Tag: Tech
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GoodbyeSpam.com
MacMinute just posted about a new spam-fighting tool called GoodbyeSpam. According to their FAQ, here’s how it works: GoodbyeSpam’s approach is simple, yet ingenious: Upon receiving a message from a Sender or Domain not previously Approved or Blocked by you, it quarantines the message and sends an email to the Sender. If you subscribe to…
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“…bore remarkable similarities to the “Code Red” virus…”
Notice anything strange on the interweb recently? Unable to reach one of your favorite sites? The Associated Press reports on an internet attack which began early this morning: The virus-like attack, which began about 12:30 a.m. EST, sought out vulnerable computers on the Internet to infect using a known flaw in popular database software from…
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A little effort, please
I just read an article by Globe and Mail dot com writer Matthew Ingram that really bothered me. It’s about Macworld Expo; I’ve written several entries on this topic during this past three weeks. I don’t like it on a number of levels, but what really raised my ire was this gem in the first…