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Unlocker
One of the most annoying things that can happen is you are trying to delete a file and a message pops up saying something like “Cannot delete file: It is being used by another person or program”. After searching endlessly for ways to delete these files I ran across Unlocker.
Unlocker is a program that […]
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Telemarketers
Nobody can get away from them, whether your having something to eat or in the middle of a shower you always get these phone calls. You put everything on hold, rush to the phone to find out you have “won the latest gadget” or that “You have been selected to receive a free holiday”. […]
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TorrentSpy closes to the U.S.
TorrentSpy.com, the infamous torrent search engine, has announced that it will be shutting down access to all members in the United States. This news comes after a U.S. judge is expected to rule any moment about weather TorrentSpy should give user information to such companies like Motion Picture Association of America. So far TorrentSpy’s […]
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Google aims for the stars
Google has just announced plans for its latest addition to the multi-billion dollar company. This new application to Google Earth will allow users to view the nights sky and far-away constellations and planets. The application will allow users to navigate there way though 100 million stars and will also label which stars make up […]
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Monster.com attacked
A possible 1.6 million records could have been stolen by a malicious hacker group. A new Trojan Horse called Infostealer.Monstres has been placed in Monster.com.
“We are investigating the reports related to this Trojan and will take any necessary steps indicated by that investigation,”
Was the response from Monster.com spokesman Steve Sylven. This new […]
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Shuttle Scheduled to Land
After the resent devastation of hurricane Dean, NASA has announced that the space shuttle Endeavour will land tomorrow.
Meteorologists say that Hurricane Dean, having already taken 8 lives, might gain speed though Mexico and become a category five Hurricane. Which is why NASA is bringing the Endeavour down early.
The Endeavour is scheduled to land at 12:32 […]
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Skype Back Online
After two days, Skype finally got back online after last weeks incident. Skype has announced that the reason for their downtime was due to millions of users simultaneously restarting their computers after downloading an update. Roughly 220 Million people could not make Internet calls on Thursday as a result of this bug. Skypes blog […]
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