by Joseph Forbes | Mar 18, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, INTERNET, LAW, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
Could impact how information is shared and what powers government has in collecting your digital files Last year after an outpouring of opposition, Internet advocates logged a victory when they defeated the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Now there are...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 17, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, Malware Reports, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, POLITICAL, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the slavery-is-freedom dept. In an op-ed piece over at Technology Review, Bruce Schneier says that the cyber espionage between the U.S., China, and other nations, has been rampant for the past decade. But he also worries that the media frenzy over recent attacks...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 16, 2013 | Blog Entry, Cloud Apps, INTERNET, NERD NEWS
from the so-long-farewell-auf-weidersehen-goodbye dept. According to the official blog, Google Reader is being retired on July 1st, 2013. The main reasoning seems to be its decline in usage over the last few years. Users and developers will be able to retrieve their...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 15, 2013 | Blog Entry, Cloud Apps, HAPPINESS, INTERNET
from the deep-imagination dept. Jens Bergensten and the Mojang team have released the latest version of Minecraft — version 1.5, dubbed ‘Redstone.’ Changes and updates include an added redstone comparator, redstone block, hoppers and droppers, light and...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 15, 2013 | Cloud Apps, DATA, HAPPINESS, INTERNET, NERD NEWS
Google announced today that it’ll be closing Google Reader’s doors on July 1st of this year, meaning you’ll need to find a new way to get your news fix. Here’s how to export all your feeds and put them into a new reader. Step One: Find a New...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 14, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, KnowledgeBase (KB), NERD NEWS, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals
Google wants to aid webmasters in identifying site hacks and recovering from them Google has launched a site for webmasters whose sites have been hacked, something that the company says happens thousands of times every day. The new site features articles and videos...