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On Saturday, my Windows PC went hog wild trying to update itself again. In doing so, it refused to respond promptly. On Sunday, my PC ran hot probably trying to seek out another viral infection. I'm really upset with this Microsoft update nonsense. Today, I noticed that a small dictionary I was keeping by my PC was very warm. The hypocrisy of Bill Gates babbling about global warming while Microsoft PCs waste vast amounts of electricity is truly galling. In my opinion, Microsoft needs to force credit card (and other financial) account information off Windows PCs so Windows PCs are...

On the internet today, larger tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon can sometimes feel like inescapable presences. Google, in particular, tracks the way you use its search engine and other apps... But the things Google keeps track of can actually extend far further than you might expect, given the prevalence of Google Analytics and Google’s ad networks. In an effort to better understand what kinds of data is sent to Google, where it happens, and when it occurs, developer Bert Hubert — best known as the original creator of PowerDNS — created a new app called “Googerteller.” Googerteller works...

Many Freepers today were not around here when Bill Clinton was President, so many are clueless of the great discussions we had about the illegalities he was getting away with. Well, this article is a blast from the past by the late great Phyllis Schlafly. God rest her soul, she was a warrior who never gave an inch, and fought till she couldn't fight any more.The China Connection Is the Real Scandal by Phyllis Schlafly(August 15, 1924 - September 5, 2016) Now we know why the Democrats were so vicious in their attacks on Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) and Rep....

A couple of years ago I disconnected from Direct TV. I really miss caller ID coming up on the TV to identify a caller. I now use a laptop to feed my HDMI jack my video's. The laptop has a modem on Com 3 that is capable of caller ID. I haven't been able to find a software solution for the laptop to display a number so I can sit in my Lazyboy and see if I want to get up to answer the phone. I've downloaded a couple of programs that say they work, but I'm unable to make...

Linux is a far cry from the esoteric bundles of code it once was, and the number of polished distros offering variants for Windows, OS X and Ubuntu, is testament to that.Also read:What is Void Linux and How to Install ItCustomization: Arch LinuxArch Linux has grown to become one of the leading Linux distros since its launch in 2002. The distro is very minimal in its default state but offers an unbridled level of customization for the more experienced user.There’s no default desktop environment, so you can choose and install one that’s best suited to your personal tastes and the...

Women are facing threats and blackmail from a mob of anonymous strangers after their personal details, intimate photos and videos were shared on the social media platform Reddit. The BBC has unmasked the man behind one of the groups, thanks to a second-hand cigarette lighter. "£5 for her nudes, DM me." "I've got some of her vids looking to trade." "What are we gonna do to her?" I felt sick as I scrolled through the images and comments online. There were thousands of photographs. A seemingly endless stream of naked or partially dressed women. Underneath, men were posting vicious commentary...

I have a DVD that was made on Mac equipment. It will not play on my PC w/Win 10. The gentleman who recorded it said to download MP4 converter to my computer. I did so. (VLC) I inserted the disc and got to where I selected the option for disc type. "DVD." No dice. I selected the other type that I think is the abbreviation for the Mac type? Anyway. The DVD is not playing with MP4 "converter" or the "player." Very hinky. What am I doing wrong?

Lockheed Martin and its collaborators believe having a voice-activated virtual assistant and video calls in the spacecraft would be more convenient for astronauts, affording them access to information away from the crew console. That flexibility might even keep them safer, engineers say. An experiment to test the technology will ride along with Artemis on its first spaceflight, which could launch as early as Aug. 29. The project, named Callisto after one of Artemis' favorite hunting companions in Greek mythology, is programmed to give crew live answers about the spacecraft's flight status and other data, such as water supply and battery...

AUSTIN, Texas - A former cybersecurity professional, who goes by the name "Pierogi" is terrorizing scammers. Complaints of suspected internet crime soared almost 70% from 2019-2020, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. In 2020, Americans lost more than $4.2 billion to cyber-criminals. Pierogi says he became inspired to fight back after watching YouTube videos. Now his own channel, " Scammer Payback," has nearly 3.4 million subscribers. "When people watch my videos they want that sense of fulfillment," he explained. Pierogi says the channel started out with prank calls to waste scammers time. "And while we think that's really...

Alabama TikTok star Mama Tot shared her grief and frustration on the social media platform Friday, telling her 8.7 million followers how she feels after the man accused of fatally shooting her son in a botched pot deal turned himself in and was charged with murder. Ophelia Nichols, the real name of the social media star, told how she felt a sense of sorrow when she first saw a photo of Reuben Gulley, 20, who Prichard, Ala., police say shot her son, Randon Lee, 19, in a local gas station. 'I am not happy,' she said. 'When I seen that...

Yes, you read that headline correctly. Janet Jackson's music video for her 1989 hit single Rhythm Nation has been declared a security vulnerability after a Microsoft engineer discovered it could freeze some hard drives on older computers. Raymond Chen, the Microsoft engineer, said that a colleague shared a story from Windows XP product support that described a "major computer manufacturer" who discovered the music video would crash certain models of laptops. During the manufacturer's investigation, it was discovered that the audio signal from the music video crashed some of their competitors' computers. But there was more to it than that....

Just to create a public record of the absolute stupidity of the people who are moderators at F-Book—assuming they are people at all—I am going to share my history of posts over the past year that resulted in my account being restricted. Here's the first one, posted September 29, 2001, during the height of the COVID vaccine mandate foolishness: Want to know what this video is? See below. It's an undercover video from Project Veritas showing two employees from Johnson and Johnson expressing doubts about their company's vaccine. [Insert video here] If anything, the supposed "false information" on this video...

A decent quality computer that you might have bought six or 10 years ago lacks very little in being a supercomputer, and could be made into a supercomputer fairly easily. As a general rule, that computer could also be bought for very little money on eBay now. The two things that computer needs: .....

Most of the time, users can choose to delete the...these new malicious apps trick victims into installing them, only to change their name and icons and even take some extra steps to conceal their presence on the device. Users can still delete them at will, the developers make it more difficult to find them on the affected devices. The 'GPS Locations Maps' app makes it difficult for users to find and uninstall it by changing its icon. Also, on some devices, a few malicious apps even request permission to bypass the battery optimization feature and start foreground services notifications to...

There are five most famous and usable operating systems – Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple macOS, Android, and Apple’s iOS. However, no matter what OS was chosen, more users started to think about their safety. Safety for everybody includes different parameters such as anonymity, no tracking by Third Parties, no leaking of personal data, no danger of virus/worms catching, no harmful advertisements, and no eavesdropping. Some advice for protection includes two-factor authentication, usage of high-quality long, not repeated passwords, usage of antivirus programs, and avoidance of phishing emails and links. But there are also existing other smart protection methods using special...

Apple is looking to produce Apple Watches and MacBooks in Vietnam, Nikkei Asia reported. Luxshare Precision Industry and Foxconn, two of the iPhone maker’s suppliers, are already testing the production of the Apple Watch in the northern part of Vietnam. This would mark Apple’s first time making the two products in the country following its diversification away from China’s production lines. According to data from Counterpoint, the Apple Watch remains the most purchased smartwatch in 2021, holding a 30% market share that year. It beat out competition from Samsung, Huawei, and Garmin. The development comes after Apple reportedly moved some...

We all want to be able to speak our minds online—to be heard by our friends and talk (back) to our opponents. At the same time, we don’t want to be exposed to speech that is inappropriate or crosses a line. Technology companies address this conundrum by setting standards for free speech, a practice protected under federal law. They hire in-house moderators to examine individual pieces of content and remove them if posts violate predefined rules set by the platforms.The approach clearly has problems: harassment, misinformation about topics like public health, and false descriptions of legitimate elections run rampant. But...

The world could meet the iPhone 14 in less than a month. Apple is preparing to unveil the iPhone 14 at a launch event on Sept. 7, with sales of the rumored phone starting on Sept. 16, according to a report Wednesday from Bloomberg. That rollout plan would follow Apple's habit of making new products available about a week after they're unveiled. Apple store employees have been told to prepare for "a major new product release" on Sept. 16, Bloomberg reported. As it has throughout the pandemic, the company will reportedly stream the launch event online rather than hold it...

At the height of the pandemic in 2020, when she wasn’t teaching herself Russian, creating Salvador Dali-inspired art or recording rap songs about the excesses of Wall Street, Heather Morgan was very concerned about cybersecurity. “Cybercriminals and fraudsters are taking advantage of this unexpected disruption, leading to a spike in scams and cybercrimes,” Morgan, an “entrepreneur,” wrote in a June 2020 column for Forbes. She added that she was particularly concerned about elderly victims being vulnerable to online scams. “People are not always as they appear online,” she wrote. Oh, the irony. Morgan, 31, and her Russian-born husband, Ilya “Dutch”...

@KelleyAshbyPaul One of Rand’s Democrat opponent’s top volunteers has posted violent tweets glorifying Rand’s assault, including images of Rand with a broken neck and bones. He adds pics of our home and address. He is now ridiculing his call from Capitol police and his brief Twitter suspension. Rand has been the victim of repeated political violence. This man posted the same image of an injured Rand that was on the death threat that came to our home with white powder that terrorized us. He is not only threatening us but inciting others by posting our home address. KY Democrats need...