Security researchers at Symantec and BKIS report worms hitting users of Yahoo Messenger and Skype via malicious instant messages.
Just another reminder to not click on links in emails from people you don’t know.
Read full story here: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Security-Researchers-Report-Attacks-on-Skype-Yahoo-Messenger-199929/?kc=rss
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Steve Jobs calls flash a relic as he explains why it is not included in the iPad, iPhone and iPod.
Of course this has started a small war between Adobe and Apple and has given a boost to devices running the Android OS, which Adobe plans to support by June, 2010. Read more here: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/
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An update to McAfee’s antivirus software falsely identified a standard Windows file as a virus and has wreaked havoc on computers nationwide. Click on the link below to read more.
http://m.npr.org/story/126168997
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Web design trends come and go, some stay around too long and there are a few that probably should have never existed. Many of the trends below could and can still be found on a variety of sites including personal sites, business sites and yes even web designer portfolio sites. Some of the worst trends are graphical ones such as the use of horrible GIF animations, intro pages and under construction graphics. Read more here 20 Worst Web Design and Development Trends.
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Facebook offers extensive options for fine tuning what individual applications and people can see or do on your Facebook profile, but if you haven’t been following all the changes (and Facebook likes to change often), you might feel lost in all the options. We’re offering a rundown of the most efficient ways to make more sense of your Facebook experience.
The simplest way to control what shows up in your News Feed is to click “Hide” on an item you don’t want to see. Facebook will ask you whether you want to hide that person or page, once you confirm it, you won’t see anything from them again.