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| | Bletchley Park, the top secret code breaking hub that played a pivotal role in the outcome of World War Two, has finally been awarded development funding of some £460,500 ($735,500) from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The money will literally save the place the saved the lives of countless people by … |
| | The posts in question were deleted after being flagged as bad by other DaniWeb members. Upon investigation it turned out that not only did they have no bearing upon the thread/topic/forum in which they were posted but they also expressed a general hatred of Turkish people. DaniWeb is a global …  |
| | When singer Lily Allen posted a passionate plea for people to stop illegally sharing music files, and started a dedicated blog where fellow pop stars could voice their concerns over the 'theft' of their work, you might have been forgiven for thinking it would just turn into the usual bunch … |
| | If you have something that you consider is worthy of news story status then you can post it to the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/forum178.html"]Upcoming News Stories[/URL] forum, where it will be reviewed by myself. A PM to me to let me know doesn't hurt either, just in case I'm having a bad day … |
| | How much for an iPhone-powered TomTom satnav? That's the question that has been on the lips of many an iPhone user ever since TomTom announced it was developing a version of the market leading turn-by-turn satellite navigation system especially for the iPhone. Now, it seems, we are a little closer … |
| | There ain't no such thing as a free Windows 7 upgrade. At least that's what it is starting to look like for the majority of people, despite the 'free upgrade' vouchers that are being handed out with new computers as part of the Windows 7 Upgrade Option scheme. A scheme … |
| | Hmmm. Should they not have looked at 1500 straight guys and 1500 gay/bi guys in order to get more accurate results here - rather than base the 'gay men have proportionately more gay friends ' assumption on such a very small sample size of 54 against 1544 straight men? Please … |
| | It has long been affectionately known as the [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2008/08/28/jesus-phone-does-not-perform-miracles/"]Jesus Phone[/URL] because of the almost religious following it receives, but can the iPhone really harness the power of the Cosmos to help organise your life? Veteran TV presenter Noel Edmonds, he of Deal or No Deal, Are You Smarter Than A … |
| | When a complaining consumer starts topping the Google search rankings for your company, perhaps it is time to start taking them seriously? Who says that blogging is a waste of time? Not me, but then I've been blogging for a while now, admittedly in a professional capacity as a technology … |
| | Yep, tell us what - specifically - you are having trouble with and we can move this to the correct forum where someone might be able to help you with it. |
| | One third of businesses totally fail to encrypt their sensitive data transfers. That's the conclusion of a new [URL="http://www.computerlinks.co.uk/products/ipswitch/download_library.cfm"]survey[/URL] into file transfer security which noted the huge disparities in attitudes towards data security in general and data security during transfer. According to the 2009 File Transfer Security Survey undertaken by … |
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| | According to a new report, published today by SANS, the overwhelming majority of all cyber-security risks can be laid at the door of just two areas: unpatched client-side software and vulnerable Internet facing web sites. The report was compiled by Rohit Dhamankar, Mike Dausin, Marc Eisenbarth and James King of … |
| | Remember Conficker, the virulent worm which caused such havoc at the start of the year? No, well maybe news headlines such as '[URL="http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22716/53/"]Virus sinks Royal Navy fleet comms[/URL]' and '[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220128.html"]Windows worm infects millions[/URL]' might help jog your memory. Well hold onto your hats people, Conficker is back. And this time … |
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