Archive for January 2015

January 1, 2015

· Permanently destroy files with BitKiller
· Dubai provides stunning New Year's fireworks display (Video)
· Fraud is considered in the collapse of Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange
· Advanced Network Configurator Review and more (30 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Hasbro offering to replace phallic tool

January 2, 2015

· How to restore the last session in Google Chrome and more (10 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Locate and clean hijacked Windows shortcuts with Shortcut Cleaner
· Two members of the Lizard Squad jailed
· Sony offering discount after DDoS attack shuts them down at Christmas

January 3, 2015

· Identify cybersecurity threats with PortExpert
· FCC may vote on net neutrality next week
· Bing and Yahoo go dark Friday night

January 4, 2015

· New video: How to take a screenshot in under 2 minutes
· Unlock files and folders locked by malware with GrantPerms
· North Korea scolds Obama over sanctions

January 5, 2015

· 20 of the Worst PC Setups – December 2014 and more (22 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Can't a black man have a nice ride without being harassed? @ Pedal To The Metal
· Random Photo: Well, that just seems rude
· Configure and launch your favorite programs with LaunchBar Commander
· Google announces GoogleCast to stream audio (Video)
· Torrent download of “The Interview” leads to banking Trojan

January 6, 2015

· Budget Game PC - January 2015 and more (19 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Update, repair, remove and backup your drivers with DriveTheLife
· Random Photo: "Hacker"
· Apple unlocking the iPhone
· Microsoft releases Office docs for Android

January 7, 2015

· CES 2015 Day 1 and more (16 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: The evolution of technology
· SecurityCheck will reveal all security programs on your PC
· Random Photo: Why I am glad I didn't grow up with social media
· Banking malware targeting German speakers
· Marvel's Ant-Man Teaser (Video)
· NASA finds habitable planets

January 8, 2015

· Core i7 4790K 5.0 GHz - Review - A Silicon Lottery and more (13 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photos: New Facebook settings (2 Photos)
· Upload multiple files to Virus Total with Phrozen's Virus Total Uploader
· Apple sales skyrocket

January 9, 2015

· CES Day 2 Round Up and more (14 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Turn off your laptop screen with 1 click using ScreenOff
· Organize your applications for free with LaunchBar Commander
· What's up dog? (8 Photos)
· CryptoWall evolves to avoid detection

January 10, 2015

· Anonymous declares war over Charlie Hebdo attack
· Wonder what Steve Ballmer is up to these days? (Video)
· Diagnose network connectivity issues with Farbar's Service Scanner
· Random Photo: Bugs Booby
· Dog discovers ball pit (Video)
· Bitstamp shuttered for five days after attack

January 11, 2015

· Ultimate PC - January 2015 and more (13 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Wine 1.7.34 released
· Unchecky makes sure third party programs never make it on your machine
· Random Photo: Safety first!
· Review Round Up
· Looks like someone pissed off an illiterate redneck @ PTTM

January 12, 2015

· How to Tell Whether Your Windows PC is Using a Proxy Server and more @ NT Compatible
· Debian 7.8 released
· CherryPlayer wants to be your all-in-one music and video player
· Seems Legit (5 Photos)
· I present to you the inadvertent photo bomb @ PTTM
· Random Photo: Top notch covert surveillance
· Silk Road kingpin faces 20 years
· Android smut usage the highest
· ISIS claims U.S. Central Command Twitter hack (Video)

January 13, 2015

· Make Android look like Windows Phone and more (16 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Always missing the shot (2 Photos)
· Remove ghosted hardware from your PC with Ghostbuster
· Win7 converts to extended support
· None too bright iPhone smuggler
· Giant sea turtle rises from the snow (Video)

January 14, 2015

· Buying Guide: Best 2-in-1 laptops and more (18 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Releases for January 13, 2015
· Securely lock up your screen with Fastlock
· Random Photo: The internet in stereo
· Three students fall victim to sextortionists
· Google Translate gets smarter
· 9 Assassins Kurt Bush SHOULD have dated

January 15, 2015

· Make Android look like Ubuntu Phone and more (16 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Steel Panther Performs "If You Really, Really Love Me" on Jimmy Kimmel (Video)
· Random Photo: Anonymously recruited
· Google squashes malvertising attack
· Blackberry and Samsung deny acquisition talks
· Quickly recover passwords and license keys with reCALL

January 16, 2015

· Entry-level PC - January 2015 and more (18 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Backend error code
· Ease eye fatigue with Hacker Vision
· Google discloses another zero-day flaw
· Teen arrested in U.K. over hack of Sony and Xbox
· Mt.Gox kingpin accused of being Silk Road Dread Pirate Roberts

January 17, 2015

· Random photo: The inadvertent photo bomb
· Random Photo: I had to look this one up
· Quickly download all webpage links, images with DownThemAll!
· Hackers for hire

January 18, 2015

· Random Photo: Internet fact
· All-round Deluxe PC - January 2015 and more (15 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· KeeFox provides password management to Firefox
· Installing computer programs on an individual's computer without consent is now illegal in Canada

January 19, 2015

· Tip for dual-booting Windows 10 preview and Linux on a PC with UEFI firmware and more @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Radiating humor
· Quickly recover stored passwords with Google Password Decryptor
· Thieves tunnel into iPhone warehouse
· My Verizon FiOS mobile app flaw discovered, promptly fixed

January 20, 2015

· Windows, SSDs and Defragmentation: the definitive answer and more @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Well thought out headline
· Random Photo: Technical message sent
· Cycle through desktop pictures with BioniX Desktop Wallpaper Changer
· Lizard Squad hackers hacked
· WhatsApp Plus for Android is not associated with official WhatsApp service
· False positives costly to businesses
· Six things to watch out for at Microsoft event Wednesday
· The sharpest, largest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy (Video)
· Mouse-box is a complete computer in a mouse (Video)
· The #1 Password For 2014? 123456

January 21, 2015

· Samsung Portable SSD T1 Reviews and more (18 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Windows 10: The Next Chapter Live Today
· Official WhatsApp imposes 24 hour ban on WhatsApp Plus users
· Random Photo: The terrible variables of Algebra
· Facebook to show fewer hoaxes in news feed
· Edward Snowden: iPhone has special tracking software
· MajorGeeks State of the Union (On software, wrappers and ads)
· Five points that President Obama alluded to in his State of the Union speech that refer to the tech world.
· Healthcare.gov shares info with third party tracking sites
· Microsoft is offering free upgrade to Windows 10 to those running Win8.1, Windows Phone and Win7

January 22, 2015

· Minecraft usernames and passwords leak online (Updated)
· Plextor M6e Black Edition M.2 PCIe SSD Review and more (14 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: A properly placed sticker can change everything
· Speed up your Firefox browsing experience with QuickJava
· Round up of Windows 10 features (Video)
· Random Photo: Computer 'web' to change billions of lives (LOL)
· Attorney sold Facebook shares that didn’t exist; gets 46 months in jail
· Latest AV software testing results
· Password sharing considered a felony under proposed hacking laws

January 23, 2015

· Nvidia GTX 960 Reviews and more (36 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Withdrawal of trust
· Random Photo: Target has everything
· Scan your Firefox downloads for viruses with Fireclam
· Hacker gets five years and fine of $890,000 (Video)
· Ransomware leads teen to hanging
· Anvi Ultimate Defrag Free goes freeware

January 24, 2015

· Random Photo: Apples through the Window
· Windows 10 Suggestion
· NoSquint allows font only zoom on webpages
· Microsoft releases Windows 10 ISO
· Microsoft feedback forum open for Windows 10 testers

January 25, 2015

· How to update Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 using Windows Update and more (14 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Wine 1.7.35 released
· Random Photo: Always remembered

January 26, 2015

· Random Photo: Cookies!
· Random Photo: Windows 10 is ready
· DuckDuckGo offers a 'no track' browsing experience
· How hackers infiltrate a system and remain undetected
· Lizard Squad hits Malaysia Airlines website
· Make Windows look like Mac OS X tutorial and more (18 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Debian 8 Installer RC 1 Released
· Apple brings back free iTunes
· First blizzard image emerges from NYC

January 27, 2015

· Some 840 EVOs still vulnerable to read speed slowdowns and more (12 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· What's up dog? (5 Photos)
· Facebook outage an internal glitch, not a hack by Lizard Squad
· Twitter adds Group Direct Messages and Video Editing (Video)
· Random Photo: Turn left
· Check out Windows 10 Build 9926 Technical Preview
· Drone Carrying Meth Crashes in Mexico (Video)
· Find out where that shortened URL really goes with Unshorten.It!
· New ransomware spreading by emails

January 28, 2015

· Display RAM usage for browser add-ons with about:addons-memory
· Preliminary Linux Tests Of Intel Sandy Bridge & Ivy Bridge vs. Broadwell and more (14 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Removal of the shakes
· Xonotic provides an action packed first-person shooter experience
· YouTube to use HTML5 in place of Flash as default playback
· Random Photo: Makes perfect sense
· Hackers got paid off by Silk Road to thwart attacks
· Thirty inches of snow, forty hours, all in two minutes.(Video)
· AV-Comparatives has announced its Product of the Year award

January 29, 2015

· Sound Blaster E5 and more (10 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· It's a Sign (6 Photos)
· Make on-the-fly changes to web page content with Greasemonkey
· Automate the batch printing process with Print Conductor
· Comcast does it again: Changes customer name to A**hole
· Silk Road kingpin hears drug dealers testimony

January 30, 2015

· Kingston DDR4 hits 4351MHz and more (10 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· SNICKERS - “The Brady Bunch" commercial featuring Danny Trejo & Steve Buscemi
· Remove internet history while enhancing privacy and security with Click&Clean
· Florida Friday: Teacher arrested for pawning school computers (Video)
· Florida Friday: Something stinks in this DUI arrest (Mugshot)
· Florida Friday: Three-breasted woman "BUSTed" for DUI (Mugshot)
· FoxyPoxy replaces Firefox's limited proxying capabilities
· Porn site serves up Trojan (Duh)
· FCC wants faster broadband speeds

January 31, 2015

· Random Photo: Troubleshooting
· Use images instead of keywords for internet searches with TinEye
· Facebook trojan masked as Flash update infects 110,000 users within 2 days
· Google expands bug bounty program
· One step fingerprint remover for your desktop workstation