ISP beats copyright cops to data
A Swedish ISP has decided to go against the flow and delete all records of the data that could be used to identify their customers, Tele 2 have made the decision because they say that it what their customers want.
However, with the new EU, law that requires ISP’s to store data for a minimum of [...]
How fast is the USB flash drive
A lot of computer users these days use a flash drive, this is because it is an easy way of transporting data around, so long as the user does not lose the device, but that is a different matter.
Often it is found that when users have different makes of flash drive they seem to perform [...]
World Bank computers hacked
It would appear that not even the World Bank has escaped the turmoil within the banking sector; it turns out that a while back around eighteen of the organisations servers, a serious breach of security indeed by anyone’s standards.
But as normal the with things like this the World Bank are praising themselves on the fact [...]
Avoiding computer crashes
A computer crash used to be one of the favourite excuses for organisations to have for not helping you, but as more people use computers both at home and at work, the reality is that the computer crash is real and it can cause all sorts of related problems.
There are a few reasons as to [...]
Work faster with two monitors
With so many companies and even small businesses looking to improve productivity while keeping their costs down, one thing that has popped up as being good for production is to make sure that computer users have two monitors to work from.
It has been estimated that by having two monitors that are networked to the system [...]
Top shows on Bit Torrent
Top TV shows are still making onto the top bit torrent sites, where they are getting some really great viewing figures, this is good for the shows coverage, but the producers would not be too pleased to see their shows on the list.
This is the top ten list for the Torrent Freak
Top Gear
Stargate Atlantis
Weeds
Generation Kill
The [...]
What’s wrong with OpenOffice?
Most people know about Open Office and that it has an answer for virtually of the products offered by Microsoft but without the need for paying out hard earned cash. This you would have thought would be enough for Open Office to wipe the floor with Microsoft, wouldn’t you?
However clearly this has not happened, for [...]
Saving files online
Storing files is becoming a real problem for people and businesses alike, if they are kept on a single machine and something terminal happens then is serious enough to affect the business or even the person to the extent that serious financial problems could follow.
However there has been an increase in using file storage which [...]
Torrent fines not paid
This is a slightly worrying subject which seems to have made its way under the wire, but no more. It has been found that the in recent years the attempts of lawyers acting on behalf of the media companies who believe that they are in breach of copyright.
This information comes from Logistep who are an [...]
US Air Force wants access to all computers
The US Air Force are looking to either buy or build a suite of tools that will enable them to gain access to computers, they are not talking about any old computer though, they mean all computers everywhere, including yours!
In order to achieve their goals they have created an organisation which will become known as [...]