ComputerChipp

12/27/2023

OK, is Elon Musk hiding a T-1000!?

An attorney aiding contract laborers at the factory now tells DailyMail.com that there's evidence Tesla appears to have under-reported accidents and deaths to govt. authorities

07/28/2023

Skynet here we come!

A new report indicates that the guardrails for widely used chatbots can be thwarted, leading to an increasingly unpredictable environment for the technology.

07/27/2012

handwriting comes to your phone or tablet!

Google Handwrite lets you perform handwritten Web searches on your phone or tablet. See how to enable and use this new feature. Read this blog post by Matt Elliott on How To.

07/07/2012

Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday ... is your computer safe!?!?!?!

The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google.

06/11/2012

Gotta have an iPhone? Virgin Mobile USA will start selling the iPhone on June 29, charging the high price of $549 for a basic model but the upside is service will start at $30 per month.

NEW YORK -- Virgin Mobile USA, one of Sprint's brands for prepaid, no-contract phone service, said Thursday it will start selling the iPhone on June 29, charging $549 for a basic model. The high price of the phone comes with an upside: service will start at $30 per month.

06/03/2012

Free phones for the needy!

Going through a rough patch financially?

04/23/2012

Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran an
online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the world. In a
highly unusual response, the FBI set up a safety net months ago using government
computers to prevent Internet disruptions for those infected users. But that system
is to be shut down.

The FBI is encouraging users to visit a website run by its security partner,
www.dcwg.org, that will inform them whether they're infected and explain how to fix
the problem. After July 9, infected users won't be able to connect to the Internet.

How can you detect if your computer has been violated and infected with DNS Changer? [...]

04/11/2012

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP in 2014 ... are you ready?

The end is coming. Repent!

04/10/2012

Free Tool Detects Flashback Mac Malware

A Mac developer has posted a tool that detects a Flashback malware infection on Apple's computers.

03/09/2012

IE 9, on most secure Windows yet, next browser to fall at hacker contest ... remember there is no 100-percent security.

Microsoft's most advanced browser running on its most fortified OS was no match for a team of security researchers. They unleashed a cocktail of exploits to take full control of the host machine. The team's leader said protections being added to the upcoming Windows 8 will make such feats significan...

10/11/2011

Upgraded to Firefox 7 and now you're running slow?
it may be worth considering reducing the value of network.http.max-connections as mentioned by jneighbors
open Firefox
In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter.
The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page.
In the Filter box at the top, type network.http.max-connections.
Double-click on the network.http.max-connections preference, the "Enter integer value" dialog box will open.
In the field, type 30 which was the default value in old versions of Firefox and click OK.

09/11/2011

Netflix has begun to enforce streaming limits

Netflix has started to restrict its users from streaming more than one movie at a time as part of its price hike.