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Known as a telephone. If you've spoken to a real person, it's then on their head. You know they know about it and it's up to them to do something about it. You should find their phone number in the whois info or on their website. If it's a toll free number, but from a country you're not in, use Skype Out and it will be a free call.
The only reason I maintain a Windows machine is because I need to handle Windows-only file formats. I only need to do this because everyone else is using a Windows machine. The only reason I maintain a Facebook profile is because everyone else has one. I'd much rather it was all decentralised, maybe using XFN.
This is good news for me as I use Google Apps. Not switching back and forth between accounts lets me keep all of my information in one place. I'm slightly worried though about how much easier it would make it for anyone with access to my account to find out everything about me. Google has too much of my data.
wisesifu writes: At Google Atmosphere last month, Google Apps President David Girouard said that the company gets lots of requests to open more apps from the Google portfolio. Google responded...
Securityemo writes: "The Register is running an article about a new method to bypass antivirus software, discovered by Maltousec. By sending benign code to the antivirus driver hooks, and switching it out for malicious code at the last moment, the antivirus can be completely bypassed. This attack is apparently much more reliable on multi-core systems. Link to original article here."
lolbutts writes: When you discover a security flaw in a website, what do you do? I just realized that a website that I might have used has really glaring security holes. I have sent them an email detailing the concerns, but I am almost certain it will be disregarded. This bothers me because ensitive data for all of their customers, not just the web users, is trivial to get. Without breaking the law, how would you get an offending website to fix security problems?
Little off-topic, but if that dot thing is true, that'd be great for anti-spam measures. If you're giving your email address in a situation where you think it'll be misused, just move the dots about and setup a filter to delete anything sent to that address.
radioweather writes: Here's an interesting weather geek gadget that takes the hassle out of waiting for the Weather Channel to show your area. The StormPredator Weather Appliance is a small, self contained WiFi/wired automatic appliance that connects to any LCD monitor or TV with a SVGA port or HDMI port and turns it into a dedicated 24/7 weather radar channel. It mounts directly to the rear of the LCD monitor/TV using the included VESA/wall mount. Once setup, the StormPredator Radar Appliance will run continuously and unattended to provide live radar coverage of the area you select. If you have PIP on your TV, you can watch storms and SciFi at the same time. The nationwide radar data comes free from NOAA, using your existing Internet connection.
getafreelancer.com?
Or apply for a GSoC project?
To be fair, I've tried the getafreelancer.com website, and I got a few jobs, some lasting up to a week, but the pay is crap. There are just too many people trying it.
log1385 writes: I'd really like to avoid flipping burgers this summer. What is the best way to find employment over the internet so that I can work from home? I just finished my third-year as an undergrad majoring in applied mathematics with minors in computer science and physics, and I am currently a part-time IT guy at a public library, so I have some expertise in those areas. Of course, I would be happy with any sort of online job even if it doesn't make use of those skills. So, Slashdot, where do I look for jobs?
The versioning doesn't really matter. If it's all just a marketing ploy, I don't care as long as it's not affecting the product. They have put a fair amount of work into Chrome and it's now the fastest browser I know of. There is a youtube video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgQDjiotG0 ) showing it beat a potato in a race.