Bogdan Popa

Guess What: Windows Can Also Look Great, Too!

softpedia.com     May 28, 2008          

Some people say that Windows XP doesn't look too great and use all kinds of applications to change the way it does, customizing the window interface, the interface, the start menu or any other element of the operating system. In an article published a few weeks ago, Marius Nestor, our Linux...                    

Firefox About:Blank Vulnerability Could Expose You to Hackers

softpedia.com     May 28, 2008   51 related          

Firefox is incredibly popular nowadays, some people saying that it's even more popular than Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the default browser integrated into the Windows operating system. However, being extremely popular doesn't necessarily mean that you're also 100 percent safe as it has been...                    

Even More Google AdWords Phishing Scams

softpedia.com     May 28, 2008   2 related          

A long time ago, when we first detected a Google AdWords phishing scam, it all looked like a shy attack because nobody could ever think that it would last several months. Even if phishing websites have been shut down, attackers are continuously creating new ones, which simply follow the same...                    

Hackers Shut Down Russian Nuclear Power Websites

softpedia.com     May 28, 2008   5 related          

Hackers managed once again to terrify an entire nation after they shut down websites belonging to Russian nuclear power plants and spread information of a nuclear accident on the Internet. The worst thing is that people actually use the hacked websites to check radiations and radioactive...                    

BitTorrent Hosting Service Asked to Shut Down Trackers

softpedia.com     May 28, 2008   2 related          

The Canadian Recording Industry Association, also known as CRIA, decided to take attitude against the growing number of BitTorrent services in the country and requested Moxie Colo, a local BitTorrent hosting service, to shut down four websites. According to TorrentFreak, the anti-piracy group has...                    

The Way You Should Fight against Instant Messaging Threats

softpedia.com     May 28, 2008          

Yesterday, security company Kaspersky Lab published an interesting analysis concerning the main threats distributed through instant messaging clients, poiting that spam and malware files are pretty popular on this applications. However, in case you're one of the millions of users who communicate...                    

Web Hosting Provider: Please Use Gmail!

softpedia.com     May 27, 2008   9 related          

Dreamhost, a large web hosting provider based in Los Angeles, said in a blog post that users should really give Gmail a try because Google simply "does do a great job at email." Moreover, "in a way we are taking some steps to stop providing email," Dreamhost explained in the blog entry. The...                    

3D Dallas in Google Earth

softpedia.com     May 27, 2008   54 related          

Since Google rolled out the 4.3 version of Google Earth, users have been discovering new imagery updates which simply allow them to enjoy different corners of the world straight from the desktop. Although I'm not sure whether this is something new or it has also been integrated into the 4.3...                    

Teachers Advised to Stay Away from Social Networks

softpedia.com     May 27, 2008   3 related          

Scottish school teachers who access the Internet from home are advised to avoid interacting with pupils online through instant messaging applications or social networks, BBC reports today. Because of the growing popularity of social networks and other online communities, teachers are asked not to...                    

Best 5 Jabber Clients for Windows in Pictures

softpedia.com     May 27, 2008          

Jabber has millions of fans all over the world and since it's a free and open protocol, lots of companies and individual users has already adopted it. There are numerous servers out there and a lot of applications which could let users connect to them but, at this time, only a number of small...