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Yearly Archives: 2010

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Secunia PSI Updated

  By Chris | December 29, 2010 - 6:48 pm | Tech
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One of my favorite [consumer] security applications got an update a bit over a week ago. Secunia PSI is now up to version 2.0. Same great features, but now it offers even more. Now it doesn’t just tell you what’s out of date or vulnerable – it offers to download … Continue reading →

Tagged essential, PSI, security

Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Setup

  By Chris | November 20, 2010 - 8:45 pm | Tech
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Over the past year I have developed quite a fondness for Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook edition. Most of my laptops dual-boot it and my wife runs it full time on her little IBM Thinkpad X40. The Netbook edition works great on the 12” or smaller monitors. I briefly tried Ubuntu 10.10. … Continue reading →

Tagged linux, netbook, thinkpad, Ubuntu-Netbook-Edition

2010 Updates to Essential Apps

  By Chris | November 13, 2010 - 9:18 pm | Tech
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My Essential Apps page was a bit due for an update so I’ve spent some time dusting it off this evening. I’ve removed a few things and added some others. What follows is sort of in a jumbled stream, but you can check out the Essential Apps page for the … Continue reading →

Tagged Essential-apps, utility, Windows

Firesheeple

  By Chris | October 31, 2010 - 9:55 pm | Tech
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I’m a bit late to the party, but have you heard about Firesheep yet? It is an interesting Firefox plugin that makes what used to take a few keystrokes very very easy. After installing the extension you’ll see a new sidebar. Connect to any busy open wifi network and click … Continue reading →

Tagged extensions, firefox, Firesheep, security

Skype for Android

  By Chris | October 5, 2010 - 10:01 pm | Tech
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Saw a pretty cool blog post earlier today. It was over at the Skype blog titled, “Skype now available for Android phone.” Yep, no longer limited to just one carrier, anyone with an Android phone can now run Skype (OK, there are some limitations…). The key is that you can … Continue reading →

Tagged Android, skype, voip
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