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Luci
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March 30
A step in the right direction which is long over due. As the saying goes, "better late than never".
January 29
Oh yeah...............and the biggest culprit has been the malware ( XP ANTI-VIRUS ).
January 29
I have seen this stuff completely delete and block all access to the C drive and the Control Panel, leaving you only the option of reformatting and reinstalling.
January 29
I lost count of how many computers i have had to fix because someone actually believed what the Scareware told them and they installed the bogus software....It's creating a huge problem.
January 29

Profile Information

What kind of geek are you?
Begginer to Medium geek
Why do you consider yourself a geek?
Because I married to a hard-core geek ;-) Even my cats are somewhat geeky.
How did you find out about our Geek community?
Internet
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Veterinarian
What is the thing in life you treasure most?
My geeky family including my cats.
What's the geekiest thing you've ever done?
Married to geekiest man, and working for geeky website (http://www.infopackets.com/).
What do you do to entertain yourself?
Daydream
What's your Web site / blog address?
http://www.infopackets.com/

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'Vista Capable' Lawsuit Could Cost Microsoft $8.5B

Documents unsealed by a federal court in the "Vista Capable" lawsuit reportedly reveal that Microsoft would have to come up with as much as $8.5 billion to settle accounts with customers affected by its 2006 "Vista Capable" marketing debacle.

Keith Leffler, a University of Washington economist and expert witness for the plaintiffs, estimates that it would cost a m… Continue

Posted on January 29, 2009 at 7:08pm —

Luci

Rising Malware Threats reported by AVG and F-Secure

Malware was on the rise last year, and 2009 doesn't look much better. Reports from two different security companies, AVG and F-secure, are painting an increasingly dangerous picture of our online world.

F-secure, makers of real-time virus protection software, reports that detections of malware have tripled since 2007… Continue

Posted on January 29, 2009 at 8:53am — 3 Comments

Luci

TechCrunch Co-Founder Quits Amidst Death Threats

If you were to list the world's most dangerous jobs, you probably wouldn't place tech site founder in the top, oh, hundred thousand. However, popular blog TechCrunch recently lost its co-founder Michael Arrington, amidst rumors that his life was being threatened.

Although TechCrunch has only been in operation since June, 2005 it has in that time made quite the impression. Wo… Continue

Posted on January 29, 2009 at 8:21am —

Luci

Microsoft Warms up to Open Source with Web Sandbox

After flirting with open source development for some time, Microsoft has made another step towards real commitment with the release of source code for Web Sandbox, a program used to test and secure web site content.

The Sandbox source code will be released under the Apache 2.0 license, an open source license agreement allowing the content creator to maintain copyright while permitting others to develop the product for their own use. Microsoft has gradually been increasing their involvement with… Continue

Posted on January 28, 2009 at 2:42pm — 2 Comments

Luci

Internet Explorer 8 Pre-Released by Microsoft

An early release of Microsoft's uber-popular web browser Internet Explorer version 8 (IE8) is now available for download. The Redmond-based company boasts that it's the safest and most secure browser ever constructed, and has included several new features meant to protect users against even the most innovative hacker attacks.

As expected, Microsoft has simply added ye… Continue

Posted on January 28, 2009 at 9:23am —

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At 1:59pm on June 13, 2009, Cookenstein said…
Hi Friend, what's your favorite Geek toy?
At 6:45pm on May 3, 2009, Cookenstein said…
Hello friend, what's your plans for mothers day weekend? I am all out of ideas and fishin for new ones. :)
At 8:32pm on April 24, 2009, Cookenstein said…
Just passin thru! Happy weekend!
At 1:19pm on January 27, 2009, Ben Clement said…
No problem ;) may i ad you as a friend?
At 12:57pm on January 27, 2009, Gygatyrant said…
Thanks for the tip on the website (Infopacket.com) i like the site, it is now in my bookmarks.
At 6:51pm on January 26, 2009, Greg said…
Welcome 2 Geeks Luci !

Geeky Cats make great pets !
At 6:46pm on January 26, 2009, Greg said…
Welcome 2 Geeks Luci !

Geeky Cats make great pets !
At 10:22am on January 26, 2009, Ben Clement said…
Hi Luci, Welcome to Geeks, have a great stay here. Greets from Antwerp.
At 11:09am on January 21, 2009, JT said…
Luci, What I usually do is to keep one Tab of my Browser open to my Personal Page and another Tab to the Home Page. I keep refreshing the Home Page to see what is currently being talked about on Geeks. If I see something of interest I just jump in there to add my two cents.
At 10:49am on January 21, 2009, JT said…
Luci, Welcome to Geeks. There are many friends to be made here.

Hope you have fun.

If you have any questions just ask :-)
 
 

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