How to Unmask the Internet's Vilest Characters
I'm not really sure why this article is titled "How to unmask the internet's vilest characters," no one is actually unmasked and the only lesson I learned is allowing someone to take naked pictures of you is a bad idea.
And that leaves people like Lani in a lousy situation. Their only option for using the law to punish trolls is to sue for defamation or invasion of privacy, as Lani has done. The problem is that while she could win a court order unmasking the troll's identity (and ultimately win damages), it's hard to bring such a suit without making her own humiliation complete.
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Sentey Optimus GS-6000 Case
Need a new mid-tower case? Head on over to OCIA and check out their review of the Sentey Optimus GS-6000 case.
We have another offering from Sentey and their "Extreme Division" line of cases today. This time we are going to take a look at their GS-6000 Optimus mid-tower case. Previously we looked at the Arvina GS-6400 which came away with top honors. With the Optimus, Sentey looks to be going for a budget version of the Arvina in the mid-tower size.
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MSI N560GTX-Ti Hawk Video Card Review
Microstar's latest Hawk video card is here, packing a highly overclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti. Can its enhanced PCB and cooler fend off the Radeon HD 6950's falling prices? Does it actually offer anything over a standard GeForce GTX 560 Ti? The end results are incredible and price drops have completely changed the landscape.
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Apple: We Have The Right To Track You
It's funny how Apple believes it has the right to track you but every time you or I do it they call it "stalking."
Apple "must have access to the comprehensive location-based information" to help it better serve customers. While failing to confirm whether devices sent the info to the company, the lawyer said it was Apple's right to do so, contending that users agree share the info in the End User Agreement.
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AMD Embedded G-Series Platform Gets RTOS from Express Logic
AMD today announced embedded software provider Express Logic has brought its industry-leading ThreadX real-time operating system (RTOS) to the AMD Embedded G-Series platform. The AMD Embedded G-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) offers an advanced, low-power, multi-core x86 CPU and a discrete-class DirectX®-11-capable GPU on a single, small-footprint die. This family of APUs was created expressly for the requirements of embedded systems, many of which require the precise, deterministic timing of an RTOS.
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Linux Adds 10K Users Overnight
Canonical has scored a major coup with the addition of a German Insurance company and their combined total 10k computer systems, all to be running Ubuntu. The company has been running Ubuntu on some of that number, but recently decided to convert all of the computer systems over at once.
Few businesses buy Windows out of great love for Microsoft so much as the belief that Redmond is a rock of relative stability in an industry in which companies have in the past come and gone, leaving applications unsupported
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Nintendo Axes Game Boy Advance Support
With so many other Nintendo handhelds on the market, it had to happen eventually. We learned today that Nintendo is finally discontinuing the DS Lite, effectively ending GBA support for their handheld consoles. According to a leaked GameStop memo, "Nintendo DS Lite systems have been discontinued and stores will no longer be replenished on this product." As the last system to offer Game Boy Advance backwards compatibility, we're sad to see it go. But the GBA's library of classic remakes and wonderful original titles will live on in the yard sales and bargain bins of the world.
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In Honor of Easter: The Peep Show
Lead In w/URL: In keeping with the tradition of Easter, it is time to share some quality time with the iconic face of Easter…. Marshmallow Peeps. Some fans of the treat not only eat them by the score, but find inventive ways to send a message with their favorite Easter candy. Enjoy the dreaded slide show.
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Sony "Rebuilding" PlayStation Network After Attack
The PlayStation Network remains down after four days of interrupted service. We reported the original outage earlier this week with some attributing the attack to the hactivist group Anonymous. The cause of the outage has been blamed on "an external intrusion" with no elaboration.
Sony said it is "working around the clock to bring them both back online," but didn't say when they might return. Phone calls to the company's Tokyo headquarters went unanswered on Sunday. "We thank you for your patience to date and ask for a little more while we move towards completion of this project," the statement said.
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Developer of the Compact Disk Dies
The driving force behind the development of the CD and former President of Sony has died. His contributions to computing, music recording, gaming and the movie industry are monumental. It would be a very different world today without his genius and innovation.
The company sold the world's first CD in 1982 and within five years, CD sales overtook LP record sales in Japan
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Acer Reports Lowest Profit in Six Years
Troubled times for the notebook producing Acer Corporation. The company's signature cash cow is running dry. Management is planning to restructure the company and focus on new product lines. Acer recently released its first and only tablet earlier this month.
Acer lost its position as the largest maker of portable computers in the fourth quarter and its share of the overall market dropped again in the first quarter, according to research firm IDC.
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Lesson of the Day: Encrypt Your Wi-Fi
A New York man found out firsthand how dangerous it can be to ignore all of the warnings and leave your wireless router open to the world. His home was invaded in the middle of the night by Federal agents, thrown down a flight of stairs and accused of being a pedophile and pornographer. It's a sure bet that his connection is secured now. Thanks and a tip of the hat to The Weazmeister for the linkage.
Whether you're guilty or not, "you look like the suspect," said Orin Kerr, a professor at George Washington University Law School, who said that's just one of many reasons to secure home routers.
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Microsoft Issues 3rd Party Bug Advisories
In a surprising move on Microsoft's part, the company has made public a set of guidelines for its vulnerability disclosure policy, which governs 3rd party bug warnings. Microsoft will begin issuing warnings on bugs and exploits of other vendors only after the company has been made aware of the problem and have time to react to correct the flaw.
Today's advisories were part of a larger announcement by Microsoft that made public details of its bug policy, which it dubbed "coordinated vulnerability disclosure," or CVD, almost nine months ago.
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Apple to Begin Production of Thunderbolt MacBook Airs
Apple is reported to begin production of its new MacBook Air in May with delivery and sales beginning in June. The upgraded version of the Air will sport new Sandy Bridge processor architecture.
In moving to Intel's 32-nanometer (nm) Sandy Bridge architecture, the mid-2011 MacBook Airs will jettison two-year-old Penryn-based 45-nm Core 2 Duo chips for the chipmakers' new line of low-voltage and ultra-low-voltage Core i5 and Core i7 chips
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Alzheimer's: Breakthrough Vaccine on the Horizon
Researchers have developed a vaccine for the memory robbing Alzheimer's disease that has proven its ability to halt, and even reverse damage to the brain causing memory loss. Although it is being stressed the vaccine is not a cure, it is a most promising breakthrough and is in the final stage of testing.
The three drug firms behind the vaccine, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Elan Corporation, are expected to seek marketing approval when testing is completed towards the end of next year.
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