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Firefox: For the World Record

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 29, 2 PM flyinghamster.com,

You could be part of a world record. Firefox needs your download clicks as it tries to establish a world record: More»

Energy Drinks Linked as a Precursor to Risky Behaviour

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 27, 6 PM flyinghamster.com,

Research has drawn a relationship between consumption of energy drinks and risky behaviour. There have been documented reports of nausea, dizziness and heart arrhythmia. Now the research links the energy drinks to risk taking behaviour: More»

TAPS: Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 26, 12 PM flyinghamster.com,

Memorial Days honors those who have fallen during the course of military service to their country. It is a pause to pay tribute for the sacrifice of patriots. TAPS ( Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors ) is an organization for the family and friends of lost loved ones: More»

The Anna Quindlen Address to the Class of 2000 at Villanova University

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 25, 6 PM flyinghamster.com,

This is the time for commencement addresses. It is supposedly one of the most difficult tasks of public speaking. The audience wants to have their degree in hand and begin the celebrations. School is finished - finally; and there are new things awaiting. What can a guest speaker contribute to students who have spent years having information presented to them? More»

Air Fares Instantly Becomes Costlier

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 24, 10 AM flyinghamster.com,

Earlier this week, American Airlines instituted a fee policy for the first piece of checked luggage. Unfortunately for passenger, this is not the only added expense to air travel. Now there is an added increase to the air travel ticket: More»

Microsoft Abandons Book Digitizing

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 23, 6 PM flyinghamster.com,

Microsoft has put an abrupt end to its book digitizing project. Next week, the sites will be taken down: More»

Additional Settlement of Contaminated Pet Food Lawsuits

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 23, 12 PM flyinghamster.com,

There has been a resolution of some of the legal matters surrounding the contamination of pet food last year. The unsafe food supply resulted in the death of thousands of pet. For those pet owners who took part in this legal action, financial compensation is forthcoming: More»

Data Breach: Four and Half Million People’s Information Missing

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 22, 5 PM flyinghamster.com,

It is a missing backup tape which was unencrypted. There are four and a half million files from The Bank of New York Mellon that are missing. These people’s personal, confidential information is at risk: More»

According to Cisco’s CSO, Malware Wins

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 21, 9 PM flyinghamster.com,

It is not an encouraging commentary. John Stewart, Cisco’s Chief Security Officer, thinks that malware is winning: More»

Taser Safety Disputed by Physicians

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 21, 2 PM flyinghamster.com,

One of the salient features of the Taser stuns guns is that it is non lethal. At least, that is one of the claims touted by the manufacturer. At a Vancouver inquiry, the safety of the Taser weapons has been brought into question by two heart specialists: More»

Google’s Security Dilemma

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 20, 12 PM flyinghamster.com,

Once again, Google is faced with security issues that have widespread implication. Google is being asked to limit the content of YouTube, which is a part of its corporate conglomerate. On this occasion, it is to prevent terrorists from using YouTube as a means of communication and propaganda: More»

A Massive Data Base for the ‘Surveillance Society’

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 19, 10 PM flyinghamster.com,

Britain has been called the Surveillance Society. For example, there are surveillance cameras to track and record people’s activity. Now the tracking escalates. A data base will track and store telephone communication and internet activity: More»

Do You Bet Against Cinderella

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 19, 2 PM flyinghamster.com,

Tonight, it is Game Seven of the San Antonio Spurs - New Orleans Hornets Series. For one of these teams, it is the last game of the 2007-2008 NBA season. This is the game that decided who advances and who begins summer holidays. It is Cinderella versus the reigning NBA champions. More»

Initial Home Page Slow to Load in Internet Explorer

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 19, 2 PM flyinghamster.com,

It was such a frustrating problem. The initial home page, when starting Internet Explorer (IE), would load but very very slowly. It would take over a minute (and sometimes longer) on a cable connection. Once the home page had loaded completely, IE worked well and other pages were not a problem. More»

Microsoft Says ‘It’s Your Fault’

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 16, 7 PM flyinghamster.com,

Microsoft has identified the problem. The problem with malware is… “you!”. More»

Minnesota Crisis Director Is Fired

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 16, 6 PM flyinghamster.com,

In August, 2007, the I-35 bridge collapsed in Minneapolis. This was a horrid tragedy. It resonated within the internet security community because several of the regular contributors reside in the Minneapolis area. Thankfully, they were fortunate enough to have missed being involved in the bridge collapse. Many of their fellow citizens were not as lucky. The number of lives lost is now a matter of public record. More»

Surveillance: Tracking You at the Mall

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 16, 2 PM flyinghamster.com,

This is just creepy! - It seems that mall can collect tracking data on shoppers via their cell phones. It is covert surveillance: More»

Salmonella Concern for Dog Owners

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 16, 11 AM flyinghamster.com,

Pet owners will remember the concern over contaminated pet food. That is an issue that has not been resolved definitively for many pet owners who remain concerned about the safety of the pet food. More»

Prescription Vending Machine

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 15, 4 PM flyinghamster.com,

Perhaps it is progress. Perhaps it is another step towards automation and eliminating the interaction between human beings. There are vending machine now that will fill your drug prescription: More»

Rent a Bot: A Hacker Business Model

EXCLUSIVE EDITORIAL May 15, 12 PM flyinghamster.com,

It seems that hackers are looking for more ways to profit. The hacker business model is a direct copy from normal enterprise. Hackers can rent out a botnet trojan: More»

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