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Computer Mechanics Security

  • Too good job offers

    For young people short of a dollar it's easy to get sucked in to money laundering on the Internet. F-Secure has an example of how people are recruited online to get money out of hacked bank accounts. If your kids are Internet savvy but real-world naive, you might want to warn them about this.
    Tue, 04 May 2010

  • Re: Job Interview

    An email with that heading asks the user to download and update their resume at a job seeking site. Clicking that link would lead to you getting the Koobface trojan virus, so don't go there. Source. 
    Tue, 04 May 2010

  • Can you run Win 7?

    Don't be sucked in by an email offering to "FInd out if your PC can run Windows 7". It loads the trojan virus on to your PC when you run the application. Here is the legitimate web page that answers the question. Source. Other source.
    Thu, 13 May 2010

  • iTunes gift certs

    Beware of emails purporting to come from Apple and offering you a link to a web site that checks the balance of your gift card account. Screen shot of a typical email here. One way to tell it's a fake? It won't have your real user name in the email.
    Thu, 13 May 2010

  • Settings on yr mailbox

    ... have NOT been changed. Despite what some stupid spam emails might argue. The email links to a web page that downloads a trojan virus. Situation Normal. Source.
    Thu, 13 May 2010

  • Facebook Privacy

    50 settings. 170 options. This excellent one-page summary from the New York Times gives you the overview you need to make decisions about your privacy.
    Sat, 15 May 2010

  • Try not to laugh

    The new Try Not to Laugh worm is spreading through Facebook very quickly. It's harmless; just sticks posts up on your wall saying 'try not to laugh'. And, spooky, this week is the Wild West Comedy Festival in Perth. It's just a coincidence, no need to panic.

    If you click on a Try Not to Laugh wall post, it takes you to a page that has an invisible frame. Click anywhere on THAT page and you'll spread the worm to YOUR wall. Here are the screenshots etc.

    Fri, 21 May 2010

  • FB privacy

    Facebook's privacy issues (including the fact that they have made it so complicated) have landed them the front page of Time. You can use Privacy Check to see just how exposed you (and your friends) are.
    Fri, 21 May 2010

  • FB Notification

    Beware Facebook Notifications arriving by email. They are fake and potential infectors of your computer if you click the link. A legit Facebook notification such as the Weekly Update, will have your user name in the body of the message.
    Fri, 28 May 2010

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010

Google Priority Inbox

Google's doing that thing they do again; improving their products. Gmail is introducing Priority Inbox, giving you the ability to automatically prioritise your email based on which emails you've previously read and/or replied to. If you need a web based email account, Gmail is the go.
Tue, 31 Aug 2010

The Arc Touch mouse

The rumoured new Microsoft Arc Touch mouse. Looks very sexy but not yet released. Funny comment on that blog: "I too have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of yet to be released hardware."
Tue, 31 Aug 2010

Pretty desktops

Smashing Magazine invites designers to contribute monthly calendar designs that people can use as desktops on their PCs. Lots of elegant choices for September, though many designers seem confused about what season it is. Includes a number of Ramadan desktops for our Islamic readers.
Sat, 28 Aug 2010

MS Office GAME

Ribbon Hero is the Microsoft game that sneakily trains you in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Do challenges, compete, share on Facebook. No, we don't know why you'd want to share it on Facebook. But then we're not big on Farmville either. Versions of Officer earlier than 2007 won't handle it. You'll have to Read the Manual.
Tue, 24 Aug 2010

Laptop bags

Engadget U.S. reviews a range of the cheap and the fabulous laptop bags - in Australia, you can get Kata bags and the LowePro CompuPrimus at Quality Camera. The Case Logic Slimline ships from Deals Rebate but the Timbuk2 bags aren't available locally.  
Tue, 24 Aug 2010

3D laptop

Gamers! 1600 bucks gets you the latest in 3D laptopery. The Toshiba Satellite A665 comes with NVidia Active LCD Shutter Glasses. See, I don't even know what that is but it sounds SO GREAT.
Tue, 24 Aug 2010

Cheap eBook

The Laser eBook lets you listen to music while reading your eBook, is colour and has video. But it doesn't have wi-fi; you have to download your books to a PC first. $150. Cheap. Via The Australian. More.
Sun, 15 Aug 2010

Best Windows laptops

Electric Pig journos chose the Dell Studio 15, the HP Envy 15 (15 is big this year), the Samsung Q430 & 320 and the ASUS EeePC1201N as the best value laptops on the market. They're a UK site but all those models are available in Australia. You'll need to check the local prices of course.