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4/8/09

Are you worried about The April Fools Day Special Conficker ?

You can now easily find out if your computer is affected by Conficker with a simple eye test.

Joe Stewart, director of malware research at SecureWorks, is to be thanked for this. Stewart has made a simple visual test which any one can use to evaluate and find out if a computer is affected by the Conficker, known as

Note : The eye chart test will not work behind a web proxy.

5/1/08


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2/22/08

I have been using this machine, called the computer, for 10 years now. Now, I own two of these fantastic machines and I have to work full-time on at least one of them anyway. I am concerned - not too much worried - about security and safety of data in my computers. I have often heard this terms like- virus, antivirus, hacking, spamming, keyloggers, bots, etc., etc. In reality, I have had very few times when I had something like these concerns actually turn into something troublesome for my computers. I invite suggestions/areas of concerns/solutions from all of you out there who have given it a thought !

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Cockroaches

Though cockroaches are insects commonly associated with human dwellings, only about 20 of the 3,500 known species are suited to thrive in the typical home. Once a home is infested, however, it is extremely difficult to eradicate the pest. One of the world's hardiest insects, the cockroach can live without food for up to a month and without breathing for up to 45 minutes. Even decapitation does not immediately kill the bugs. Experts believe cockroaches could even survive what cataclysmic event? More... Discuss

This Day in History

As the World Turns Premieres (1956)

Soap operas began in the early 1930s as 15-minute radio episodes and continued in that format when they began appearing on TV in the early 1950s. As the World Turns premiered as the first half-hour TV soap. The show, which primarily focused on two professional families in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, ran for 54 years and aired nearly 14,000 episodes. For 20 of those years, it was most-watched daytime drama in the US. What interrupted a live broadcast of the show in 1963? More... Discuss

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