June 11th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ≡ by mildtech ≡ in
Online Services
In between the launch of Apple iPhone 4, at the 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in California, Apple also introduced new web browsers versions, Safari 5.
Apple claimed that Safari 5 had 30 percent faster performance than Safari 4. In fact, Steve Jobs dared to claim that the speed of Safari 5 can be two times [...]
May 16th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ≡ by mildtech ≡ in
Gadgets
Apple will soon release software to patch up the weaknesses of Wi-Fi connectivity in iPad in response to complaints filed by hundreds of computer users these tablets.
Quoted from the Telegraph, Thursday (13/05/2010), some time ago a number of users in the United States complained about the lack of Wi-Fi signals in the iPad.
Wireless Internet connection [...]
March 11th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ≡ by mildtech ≡ in
Security
Following the extermination of Mariposa botnet, a network security firm Panda Security said that there are at least 13 million computers are infected by Mariposa.
Number 13 million are from 31.901 cities in 190 countries around the world. The top 10 cities with the highest infection penetration is a city that comes from developing countries. Some [...]
February 14th, 2010 - 10:44 am ≡ by mildtech ≡ in
software
Have you ever had a need to migrate current running Linux users from installation to another? That would be a simple task if the user count was low. But what happens when the user count is in the hundreds? What do you do then? If you’re not using LDAP, you know you will have [...]
February 9th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ≡ by mildtech ≡ in
windows
A network scanner is a program that can scan a specific network IP range for devices. This can be interesting for maintenance or inventory related tasks as well as network monitoring and retrieving information about a specific device in the network.
Very Simply Network Scanner is a free software program for the Windows operating system that [...]
January 24th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ≡ by mildtech ≡ in
windows
A friend’s computer running Windows 7 had been recently infected with the rootkit TDSS which resulted in redirects in all web browsers to affiliate sites.The problem is commonly known as Google redirects and the issue had been fixed back then.
My friend contacted me again after the cleanup asking for help because Windows Update was not [...]
January 17th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ≡ by mildtech ≡ in
Security
A virtual private network serves various purposes. It usually encrypts the traffic between the user and the vpn server increasing the privacy of the user, security of the system and integrity of the data. Many companies use vpn connections to transfer important data to employees or customers. But virtual private networks have other advantages. The [...]
January 3rd, 2010 - 2:07 pm ≡ by mildtech ≡ in
Online Services
If you are a Youtube regular you must have noticed the transition of many music videos that are now shown with a Vevo header that contains a more or less direct request to visit the Vevo website. Vevo is a cooperation between Youtube and several major record labels. The terms of the deal are not [...]
December 21st, 2009 - 3:51 pm ≡ by mildtech ≡ in
Google
Privacy is a big issue on the Internet these days and companies like Google have to put a lot of effort into convincing or reassuring Internet users that they do care about the individual user’s privacy.
A recent post at Google’s Privacy blog explains Google’s approach to privacy in the form a presentation that lists the [...]
