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Saturday, 10-October-2009 16:36:03 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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The NSW Police have recommended avoiding Windows for secure transactions, thanks HyRax1. Detective Inspector Bruce van der Graaf from the Computer Crime Investigation Unit told the hearing that he uses two rules to protect himself from cybercriminals when banking online. The first rule, he said, was to never click on hyperlinks to the banking site and the second was to avoid Microsoft Windows. Discussion here.
Kraft have realised that the name "iSnack 2.0" was, well, lame. So they're renamed the new cheesy Vegemite to Cheesybite. Kraft had picked iSnack 2.0 following a national naming competition which attracted more than 40,000 entries. But negative reaction was so strong to iSnack 2.0 that Kraft dumped the name just days after unveiling it during the AFL grand final on September 26.
The once-banned game Left 4 Dead 2 has been modified for Australian sale. But Australia's censorship board last month refused to give it the virtual zombie hunt classification at all, saying its high impact violence made it unsuitable for people under 18. But the board has given the OK to a toned-down version of the game because it meets Australia's MA15+ requirements.
PPC-1 has offically launched. "The game is now on" for a new era of capacity competition, Pipe Networks CEO Bevan Slattery declared at the activation of PPC-1. The new 6,900km fibre optic cable from Sydney to Guam with a spur to Papua New Guinea was officially 'switched-on' at a Sydney event, with Slattery saying the cable will forever change the telecoms landscape in Australia.
More on the AFACT vs iiNet case: iiNet say that AFACT promoted BitTorrent use itself, confusing consumers. iiNet claims that the studios had contractual agreements with BitTorrent Inc, and even promoted their companies on BitTorrent.com, a confusing situation for potential downloaders.
Microsoft will issue a security patch for Windows 7 on Tuesday. Microsoft officials posted an advanced security bulletin today that confirms Windows XP will have 6 critical holes patched, Windows Vista 5 critical holes and Windows 7 only one. Microsoft's critical rating is the highest out of all definitions used by the company, described as "a vulnerability whose exploitation could allow the propagation of an Internet worm without user action."
A few people sent in this editorial about fighting for our right to download. Now I have the Beastie Boys in my head. Now I hope I'm not the only one who thinks that any law that renders the vast majority of the public criminal is just a little bit ridiculous. But surely there is a good reason for all this hype, right? The answer lies in exploring why we even have copyright. Discussion here.
AirQ sent in Hubblecast. Hubblecast features news and Images from the Hubble Space Telescope - We live in a Universe of unimaginable scale and almost incomprehensible beauty. How is the light from the Universe transformed into the images that have inspired generations by making the Universe come to life?
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