Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Strange Mac OS X error

Highly technical error that you might come across in Mac OS X Error -10810 Opening Applications or Relaunching Finder http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/error-10810.html

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Malware mints virtual currency using victim's GPU • The Register

Malware mints virtual currency using victim's GPU • The RegisterWas just a matter of time before someone brought this up. This is the first thing I thought of when I heard of Bitcoin. Ah another cool use for GPU other than hacking passwords LOL.

Friday, August 12, 2011

How to Avoid Bogus Twitter Accounts

How to Avoid Bogus Twitter Accounts
According to this I'm not a real person on Twitter LOL!

Monday, August 8, 2011

GPU Virtualization - NVIDIA Forums

GPU Virtualization - NVIDIA Forums

A Cloud that Can't Leak

38239 from technologyreview.com - StumbleUpon Going DEEP Wow!
Researchers recognized the potential value of fully homomorphic encryption (in which software could perform any calculation on encrypted data and produce a result that was also encrypted) many years ago. But until recently, it wasn't known to be possible, let alone practical. Only in 2009 did Craig Gentry of IBM publish a mathematical proof showing fully homomorphic encryption was possible.

When Akamai goes down, it takes the Internet with it — Broadband News and Analysis

When Akamai goes down, it takes the Internet with it — Broadband News and Analysis

Scientists discuss ocean's effect on the brain - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Scientists discuss ocean's effect on the brain - Santa Cruz Sentinel
inspire a sense of infinite possibilities, as opposed to the finite sense of looking at land.

Apple releases Lion Recovery Disk Assistant | Operating Systems | Macworld

Apple releases Lion Recovery Disk Assistant | Operating Systems | Macworld Just as I predicted so now you don't have to pay $70 for the Apple Lion recovery usb stick and can make your own.
Pretty quick too. It took Microsoft a lot longer to release their usb tool if I remember correctly.

QuickTime For Lion Gains Some New Advanced Features | MacTrast

QuickTime For Lion Gains Some New Advanced Features | MacTrast

Oracle loses the social engineering competition at defcon- The Inquirer

Oracle loses the social engineering competition at defcon- The Inquirer

Sony wins most epic fail pwnie award- The Inquirer

Sony wins most epic fail pwnie award- The Inquirer

Setting up firmware password protection in Mac OS X

Setting up firmware password protection in Mac OS X

Scifri Videos: Raw Footage: Octopus In Hiding

Scifri Videos: Raw Footage: Octopus In Hiding

Beware of Macs in enterprise, security consultants say • The Register

Beware of Macs in enterprise, security consultants say • The Register
Like many other researchers, Stamos praised a variety of advanced security protections built into Lion, the latest version of OS X

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

How to determine if you have an Apple iPod + HP (Hewlett-Packard iPod)

How to determine if you have an Apple iPod + HP (Hewlett-Packard iPod)

Don't install a version of Mac OS X earlier than what came with your Mac

Don't install a version of Mac OS X earlier than what came with your Mac

OpenGL extenstions viewer 4 for the Mac

Now available in for the Lion in the app store.
I just tried it out and it works here on my 2009 mac mini with Nvidia 9400 graphics.
You have to manually choose core profile instead of the default compatiblity for it to work.
Yeah I know it's all confusing,with the profiles thing, but that's the normal with OpenGL 3 I believe this one of the reasons there was a lot of complaints when it first came out even for Windows/Linux.
For OpenGL 3.2, and later versions including OpenGL 4.1, you additionally will have to indicate what profile you want the OpenGL context to support. Either the "Core" or the "Compatibility" profile.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Top 10 IT skills most-often mentioned in job ads: HTML5, mobile apps are hot | ZDNet

Top 10 IT skills most-often mentioned in job ads: HTML5, mobile apps are hot | ZDNet

Big files, Fast Internet? Lion download speeds | ZDNet

Big files, Fast Internet? Lion download speeds | ZDNet
Like it says if you have a fast connection life is good, otherwise not go good.

OS X Lion Awakens: Can Akamai handle downloads for Apple's Cloud? | ZDNet

OS X Lion Awakens: Can Akamai handle downloads for Apple's Cloud? | ZDNet

U.S. government shuttering 800 computer data centers | ZDNet

U.S. government shuttering 800 computer data centers | ZDNet
Are they kidding?

Apple OS X 10.7 Lion: In-Depth Review

Apple OS X 10.7 Lion: In-Depth Review Best review I've seen so far.

AFP548 - Policy Banner is Built-In on Lion

AFP548 - Policy Banner is Built-In on Lion

No Broadband? No Problem! Here's How You Can Download Lion Anyway. | MacTrast

No Broadband? No Problem! Here's How You Can Download Lion Anyway. | MacTrast
Cool just like I had already guessed Apple will make Lion available on usb stick like they do Snow Leopard with the Macbook air's.

OS X Lion Does Not Include Front Row. Here's How To Get It Back! | MacTrast

OS X Lion Does Not Include Front Row. Here's How To Get It Back! | MacTrast

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Bioshock fix for via hd audio chipsets

If Bioshock crashes for you on Windows 7 and you have a VIA hd audio sound chipset or drivers the following fix will let you play the game without crashing:

1. Go to C:\Windows\System32 (or C:\Windows\SysWoW64 for x64 OS's)
2. Copy over wrap_oal.dll into the same folder where Bioshock's executable is located (steamapps\common\bioshock\Builds\Release\)
3. Rename this file openal32.dll

Seems like Bioshock is not finding the correct openal dll so this forces it to I guess.
http://connect.creativelabs.com/openal/OpenAL%20Wiki/Enumeration%20with%20OpenAL%20on%20Windows.aspx

Thursday, June 23, 2011

LulzSec? Anonymous? Know Your Hackers | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

LulzSec? Anonymous? Know Your Hackers | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Website Helps Determine If Your Password Has Been Compromised

Website Helps Determine If Your Password Has Been Compromised

Microsoft: 'We can hand over Office 365 data without your permission' | ZDNet

Microsoft: 'We can hand over Office 365 data without your permission' | ZDNet

rcoleman: A helpful venn diagram regarding... | Dave Hyndman's Tumblog

rcoleman: A helpful venn diagram regarding... | Dave Hyndman's Tumblog

Distribute.IT: A cautionary tale | Risky Business

Distribute.IT: A cautionary tale | Risky Business

Password Checker: Using Strong Passwords | Microsoft Security

Password Checker: Using Strong Passwords | Microsoft Security
Want to see if your passwords are strong enough?

Microsoft to make inbound data transfer free on Windows Azure cloud | ZDNet

Microsoft to make inbound data transfer free on Windows Azure cloud | ZDNet

New Survey Finds Americans Still Prefer the Phone Over Email, Texting, Social Networks

New Survey Finds Americans Still Prefer the Phone Over Email, Texting, Social Networks

FBI throws a scare into datacenter service providers | ZDNet

FBI throws a scare into datacenter service providers | ZDNet

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Kingston SSDNow V+100

Review on SSD I just got.
Kingston SSDNow V+100

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

RSA Conference: eDiscovery, Digital Evidence and Cybersecurity Law: Nine Days from Sony Security Breach to Class Action Lawsuit

RSA Conference: eDiscovery, Digital Evidence and Cybersecurity Law: Nine Days from Sony Security Breach to Class Action Lawsuit

Yeah I was wondering why Sony took so long to notify people their info was hacked?
Don't they know about California’s SB 1386?
Even I remember when they passed that a while back and it was exactly for companies trying to hide the fact they were hacked that it was passed from what I recall!

Monday, May 9, 2011

DIY crimekit brings advanced malware to Mac OSX • The Register

DIY crimekit brings advanced malware to Mac OSX • The Register

Why the internet will fail (from 1995) | Three Word Chant!

Why the internet will fail (from 1995) | Three Word Chant!

Speech recognition: the iOS achilles heel | ZDNet

Speech recognition: the iOS achilles heel | ZDNet
Speech recognition will always be a weak link IMO.
Just look at how many differing accents there are in the US and you'll see how difficult it would be for any software.
I will admit that speech recognition in Windows 7 is way better than anything they previously had.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Is The Playstation Network Still Down?

Is The Playstation Network Still Down?

iPad presents problems for Presidential Records Act - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

iPad presents problems for Presidential Records Act - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

Fake Bin Laden's death pics leads to surge in cybercrime

If you click on any links claiming to have photos or video of Bin Laden's death you are just asking for trouble since you'll most likely get a virus or some other infection on your pc!

Search: Bin Laden's death leads to surge in cybercrime
http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Lifestyle/Bin-Laden-death-cybercrime.aspx?cp-documentid=28606342

Sunday, May 1, 2011

The internet isn’t free

For those that still don't get it:
The internet isn’t free

Friday, April 15, 2011

YouTube Blog: What's bigger than 1080p? 4K video comes to YouTub...

YouTube Blog: What's bigger than 1080p? 4K video comes to YouTub...: "Today at the VidCon 2010 conference, we announced support for videos shot in 4K, meaning that now we support original video resolution from ..."

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

Apple Releases Developer Preview of Mac OS X Lion

If you haven't already heard this is the next version of Mac OS X.
Additional features in Lion include:

* a new version of Mail, with an elegant, widescreen layout inspired by the iPad; Conversations, which automatically groups related messages into one easy to read timeline; more powerful search; and support for Microsoft Exchange 2010;
* AirDrop, a remarkably simple way to copy files wirelessly from one Mac to another with no setup;
* Versions, which automatically saves successive versions of your document as you create it, and gives you an easy way to browse, edit and even revert to previous versions;
* Resume, which conveniently brings your apps back exactly how you left them when you restart your Mac or quit and relaunch an app;
* Auto Save, which automatically saves your documents as you work;
* the all new FileVault, that provides high performance full disk encryption for local and external drives, and the ability to wipe data from your Mac instantaneously; and
* Mac OS X Lion Server, which makes setting up a server easier than ever and adds support for managing Mac OS X Lion, iPhone®, iPad and iPod touch® devices.

Compatibility Labs for Mac Developers

Cool
didn't know you could visit Apple for $100 to do some testing!
The Developer Compatibility Labs are designed to provide Mac OS X software and hardware developers with the ability to test their products for compatibility before they're released.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Windows 7 sound recorder tip

To force Sound Recorder to save as WAV, the user must start Sound Recorder with the command line "soundrecorder /file outputfile.wav

Otherwise, the sound recording will be saved as a wma file which is a pain to convert and cannot be imported into GarageBand on the Mac!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Windows 7 SP1

Windows 7 SP1 RTM has finally been released to the public.
Get via windows update or go here to get stand-alone install or to order dvd:
Standalone Version (x86 and x64)

Do not click download if you are updating just one computer: A smaller, more appropriate download is now available on Windows Update. The best way to ensure you get Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is by turning on the Automatic Updates feature. You can use our step-by-step instructions or, if you prefer, let us do it for you. If Windows Update is not offering you the option to install the service pack, see KB 2498452. If you are encountering a problem when installing the service pack from Windows update, see Troubleshoot problems installing a service pack for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Steps to take before installing Windows 7 Service Pack 1 from the Microsoft Download Center
If you choose to install Windows 7 SP1 from the Microsoft Download Center Web site, there are steps that you can take to make sure that you have a good experience when you install the service pack. This article, KB 2505743, provides some suggestions to improve your experience when you install Windows 7 SP1 from the Microsoft Download Center Web site.

Firefox plugins

Go here to see if your Firefox plug-in's are the latest:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Using a FAT formatted external drive to share files from Apple to PC

If you have a Fat or Fat32 formatted external usb drive like I do to more easily move files from your mac to pc and ever get the message that there is not enough disc space to copy a file even though you are sure there is make sure it's not over 4GB in size!
I just ran into this problem the other day and remembered that FAT filesystem only supports 4GB max!
Windows 7 isn't helpful though and just gives you out of diskspace error though it should tell you the file is too big for destination or something like that!

FAT volumes have a maximum size of 4GB and a file size limit of 2GB.
FAT32 file systems have a maximum volume size of 32GB(this is only because limitation with microsoft's format tools) with a file size limit of 4GB.
If you want to format a disk that is larger than 32GB using FAT, ironically, you have to use an OS other than Windows like MacOSX, which I used to format my 400GB external as FAT32.

Huge drives in Windows

Now that 3TB drives are out I think I should point out that you need to be very careful if you plan on sticking a whole bunch together to get a 16TB or larger drive to show up in Windows:
The maximum size NTFS volume that has been tested by Microsoft is 16 TB. This is for an old style basic disc. If you go with dynamic volumes you won't run into this problem.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Win7: how do I move user folder to a different drive

It can't really be this complicated can it?

DirectX 11 and Tessellation

Here is a nice video showing off some of the new DX11 stuff that comes with some of the new videocards like my EVGA 460GTX.
DirectX 11 Tessellation Comparison Video

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Handbrake 0.9.5 update

HandBrake update adds new presets, goes Intel-only | Video | Playlist | Macworld http://www.macworld.com/article/156821/2011/01/handbrake_095.html

Oh yeah quick tip if you want your encodes to work on an older gen ipod like my 2nd gen ipod touch make sure you check the "iPod 5G support" box before encoding, otherwise the resulting movie won't sync over to your ipod from itunes!

More info on the iPod 5G option

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Windows 7 allows 20 concurrent connections instead of 10

Another change in the latest version of Windows another compelling reason to upgrade I just found out is:
Windows 7 allows 20 concurrent connections instead of 10, which is a change from prior versions of Windows(non-server).
Previous versions of Windows limited you to five connections if you were running Home Basic or 10 connections for Home Premium or higher editions. With Windows 7, all editions support 20 concurrent connections for services such as File Services, Print Services, IIS, Internet Connection Sharing, and Telephony.
If you want to confirm this, just run the winver command, click the Microsoft Software License Terms link, then scroll down to section 3F, as shown here.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Windows 7 and game compatibility and EA games

QUESTION
Which EA games and/or products released prior to Windows 7 will work with the new OS?
ANSWER


The following EA products and/or games released prior to Windows 7 have been tested and confirmed for compatibility.

Please note that while the titles below have been tested for compatibility under Windows 7, they are still not officially supported for use in a Windows 7 environment:

* Battlefield 2142
* Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
* Command Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
* Command Conquer: Red Alert 3
* Command Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
* Crysis
* Crysis: Warhead
* Littlest Pet Shop
* Dead Space
* FIFA 10
* FIFA Manager 10
* Half Life 2-based titles
* Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle Earth Anthology
* Lord of the Rings: Conquest
* Mass Effect
* Medal Of Honor: Airborne
* Mirror's Edge
* NFS: Shift
* The Sims 2 Expansions
* The Sims 3
* Spore Creature Keeper
* Spore Galactic Adventures (EP1)
* Ultima Online Expansions
* Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

Apple airport update

If you updated your Apple router to the latest AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule Firmware Update 7.5.2 and are getting disconnected from the network you might want to roll back to previous firmware.
I know I did.
Supposed to improve stability but in my case the internet connection was pretty solid before but after upgrading my Airport basestation to 7.5.2 version I would lose network connectivity at least once a day and especially under heavy network loads it would appear!
So not more stable for me!

3D Mark 11

Actually works now with latest update!
Score for my rig
 
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