Archive for January, 2008
Facebook asked to remove "Scrabulous"
“The makers of word game Scrabble have asked Facebook to remove its popular online version “Scrabulous,” which they say infringes their copyright.” Best get those games finished before it’s too late. Edit to add: Bogglific‘s already been taken down.
The Pirates Can’t Be Stopped
Have a read of this long but interesting article talking about piracy, including an interview with ‘Ethan’, the hacker who broke into Media Defender.
2007 Darwin Awards
Have a good laugh, the 2007 Darwin Awards are out.
Confidential details fall off the back of lorries
Why bother breaking and entering to steal private data when you can just pick it up off the side of the motorway? Motorways too dangerous? Then go for a drive in the countryside.
Your New Wireless Digital Picture Frame Is Endangering Your PC
“In the past month, at least three consumers have reported that photo frames received over the holidays attempted to install malicious code on their computer systems, according to the Internet Storm Center”, The Register reports. I still want one.
Pensionbook – Facebook for the Elderly
Going back through my email I rediscovered this one from my mate, Big O:Pensionbook – Facebook for the elderly (from straightfrommybrain.com).
Secret Crush widget spreads adware on Facebook
If you installed the Secret Crush widget on Facebook, beware: Secret Crush invites prospective marks to find out which of their friends might fancy them, then tries to socially engineer you into installing the Zango (formerly known as 180solutions or Hotbar) adware application. The widget may have been removed from Facebook now but the adware [...]
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you, and thanks for reading my website. I don’t make resolutions but here are my plans for 2008 (in no particular order): Buy a house Get a cat (or two) Change my car Buy a new TV (or two) Buy a new sofa (or two) Start a family Last year’s goals [...]