Archive for January 2014

January 1, 2014

· Majorgeeks Top Ten Downloads of 2013
· Majorgeeks Top Thirteen 'Way Off Base' Stories of 2013
· Majorgeeks Top Ten 'News' Stories of 2013
· EVGA Tegra Note 7 Android 4.3 Tablet Review and more @ NT Compatible
· Dubai rings in New Year with record breaking fireworks display (Video)
· Can I Track My Laptop or Smartphone After It's Been Stolen?
· Best News Bloopers of 2013 (3 Videos)

January 2, 2014

· Random Photos: Makes perfect sense (5 Photos)
· Iraq War Vet Is The First Person To Buy Pot Legally In Colorado
· Crappy Start To The New Year When Nearly 300 Porta-Pottys Catch On Fire
· Couple claims bogus concert tickets being sold for OMFG concert on Craigslist
· It's A Sign @ Pedal To The Metal (15 Photos)
· You're Doing It Wrong (7 Photos)
· Noctua NH-U12S CPU Cooler Review and more @ NT Compatible
· Snapchat hacked
· Cryptolocker spawns new variant

January 3, 2014

· Four Z87 Express Motherboards For Three- And Four-Way SLI and more (17 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Florida Friday: News station 'Breaking Bad' contest winner arrested in $1 Million drug raid (Video + Mughsots)
· Florida Friday: Man attacks girlfriend with banana (Mugshot)
· Meanwhile, In A Walmart Parking Lot @ Pedal To The Metal (5 Photos)
· Random Photo: NY versus FL
· Florida Friday: Cuddle time refusal results in knife play (Mugshot)
· Man burns home down after using a blow torch to unfreeze pipes
· Support Majorgeeks in 2014 with our store
· Bluetooth controlled 'head up display' for bikers making last mile push to hit $185,000 goal at Kickstarter (Video)
· NSA building super computer to crack all encryption
· Ulbricht teaches yoga in jail

January 4, 2014

· Intel NUC D54250WYK (22nm Haswell) Review and more (15 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Wine 1.7.10 released
· It's A Sign @Pedal To The Metal Dot Com (24 Photos)
· Random Photo: The kingdom's end
· Random Photo: A Black Man, a Priest and a Rabbi....
· Man sends greeting card full of meth to locked up girlfriend (Mugshot)
· Iowa City man takes drunk driving to new level, breathalyzer simply says 'HI' (Mugshot)
· NSA exploits Microsoft's internal error message
· Random Photos: Eerie scenes emerge from Colorado after the first purchase of recreational marijuana (2 Photos)
· Skype hacked to rant against MS

January 5, 2014

· Random Photo: There is something Amish here
· Dislike: Teen scalds girl for unfriending him on Facebook
· Activate 'God Mode' on Windows 7 and 8
· What's Up Dog? @ PTTM (7 Photos)
· North Carolina councilman offers resignation in Klingon
· Thousands of Yahoo.com users received malware from exploited advertising servers (Video)

January 6, 2014

· Flashback: Top news and downloads from the past week
· Random Photo: It is going to be one of those days!
· 27 2-bay NAS devices tested and more (17 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Ever notice this?
· 'Flash drive' left in airplane lavatory diverts American Airlines flight
· Roccat Kone XTD Gaming Mouse Review @ Hardware Asylum
· ASUS VANGUARD B85 Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
· Lian Li Q27 Mini-ITX case Review @ Bjorn3D
· Dropcam HD Wi-Fi Wireless Video Monitoring Camera @ Bigbruin.com
· Corsair Raptor HS30 Gaming Headset Review @ BMR
· Peanut butter jelly time: Man threatens brother with knife over PB&J sandwiches (Mugshot)
· Random Photo: Selfie fad explained
· 6 Photo Bombs @ PTTM
· Nvidia publicity stunt responsible for California crop circle (Videos)
· Is the NSA spying on Congress?
· Another Java exploit

January 7, 2014

· Sony VAIO Tap 21 Review and more (16 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) reaches End of Life on January 27 2014
· Is your Wifi slowing down your PC?
· Random Photo: I feel a cold draft in my office today
· Sexy car selfies @ PTTM (12 Photos)
· Random Photo: On a scale of 1-100 how immature are you?
· Random Photo: Portable virus protection
· Barnaby Jack death ruled a drug overdose
· McAfee responds to Intel news that they are dropping his software

January 8, 2014

· AMD FX-9590 and FX-9370 review: AMD's return to the high-end market? and more (19 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· CentOS Project joins forces with Red Hat
· Random Photo: "Hikers"
· Drug traffickers send 140 kilos of cocaine to supermarket in error
· Costco email scam making the rounds
· Highway patrol nab Navy Seal training center employee for speeding, find 50 bombs, remote detonators (Mugshot)
· Frigid temps cause prison escapee to turn himself in (Mugshot)
· Drunken air rage case heard in Ireland, inside the Brian Boru pub
· It's A Sign @ Pedal To The Metal (10 Photos)
· Open SUSE forums attacked
· Guccifer the email hacker is back

January 9, 2014

· Random Photos: It's Cold Outside! (6 Photos)
· SSD showdown: 36 256GB and 512GB SSDs tested and more (23 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Ex-US Marine kills stepfather with "atomic wedgie" (Mugshot)
· Asus Announces a Laptop-Tablet That Runs Android and Windows (Video)
· Drunken babysitter found passed out holding baby on neighbor's porch (Mugshot)
· Random Photo: Root of the Firefox Windows issue
· Drunk driver climbs tree after highway accident, tells police he is an owl

January 10, 2014

· Mini-ITX Game PC and more (13 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· AMD Catalyst 13.11 LINUX Beta V9.95 Driver
· Florida Friday: Man crashes car, passes out, urinates on himself after huffing dust cleaner (Mugshot)
· Random Photo: Huge Snow Polar Bear
· Florida Friday: Pregnant woman blames hormones for stick of butter beat down (Mugshot)
· It's A Sign @ Pedal To The Metal (12 Photos)
· Random Photo: Seems legit
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2014
· Police recover synthetic marijuana, a socket, 4 necklaces, 11 ladies rings stored inside DUI crash suspect (Mugshot)
· Target ups number of customers affected to 110 Million as cybercriminals feverishly attempt to decrypt info
· LulzSec brought down by moles

January 11, 2014

· Random Photo: Sorry about that
· Sexy car selfies @ Pedal To The Metal (12 new photos)
· Google+ invitation lands Massachusetts man in jail
· Random Photo: Predator online now
· Something is afoot with this headline
· Wine 1.6.2 released
· Yelp told to hand over user ID's

January 12, 2014

· Random Photos: That takes some balls (8 Photos)
· ASUS P9X79-E WS Review and more @ NT Compatible
· Plane makes perfect emergency landing, fails on takeoff attempt (Video)
· Random Photo: Never forget our pioneers
· Random Photo: Seems legit
· Just do it: Portland pimp files insane suit against Nike over assault (Mugshot)

January 13, 2014

· How to Configure Your Router and more @ NT Compatible
· Flashback: Top news and downloads from the past week
· Random Photo: Nothing like a 'wet willy' to start your Monday morning
· Random photo: So, you say people were more personal before smartphones?
· Ford shows off the 2015 Ford F-150 and it almost looks like the Atlas Concept
· Middle school counselor shaves 11 year old student's hair for offensive haircut (Video)
· Marijuana crime: Colorado looks to replace stolen interstate mile marker 420 with 419.99
· Phishing scam making rounds disguised as Facebook security alert
· Microsoft embarrassed by SEA hack to twitter accounts
· Neiman Marcus hacked and credit card info stolen

January 14, 2014

· Asus T100TA Windows hybrid reviewed and more (19 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Making good use of that old computer tower
· Random Photo: What a deal!
· What's Up Dog, What Dog? Edition @ Pedal To The Metal
· Real life Super Troopers: Man munches on marijuana evidence
· Beanie Baby creator faces 5 years in prison
· Anonymous hacker in Steubenville rape case faces more prison time than rapists

January 15, 2014

· EVGA GTX 780 Ti Classified 3072 MB and more (19 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2014
· Random Photo: The horror of nature!
· Internet Explorer 9: Time to Change?
· Random Photo: Sometimes, it is just difficult to keep control
· Promotional stunt for horror film "Devil's Due" haunts NYC (Video)
· Today's headline award goes to.....
· How to disable Gmail's Google Plus integration
· Target hackers now looking to employ a PIN hacker
· Do Not Call registry scam

January 16, 2014

· Intel NUC KIT D54250WYKH Review and more (19 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Fedora 18 End of Life
· The Best Antivirus Products for 2013
· Random Photo: Google search comes up empty
· CT woman arrested, "wanted to set those puppies free" (Mugshot + Video)
· 80 year old man removes icicles with .22 revolver (Video)
· Meanwhile, in a Walmart parking lot @ Pedal To The Metal (4 Photos)
· OK Highway Patrol assault deaf man for not listening (Video)
· Syrian Electronic Army gets a taste of its own medicine
· Where can you find the most malware?
· R.I.P: Russell Johnson, The Professor on Gilligan's Island, Dead at 89

January 17, 2014

· You can snag a 39" 4K display for $404 and more (16 reviews) @ NT Compatible
· It's a sign @ PTTM (13 Photos)
· Random photo: Have you seen this boy?
· Are Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions Free?
· Florida Friday: Walmart return policy causes chest bumping, karate chopping rampage (Mugshot)
· Florida Friday: "20 items or less" rule at Walmart leads to senior citizen assault (Mugshot)
· Random photo: The definition of irony?
· Random Photos: Life discovered on Mars! (2 Photos)
· 100,000 smart devices, including a refrigerator, used in Internet of Things (IoT) cyberattack
· Author of BlackPOS malware used in Target, Neiman Marcus attacks is 17 year old Russian
· Java biggest vulnerability in 2013
· Microsoft extends malware support for XP

January 18, 2014

· Wine 1.7.11 released
· A subjective look at the A8-7600's gaming performance and more @ NT Compatible
· It's a sign (22 Photos)
· Failed carjacker takes police on high speed chase in water truck (LOL mugshot)
· Here comes the delusional American Idol auditions (Video)
· It's a puppy, listening to a guitar (Video)
· Feds to sell off BitCoins seized from Silk Road

January 19, 2014

· Home server - January 2014 and more @ NT Compatible
· Today's headline award goes to.....The Sac Bee
· Random Photos: It is all how you look at it (2 Photos)
· Random photo: Canadian car crash

January 20, 2014

· Chrome extensions ripe for adware/malware filled "silent" updates
· Flashback: Top news and downloads from the past week
· AMD readies native 16-core chips based on Steamroller and more @ NT Compatible
· Linux Kernel 3.13 released
· Random Photo: Embrace your sins
· Random photo: My life summed up on a t-shirt
· Tiger Direct 24-Hour Sale
· vReveal end of life of this free program to fix, edit and share your videos
· 9 year old calls police after being left in freezing car by hog hunting mom (Mugshot + Video)
· How to restore a computer when you have no recovery discs
· What's up dog? (12 Photos)
· NYPD cops beat 84 year old for jaywalking
· Is your password "password"?

January 21, 2014

· Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition vs. R9 280X - Should I upgrade? and more (23 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photos: That's just not right (6 Photos)
· Car hit by train in Houston, little damage reported (2 Miniature Accident Scene Photos)
· Sexy car selfies @ Pedal To The Metal (13 Photos)
· NEW Retrobooster trailer from our friends at Really Slick (Video)
· Random photo: 8GB in 1995 and today
· Random Photo: NSA Selfie
· Pure genius: Unprepared TNT interviewer gets taken to task by Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik (Video)
· Department of Homeland Security detain man wearing Google Glass at AMC movie theater
· ThrustVPS server hacked
· China cracks down on users by requiring real names for uploads

January 22, 2014

· Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: January 2014 and more (19 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· New Beta SteamOS ISO now available for testing
· Random Photo: Semper Fi
· Random Photo: What location do you store your top secret files?
· Airline passengers loot plane because of delay
· It's cold out - think warm thoughts with these sunrise photos (11 photos)
· Random Photos: Making the best of subzero temps - May the Freeze be with you! (9 Photos)
· 13 cybercriminals indicted in $2 Million Bluetooth enabled credit card skimming ring
· South Korean IT worker steals Credit Card info of 20 million
· Keep your pot in your suitcase if going to Spain

January 23, 2014

· OCZ Vertex 460 SSD Reviews and more (23 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: The last laugh
· Justin Bieber finally arrested for something (Mugshot + Video)
· Random Photo: The best Birthday cake you will see all day!
· What's up dog? @PedalToTheMetal (4 Photos)
· Detectives wait while suspect smokes joint before arrest (Mugshot)
· jv16 PowerTools Crowdfunding Campaign Is Live
· Bank inside Walmart robbed by same woman twice, CCTV photo is what you expect
· Chrome allows websites to listen in using your own mic
· Skimmers used at gas stations to haul in $2m

January 24, 2014

· ZOTAC ZBOX Nano ID68 Plus Mini PC Review and more (21 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Alpha 2 released
· Not quite right (7 Photos)
· Seems Legit? (3 Photos)
· It's a sign @ Pedal To The Metal (20 Photos)
· Florida Friday: Teen chews on neighbor's face after beating dog (Video)
· Adobe error: The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is not available
· Gmail and Google+ experience temporary worldwide disruption
· Spam is down, except for the unscrupulous
· Bad Lip Reading: The NFL Edition

January 25, 2014

· MSI Invades Mini ITX Gaming and more (14 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· CompatDB Updates 01/25/14
· Random Photo: Never sounded so good!
· It's a sign - geek edition (7 Photos)
· Airport security stop Scottish man for explosives, turns out to be haggis, totally miss dagger
· High speed police chase started with theft of tweezers, ends in flames (Mugshots + Video)
· You will love the the last post (4 Photos)
· Cybercrime dominated by 50 groups
· Microsoft is losing money over Surface sales

January 26, 2014

· Random Photos: Super Bowl XLVIII (2 Photos)
· Haircut criticism sends Beijing stylist into stabbing tantrum (Video)
· The NSA looks to lure children with CryptoKids site
· Seems Legit? (5 Photos)
· How one girl can make her friends invisible in a picture @ PTTM (16 Photos)
· Google is offering $2.7 Million in hacking contest

January 27, 2014

· In Depth: OS X 10.10: what to expect and more @ NT Compatible
· Flashback: Top news and downloads from the past week
· Facebook expected to report earnings Wednesday - Meet, beat or miss? (Poll)
· Working around the Google Chrome "This type of file can harm your computer" problem
· Random Photo: Nothing is this important
· Sister-in-law wrote a poetry e-book so here's my shameless plug for her
· Parker Brothers Concepts brings the Tron bike, Batman Tumbler and Pink Machine to space Coast Harley Davidson (9 Photos)
· Random Photo: NSA Inside?
· Police arrest man for unprovoked toilet seat lid attack (Mugshot)
· Puppy Gets 3D Printed Bone in Life Saving Surgery @ 3DGeeks
· Windows malware hops over to infect Android devices to steal banking info
· Feds indict four over copyright infringement

January 28, 2014

· A look at the Raspberry Pi and more (37 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· openSUSE 12.2 has reached end of SUSE support
· Random Photo: This sign about texting sends mixed messages
· Random Photos: The perfect image (2 Photos)
· It's a sign @ Pedal To The Metal (20 Photos)
· MajorGeeks tops list of safe software download sites
· 90 Gassy cows set off dairy farm explosion
· Time over-served: Woman spends 154 days in jail on 2 day sentence (Mugshot)
· Federal officer sends nude selfie to woman in need of help (Video)
· The NSA is Spying on My Kid.
· Amazon community has some fun reviewing a $40,000 3D TV
· Smartphones top 1 Billion sold in 2013
· The Pirate Bay no longer subject to internet block

January 29, 2014

· AMD Announces Its First ARM Based Server SoC and more (26 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· So Texas got some snow you say? (3 Photos)
· Seems Legit? (6 Photos)
· Angry Birds Site Hacked - Now They Are Really Angry
· Ghost in the machine: Exorcisms via Skype
· Man attacks wife, family cat over $1 freezer bag purchase
· Millionaire asks ex-wife to stay on as housekeeper, is baffled by her aggression
· SpyEye Trojan creator arrested
· Fake FileZilla FTP app spreading malware
· The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore gives student a private vortex of pain (Video)

January 30, 2014

· How Kaveri IGP Gaming Performance Scales with Memory Speed and more (24 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· McDonald's worker arrested for dealing heroin Happy Meals (Mugshot)
· Woman makes $9000 per month online (Video)
· Justin Bieber, facing assault charge in Canada, turns himself in (Video)
· Random Photo: Dating advice
· Photobombs for January 30th (10 Photos)
· Random Photos: Fame never lasts (2 Photos)
· Deadbeat delinquents have items repo'd, by elementary school, items were lunches
· FCC plans to allow for IP networks to replace hard wired telephone systems
· Seven states introducing laws to prohibit driving while wearing Google glasses

January 31, 2014

· Asus Mars 760 Review: Two GPUs In SLI and more (14 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photos: Geek thug life (5 Photos)
· The new Batman trailer is pretty sweet
· Yahoo! email accounts compromised in cyberattack
· Florida Friday: Roadside sign spinner arrested for causing distraction (Mugshot)
· Preview of the best 2014 Super Bowl commercials and a look back at 2013 (Videos)
· Florida Friday: Paraplegic drives stolen car with cane, eludes police in 3 counties (Mugshot)
· Chilean family finds uninvited feline predator destroying kitchen (Video)
· ChewBacca steals POS info
· Microsoft and Best Buy reducing price of Surface Pro