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Testing Bulletproof Vests...

Testing Bulletproof Vests

| March 3, 2010 | 21 Views |

Only the most effective bulletproof vests are worthy of being certified by the National Institute of Justice. But the question is – which vest stops bullets with the least pain? Over at the Oregon Ballistics Lab, one of six NIJ-certified facilities in the US, testing is carried out by mounting the armor on a 220-pound block of modeling clay then using a mechanized rig to fire six...

Panda Cloud Antivirus...

Panda Cloud Antivirus

| November 12, 2009 | 391 Views |

If you aren’t already familiar with Panda Cloud antivirus software, then it’s time you switched on. Panda’s online, constantly updated anti-virus software promises real-time protection against the plethora of threats executed through the web, and thankfully, after a while in beta, Panda Cloud is now available for a free download. Panda Cloud, works as the name...

Remotely Destroy Cell Phone Data...

Remotely Destroy Cell Phone Data

| October 8, 2009 | 1,166 Views | 4 Comments

Getting over the loss of misplacing or having your cell phone stolen can be difficult for anyone, especially for those who store sensitive data on it. While acquired cell phones have a certain value on the black market, the personal data stored on the phone’s SIM, internal memory or flash drive can hold its own worth in the wrong hands. Identity theft is an increasing problem...

Military Base Vehicle Barrier...

Military Base Vehicle Barrier

| September 11, 2009 | 570 Views |

With technology progressing faster than ever before, the U.S Military’s need for physical security barriers to protect our ground forces has grown. To fill the void, several companies offer varying solutions including: Anti-ram vehicle barriers Force protection barriers Critical infrastructure protection barriers Blast mitigation / blast containment barriers Protective delay...

Google OS Chrome...

Google OS Chrome

| July 18, 2009 | 300 Views |

Nine months after launching the new Chrome web browser, Google have just given word of it’s next project – the Chrome Operating System. Scheduled for release next year, Google’s new OS promises to be lightweight, secure and free. A snippet from the Official Google blog reads: “Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be...

How To Block Spam...

How To Block Spam

| May 27, 2009 | 519 Views |

Spam is the most invasive form of advertising on the Internet. Everyday untold amounts of Spam (in excess of several billions) are sent out to inboxes all over the world, and this trend, which has steadily risen over the last decade, has done nothing more than frustrate, annoy and confuse e-mail users. The low cost of advertising using Spam has encourage thousands of companies, selling...

Improve Your Online Security...

Improve Your Online Security

| April 26, 2009 | 430 Views |

When it comes to online security, installing anti-virus and anti-spyware software is simply not enough, this is because many threats are set up to bypass popular anti-virus softwares. The truth of matter is that you have to be more savvy than that, you must surf the net with the strictest diligence. 10 tips on how to boost your online security: 1. Augment your anti-virus tool...

9 Useful Tweaks For Windows Vista...

9 Useful Tweaks For Windows Vista

| April 12, 2009 | 946 Views | 1 Comment

Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Vista, has received a lot of bad press since it’s release. It’s no secret that the Vista OS is rather bloated and uses much more RAM than previous installments of Windows, but then again, the architecture does support larger RAM upgrades to cope with this. Software wise, there are several annoyances that many users complain...

Cadillac 1 Presidential Limo...

Cadillac 1 Presidential Limo

| March 14, 2009 | 932 Views |

Over 1 million supporters attended Barack Obama’s historic Inauguration on January 20th. Sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America, Obama beat the odds to become the countries first African-American President. Turning up to such an event with all the world’s eyes firmly fixed, requires a certain air of power, dignity, and grace, and what better way to...

Auctiva Site Infected With Malware...

Auctiva Site Infected With Malware

| February 25, 2009 | 730 Views |

A Trojan horse has been found lurking in the website of popular eBay auction tool, Auctiva.com. The problem was bought to light by Google’s malware warning system – a tool which displays a warning message if a site is infected, given users the option to continue browsing the site. “It appears the reason these virus alert warnings started showing up on our site is...

Two New Trojan Horses Target Macs...

Two New Trojan Horses Target Macs

| January 28, 2009 | 751 Views |

Two new Trojan horses are attacking thousands of Mac users who’ve downloaded pirated versions of iWork ‘09 or Photoshop CS4. According to an article published last week on Appleinsider, users who have downloaded and installed either iWork 09 or Photoshop CS4, may have opened their Mac’s to remote attacks from hackers. iWork Mac security software maker Intego...

New Cloaking Device...

New Cloaking Device

| January 20, 2009 | 918 Views | 1 Comment

Ever since the release of H.G.Well’s hit 1896 novel, The Invisible Man, the concept of developing a real life invisibility cloak has slowly grown from a crazy sci-fi concept, into a reality. But finding a material able to bend light in a manner that makes the object behind the cloak disappear, has been no easy feat. Scientist realized they must engineer their own...

How to Port Forward and Create a Static ...

| January 8, 2009 | 4,025 Views | 5 Comments

There are several reasons why you may want to change the listen port of your bit torrent client, and/or create a static IP address for your Internet connection. Many users find that the default settings for some torrent clients are not correctly configured for use behind a wireless router or hub. With the growing amount of available torrents from legal sources, it is becoming more...

20 Gmail Tips...

| December 16, 2008 | 1,880 Views | 5 Comments

In it’s early days, Gmail was on available for user who had been invited, now it’s open for anyone to sign up. If you’re looking to optimize your Gmail experience, here are 20 of the best Gmail tricks: As part of Gmail’s security, most .exe and .dll files are blocked. If you have to send an executable file you can use one of many free file sending/sharing site...

Critical Bug Found In All Versions Of In...

| December 12, 2008 | 936 Views |

Microsoft have confirmed that an un-patched bug hackers have been exploiting in IE7, also exists in older versions of the browser. The bug is contained in all versions from IE5.01, to IE7 — as well as IE8 Beta 2. Any users of IE on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 or Server 2008 are at risk The company had already issued countermeasures to combat the problem. However Danish...

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