An e-mail or word processing document that contains active code intended to cause damage to the recipient's computer such as erasing the hard disk. See macro virus and mail bomb.
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- Consumer Watchdog overreacts about Gmail
- ConsumerWatchdog.org isn't too impressed with the way Gmail works -- they are convinced that Google isn't respecting the privacy of their users. Click here to watch the video Some things mentioned in the video may be concerning to some people, but everything mentioned can...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Can SaaS save Etelos?
- Etolos, which survived the dot-bomb as an enterprise Web application distributor outfit, hopes to survive the latest recession by moving to SaaS. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- 4 signs that it's time to restore your iPhone
- Does your iPhone exhibit any of the following symptoms?: Laggy access to the Text/SMS application Longer that five second delay to get a live image in the Camera application Long pause before being able to scroll in Contacts Delay when clicking on the letter...
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Can we really go paperless?
- Can we really go paperless?paper is madefrom sapling and cotton for the most part. Complaining about "killing" trees for paper is about like complaining about killing wheat for bread.Paper has the advantage of requiring no power, being foldable, writeable, high-resolution and you can spread it out across your desk giving...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- Epson Artisan 800
- The Epson Artisan 800 printer is a multifunctional printer that can also copy, scan, and fax documents. The $299 device is faster than other inkjet printers, and we like the large LCD screen and the built-in CD drive, but it's severely marred by buggy software and flimsy components. We spent...
- Product reviews 2008-11-06
- Steve Ballmer live from Australia
- Steve Ballmer live from Australiaoh noes.......let's not and say we did, eh ballmer...note the use of the lower case first letter in ballmer :/I'd love to watch itjust to amuse myself at the way he'll talk about things as if they thought up what is going on around them...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- Who wants multi-touch? I think I just might.
- Who wants multi-touch? I think I just might.Multi-touch with one hand is nearly impossible[i]in an environment where you have to hold the thing in one hand nowhere to put it down or you are constantly on the move and control it with your other.[/i]I totally agree with your premise...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- Is Steve Jobs just being awkward?
- Is Steve Jobs just being awkward?Not sure...MMS on most Nokia's and WinMo's I've used is pretty straightforward - take picture, send message. This is usually from the camera menu so it's not particularly awkward.As for video recording, it depends on the phone - the better N Series phones have...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- WordsWorth (exe)
- WordsWorth is a thought provoking game of intellectual exercise that improves memory, boosts vocabulary, and trains the mind in the valuable skill of reverse thinking. A dictionary and thesaurus in reverse, WordsWorth supplies a random definition from 21 - 24 categories. The object of play is simply to come up...
- Software downloads 2008-11-03
- Software and business method patents take a hit
- Software and business method patents take a hitIf you want to see technology take off...completely do away with patents and copyrights. Once you free new technology to be improved by all and not just its owner, technology will finally reach its potential.Good news for technology consultantsThe biggest winners from...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-01
- 10PCs-in-1 (exe)
- One copy of Windows is not enough. 10PCs-in-1 clones your original Windows system with a drag and drop to give you up to 10 Windows systems all on the same drive letter, i.e. on the same partition as the original system. It provides a GUI interface, the My Other Computers...
- Software downloads 2008-10-31
- Whispers from a ghost: Windows 7 and cloud computing
- Whispers from a ghost: Windows 7 and cloud computingYou don't mention it until MS is involvedMS is a latecomer to the party. Yet you single out MS for this. Well, since you're so confident - why don't you put a bet on it? How much money will you put up...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- I secretly always wanted to see capitalism collapse . . .
- I secretly always wanted to see capitalism collapse . . .So if you believe that...You putting all your money into gold? Bought a farm so you can grow your own food and spin your own cloth while the depression lasts? Put your money where your mouth is.RE: I secretly always...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Comcast's speedier Internet--and its limits
- Comcast's speedier Internet--and its limits"NO" to Comcast!I have been a Comcast user for years. I've switched to Verizon FIOS last month, and I am again a happy camper. I was sick and tired from Comcast's dummy technicians, the lack of coordination between billing and technical departments, constant overcharging, problems with...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Paranoia, tin foil hats, and the EMP threat
- Paranoia, tin foil hats, and the EMP threatPaul are you ok this morningyou seen stress a bit you should put down the coffee and lay a will ... take vacation a nice bottle of wine ...you working to much at this moment :)Of course EMP is a...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Intel sits atop EPA's Green Power ranking for Fortune 500 companies
- Sorry, off to bit of a slow start this week, but I promise the pace will pick up tomorrow with the myriad briefings I've had from the likes of everyone from AMD and Intel (actually, missed that one because of a bum number but they have pretty significant news) to...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Dingell tries to slow white spaces vote
- Here come the Congress-critters to carry water for the giant corporations that broadcast what they call television and are crazy to stop a national wireless network delivered over the so-called "white spaces," those unused portions of the analog TV spectrum. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture*Standing Ovation*I finally understand your "Centralization of processing and de-centralization of control" shpeel. I think we are in alignment with the latter, but not the former. I believe in an Autonomic Distributed Architecture - where every *NIX machine client and server share the same...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- Letter Blocks (exe)
- In this game there is a grid of letter blocks, you need to pick up the letters to form words and destroy the blocks. When choosing the letters, the next letter must be adjacent to the previous one. The longer the word formed the higher the score you earned. New...
- Software downloads 2008-10-24
- Vocab Arcade (exe)
- Vocab Arcade is over 40 vocabulary game programs in one. Teachers enter the vocabulary lists with words or phrases that the students are currently studying in class. When the students get on the computer, they can learn the words with animated flashcards, interactive quizzes, and a variety of games including...
- Software downloads 2008-10-24
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