by Joseph Forbes | Feb 22, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, NERD NEWS
from the only-765-fps-in-pong dept. A big shift in the way graphics cards and gaming performance are tested has been occurring over the last few months, with many review sites now using frame times rather than just average frame rates to compare products. Another...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 22, 2013 | Blog Entry
Mandiant report citing Chinese government's role in cyberattacks might give more pause to some U.S. companies China has for years been developing an IT outsourcing industry aimed at bringing in business from the U.S. and Europe. It has succeeded, but then again...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 22, 2013 | Blog Entry, HEALTH
Back in December, I decided to eat more fruits and vegetables. No matter what, I was going to eat more of them. And that’s saying something, especially since I’ve created a few excuses to avoid eating healthy food. Even though my main excuse wasn’t...
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by Joseph Forbes | Feb 21, 2013 | Blog Entry, The Daily WTF
The tension in the conference room was thicker than black pudding and twice as vile. Marc and his boss, Greg, sat on one side of the table. Across from them were the Consultancy Drones, each in a grey suit with a Bluetooth ear-piece pinned to their ears. At the head...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 20, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, MONEY, Technicals
I have a good pile of old computer equipment too, some of which is probably only valuable to people who really really want them at this point. IDE hard drives? Sure, I have those. AGP graphics cards? Maybe one or two left lying around in case an old system fails. The...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 20, 2013 | Blog Entry, HACKING, NERD NEWS, SECURITY
from the for-higher-love dept. “You thought you had successfully avoided the tiresome password guessing bots groping at your SSH service by moving the service to a non-standard port? It seems security by obscurity has lost the game once more. We’re now...
