by Joseph Forbes | Mar 12, 2013 | INTERNET, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals
On its March Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released 7 bulletins to close 20 security holes. Four of the updates are rated critical; they affect Windows, Internet Explorer, Silverlight (including the Windows 8 version), Office, and the Microsoft Server software....
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 11, 2013 | NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY
from the international-tantrum dept. Last week, North Korea promised a “preemptive nuclear strike” prior to a UN vote on new sanctions. Despite the threat, the sanctions were unanimously approved. North Korea has responded by killing a Red Cross hotline...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 11, 2013 | DATA, MONEY, NERD NEWS
from the using-their-keywords dept. Google senior vice president Amit Singhal, one of the executives heading up the company’s search-engine operations, sat down with Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist for Apple and author, at one of this year’s SXSW...
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by Joseph Forbes | Mar 11, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
The launch of the six strikes anti-piracy scheme in the United States has boosted demand for VPN services and BitTorrent proxies. Data from Google reveals a big surge in searches for terms such as “BitTorrent VPN” and “BitTorrent proxy” over the past two weeks. Some...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 11, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, NERD NEWS
from the listen-up dept. Nate Silver feels a little odd about his fame. That’s not to say that he hasn’t worked to get to his enviable position. Thanks to his savvy with predictive models, and the huge readership platform provided by The New York Times...
