Lockergnome's IT
Professionals ~ December 15,
2004
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Demo Builder v3.1 (Spotlight)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Brandon Watts
One of the things software users absolutely hate to do is read
boring documentation. Most of the time this information leaves you
even more confused than you were in the first place. Humans usually
learn better when they?re given visual aids to work with. We?ve all
seen screenshots included in demos and documentation, but you can take
this concept of visual learning even further. A spectacular program
called Demo Builder makes learning easier and more... [Continued]
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Get IT Done: Recover A Damaged Windows XP User
Profile (Tech Toolshed)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Lockergnome
A user profile on a Windows XP system contains all the files and
settings needed to configure your work environment. If the user
profile becomes damaged, Windows XP will display one of two error
messages when you to log on to the system:Windows cannot load your
profile because it may be corrupted. You may be logged in using a
temporary User Profile.OR:The system has recovered from a serious
error.The operating system will then automatically create... [Continued]
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Top Computer Security Researcher Sheds New
Light On Threats And Risks Of Everyday Computing (Books)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Lockergnome
First book by Michal Zalewski unravels the mystery behind many
security and privacy dangers December 15, 2004, San Francisco - Michal
Zalewski has long been known and respected in the hacking and security
communities for his intelligence, curiosity and creativity. Unlike
malicious hackers who disrupt and harm computer systems for no
purpose, Zalewski has made his name finding and resolving security
flaws and researching the undiscovered threats of tomorrow. In
"Silence on the Wire: A... [Continued]
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Unix Security Holes! 44 of 'em! (Aunty Spam's
Net Patrol)
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Professor D.J. Bernstein of the University of Illinois at Chicago
has notified the Unix security community that his students have found
no fewer than forty-four security vulnerabilities in Unix. Bernstein
gave the students for his MCS Computer Science (Unix) course the
assignment to find ten previously undiscovered security holes in Unix,
and boy did they deliver!... [Continued]
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PhishNet To Expedite Arrests, Convictions
Against "Phishers" (Security)
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Representatives from a number of industries and international law
enforcement agencies today announced the establishment of Digital
PhishNet, a collaborative enforcement operation that unites industry
leaders in technology, banking, financial services and online
auctioneering with law enforcement to tackle "phishing," a destructive
and growing form of online identity theft. Digital PhishNet
establishes a single, unified line of communication between industry
and law enforcement, so critical data to fight phishing can be
compiled and provided to... [Continued]
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Touchtone Troubles: I Just Wanna Leave a
Message Now (Business)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Lockergnome
Thanks to everyone who wrote in with anecdotes, tips, and tricks
relevant to the fine art of voice mail message-leaving. Here are
several I think you'll find helpful; I did. From an unidentified wise
- and wisely terse - reader: "My favorite [greeting message] is the
one I reach frequently, 'Hi. You know the drill. Thanks.'" Wes M.
writes: "In our system you can press 0 (zero) to be transferred to a
'live person.' A... [Continued]
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Trading in my headset for a bicycle helmet
(Report)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Matt Hartley
Something that I have learned over my time, as someone that is
often called on for tech help is that not all repair calls are created
equal. Yesterday, my brother called me about some issues with his new
Logitech/Sony branded headset and the game - Killzone. Killzone is
basically Playstation 2's answer to Halo 2. Fun to play, perfect fun
for hours of online play, my brother figured the next logical step was
to... [Continued]
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Upgrading to Thunderbird and Firefox 1.0 (Open
Source)
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Over the past few days, I have had a number of people emailing me
asking how they can successfully upgrade their Firefox and Thunderbird
programs. The main fear seems to be that if they try to upgrade
outright, there might be a loss of data.... [Continued]
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Service Pack 2 won't play nice! (Just Ask
Matt!)
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Welcome to Just Ask Matt! - The IT industry's answer to the help
column, only slightly more medicated. Today, Jennifer writes: Does
avast free edition work with windows xp service pack 2? AVG will not
download on my computer, thanks.... [Continued]
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