FBI Spyware Revealed

It gathers computer's IP address; MAC address; open ports; a list of running programs; the operating system type, version and serial number; preferred internet browser and version; the computer's registered owner and registered company name; the current logged-in user name and the last-visited URL. (i knew i wasn't paranoid for nothing! i wonder if it only works in windows...)

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Sun's Project Indiana: turning OpenSolaris into a practical platform

Project Indiana is a new initiative from Sun that aims to make OpenSolaris as easy to adopt as Ubuntu. Inspired in part by Ubuntu's ease of adoption, Indiana is Sun's answer to well-integrated Linux distributions.

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Awn Linux dock has 3d perspective, reflections. Pics and Video.

The author of Avant window navigator (Awn) has merged patches into svn which allows it to have a 3D perspective, and have icon reflections. That, together with the ability to change nearly any color setting, you can have one beautiful Linux desktop.

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Why guys shouldn't get drunk and invent things

The title says it all, here's the link to the story

Microsoft patents the mother of all adware systems

In a recent patent application, Microsoft describes a multi-faceted, robust ad-delivery framework that would root around your computer in an attempt to deliver targeted ads.

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Back up like an expert with rsync

It takes a little time to become familiar with rsync, but once you are, you should be able to handle most of your backup needs with just a short script.

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Suck A Dick: Verizon

As part one of my first weekly segment, Suck A Dick, I'll be telling important people, and companies to do just that. This week, Verizon!

So why Verizon? well, they are agianst open access for one, also, they fucked me over ona home phone once, but that's more of a personal reason.

I myself don't care if people want to borrow my wireless, as long as you respectme by keeping the bandwidth usage down, go for it.

What Verizon hates is people are using a service for free, that they could be charged for, since people make money, they apparently should have to spend as much of it as thy can.

"Gee Billy, why can't you save for college?"
"Because I spent it all paying Verizon for their shoddy services!"

This is just my opinion, if you share in it, good, if not, oh well, you are entitled to your own. But seriously, Verizon, suck a dick.

Verizon asks Congress to just say no to "open access"

Verizon appeared before a Congressional committee today to say that it welcomed national regulation, but only the kind that weakened the power of state regulators. "Open access" rules were bitterly opposed.

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Sigbritt, 75, has world's fastest internet connection

A 75 year old woman from central Sweden has been thrust into the IT history books - with the world's fastest internet connection. Sigbritt Löthberg's blistering 40 Gigabits per second connection means she can enjoy 1,500 high definition HDTV channels simultaneously or download a full high definition DVD in just two seconds.

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Water Pavilion

Yes, that's right, a water pavilion. A city in Spain is going to have this built, and I must say it's bad ass. http://www.digitalwaterpavilion.com/

Not techy, but kind of funny.

Full Throttle Douche Bottle

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