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Submission + - Top 10 Free Windows Tools for IT Pros (infoworld.com)

Submitted by snydeq
snydeq writes: InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy has compiled a list of 10 must-have free Windows utilities for PC support professionals. 'Some you probably already know. Others you may have heard of only in passing. But all deserve your consideration for a place in your PC support and diagnostics toolkit.' From Sysinternals Suite, to Crap Cleaner, to VirtualBox — each offers further proof that some of the best stuff available for Windows is free.
Security

Submission + - Suspected hackers arrested for Zbot/Zeus Trojan (sophos.com)

Submitted by Unexpof
Unexpof writes: According to a report by British security company Sophos, a man and a woman have been arrested in Manchester, England, by the Metropolitan Police in connection with the Zeus Trojan (also known as Zbot).

The Zbot Trojan, which steals bank account and social networking login details, creates a botnet of compromised computers. According to Sophos, the gang behind the Zbot attacks have used a wide variety of social engineering disguises to spread their malware — including posing as statements from the IRS or notifications that a server upgrade is about to take place.

The names of the two people arrested under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and the 2006 Fraud Act have not been released, but it is known that the man is 20 years old.
Windows

Submission + - Seattle Mayor's Office ditching Windows for Apple (techflash.com) 1

Submitted by Frosty Piss
Frosty Piss writes: Seattle mayor-elect Mike McGinn wants to chuck the Windows-based PCs out the window — to make room for the Mac. "We've asked the city IT folks about it [switcing to Macs] and they're looking into it for us," said transition spokesman Aaron Pickus. "They were talking about new computers for the mayor's office anyway, so right now we are looking to see if Mike and the mayor's staff can work on Macs." As well, the new mayor wants to ditch the city issued Blackberries for iPhones.
Space

Submission + - Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Early Tuesday Morning (space.com)

Submitted by GringoChapin
GringoChapin writes: Space.com reports that "One of the best annual meteor showers will peak in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday, and for some skywatchers the show could be quite impressive. The best seats are in Asia, but North American observers should be treated to an above average performance of the
Leonid meteor shower, weather permitting." Folks from the United States will want to start watching at 0100 Pacific, 0400 Eastern, and those in Europe from 0100 local time until dawn.

Submission + - Flyer Arrested After Declining to Show ID (philosecurity.org) 1

Submitted by
Sherri Davidoff
Sherri Davidoff writes: "Officials at the Metropolitan Detention Center have confirmed that a traveler was arrested and is being held for $1000 bail after declining to show ID to TSA at the ABQ airport. He is being charged with "concealing identity, disorderly conduct, refusing to obey an officer, and criminal trespass."

"Phil Mocek, a Seattle area native, was traveling with his friend Jesse Gallagos when he politely declined to show ID to TSA agents...""

Comment Re:squeezebox family (Score 1) 438

by ellbee (#30018468) Attached to: Simple, Cost-Effective, Multiroom Audio?

Couldn't agree more - I've had three Squeezeboxes around the house for six or seven years and they've been great. Others at work also rave about them. There are now several ways to control them to suit taste and need.

I drove to their office to buy the first two and they're just good people.
Upgrades

Submission + - 10 Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation (popularmechanics.com)

Submitted by
longacre
longacre writes: "Americans practically take safe commercial flight for granted these days: out of over 50 million takeoffs over the past five years, there has been only one fatal crash (Comair flight 5191). It wasn't always this way... much of the technology that makes air travel so extraordinarily safe today has come as a direct result of fatal accidents of the past. Popular Mechanics lists eight crashes and two emergency landings whose influence is felt — for the good — each time you step on a plane."

Bill Gates' Management Style 362

Posted by CmdrTaco from the behold-the-glorious-borg-icon dept.
replicant108 wrote in to give us Tom Evslin's fascinating account of working for Microsoft in the early 90s. "So you're in there presenting your product plan to billg, steveb, and mikemap. Billg typically has his eyes closed and he's rocking back and forth. He could be asleep; he could be thinking about something else; he could be listening intently to everything you're saying. The trouble is all are possible and you don't know which. Obviously, you have to present as if he were listening intently even though you know he isn't looking at the PowerPoint slides you spent so much time on. At some point in your presentation billg will say "that's the dumbest fucking idea I've heard since I've been at Microsoft." He looks like he means it. However, since you knew he was going to say this, you can't really let it faze you. Moreover, you can't afford to look fazed; remember: he's a bully."
Security

AOL's Embarassing Password Woes 192

Posted by CmdrTaco from the top-sekrit dept.
An anonymous reader writes "AOL.com users may think they have up to sixteen characters to use as a password, but they'd be wrong, thanks to this security artifact detailed by The Washington Post's Security Fix blog: "Well, it turns out that when someone signs up for an AOL.com account, the user appears to be allowed to enter up to a 16-character password. AOL's system, however, doesn't read past the first eight characters." This means that a user who uses "password123" or any other obvious eight-character password with random numbers on the end is in effect using just that lame eight-character password."

Comment Re:Spinal Tap (Score 1) 213

by ellbee (#18875393) Attached to: Spinal Tap to Reunite for Live Earth
Saw them on the last tour, a sold out performance at San Francisco's Warfield. They were excellent, and the crowd was better (banners like "Stumpy Joe lives"). Sex Farm Woman was a sing-along. The enormous Marshall amps went to 11, maybe more. The encore included guest bassist Flea playing something huge and Derek on a double-neck raging through Big Bottom with some extra-special on-stage talent. If they come to your town I say check it out.

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