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Comment Re:Wrong approach (Score 2) 384

>>It eventually was just easier for them to give me the password to unblock sites myself, rather than pester them about it.

I guess that could be a starting point for the problem?

Everyone gets a user/pass, they add their own sites.

As long as it's all logged (IE, you don't remove example.com 10 minutes after using it) that would provide a solution.

Comment Re:Ten points if reading this on your second monit (Score 1) 1002

I guess for me that depends on which you call your other monitor. I'm watching a film on my other. ;-)

When I bought my current gear, I pondered much over whether to get one Apple 30" screen or two 23" ones - both coming in at the same price. I went for two. I decided the two would give me some redundancy, and it appeared easier on my eyes during tests.

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Firefox

Submission + - MS hides Firefox extension in toolbar update 2

Jan writes: As part of its regular Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an update for its various toolbars, and this update came with more than just documented fixes. The update also installs an add-on for Internet Explorer and an extension for Mozilla Firefox, both without the user's permission.

Ars Technica

Comment Re:we need to stop coddling stupidity. (Score 5, Insightful) 81

I don't necessarily disagree with you when you say 'We need to let people like that sink or swim', but in this world of tightly connected social networks where friendship among individuals governs their level of access to your details, I'm not so sure about that. You're only as secure as your weakest link. If one of your less technologically-savvy friends on Facebook happens to fall for this scheme and gives up his login information to the attackers, then your information is exposed to them, and you're put at risk. This is why while I sympathize with your point, I still think it's incredibly important that phishing attacks like this be cracked down upon as quickly as possible to prevent exactly that sort of thing from happening.
Security

Somali Pirates Open Up a "Stock Exchange" 666

reginaldo writes to clue us that pirates in Somalia have opened up a cooperative in Haradheere, where investors can pay money or guns to help their favorite pirate crew for a share of the piracy profits. "'Four months ago, during the monsoon rains, we decided to set up this stock exchange. We started with 15 "maritime companies" and now we are hosting 72. Ten of them have so far been successful at hijacking,' Mohammed [a wealthy former pirate who took a Reuters reporter to the facility] said. ... Piracy investor Sahra Ibrahim, a 22-year-old divorcee, was lined up with others waiting for her cut of a ransom pay-out after one of the gangs freed a Spanish tuna fishing vessel. 'I am waiting for my share after I contributed a rocket-propelled grenade for the operation,' she said, adding that she got the weapon from her ex-husband in alimony. 'I am really happy and lucky. I have made $75,000 in only 38 days since I joined the "company."'"

Comment Phew. (Score 1) 115

I was really struggling getting my head round the iPhone Dev Kit.

In a fraction of the time, I have learnt Actioscript 3.0 and have workable code up and running. It is SO much easier.

I, for one, can't wait for CS5 now.

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Microsoft

Submission + - Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word 1

fractalVisionz writes: A judge on Tuesday ordered Microsoft to stop selling Word, one of its premier products, in its current form due to patent infringement.

Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction that "prohibits Microsoft from selling or importing to the United States any Microsoft Word products that have the capability of opening .XML, .DOCX or DOCM files (XML files) containing custom XML," according to a statement released by attorneys for the plantiff, i4i.

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