[轉載] 52 Incredibly Useful Sites: The Full List

You know all about Google’s smorgasbord of Web tools, but have you tried Measy, Topicfire, or Yammer? While a few big names seem to dominate the Internet, the Web continues to flourish with a never-ending stream of incredibly useful new sites and services.

PCWorld’s editors never stop scouring the Internet for the best and [...]

你下一個 Facebook 朋友 – FBI 特工 / You next best friend in Facebook – FBI Agent

跟據一個美國電腦網 PCWorld 報導, 美國 FBI 現正培訓特工怎樣用其他身份登記 Facebook 並成為其 “目標人物“ 既朋友之一. 雖然美國一向反恐, 不過此舉引起連番問題.

最大既問題當然係點樣管制特工們係 Facebook 既 “工作帳號” 同其私人帳號既活動. 其次就係目標身邊既朋友私穩權, 因為 Facebook 本身無一個好既私穩保障. 依類問題似乎連有關當局都未有實質既答案提供, 唯有以後用 Facebook要更加小心.

PCWorld reported that FBI is training its agent to be a friend of their target. It raise many people concern they privacy and the control of such act. As not [...]

Best Products of 2009 – PC World

臨近年尾, 各項頒獎節目會排山倒海咁出來. 先同大家分享一下被選為 100 項 2009 年最佳產品, 唔知你手上擁有幾多件年度產品呢? 有興趣就到下列網址睇睇:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/174171-10/the_pc_world_100_best_products_of_2009.html

[轉載] 免費防毒軟件測試報告

今朝收到既老外新聞. 文中測試了幾款較多人用既防毒, 如 AVG, Avira, Avast, Comodo, Panda 甚至 Microsoft 仍在 beta 版既 anti-virus 軟件. 免費的防毒防果當然會無收費那種高安全度, 但這些免費軟件已滿足一些進階既電腦用戶 (例如自己 ) 有興趣可到下列網址參考一下, 文末有一個結果排名.

原文:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/170587/can_you_trust_free_antivirus_software.html?tk=nl_spx_t_cbintro

測試結果排名:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/170674/free_antivirus_software.html

ps: 小弟現正使用 avast + comodo 雙防毒軟件.

Asian Telecom Infrastructure Recovers — PC World

Internet and telephone traffic being rerouted to undamaged undersea cables. Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service

SINGAPORE — Asia’s Internet and telecommunication infrastructure showed signs of recovery today, following service disruptions caused by a series of powerful earthquakes off Taiwan’s southern coast earlier this week.

“It’s improving by the hour,” said Eric Loh, a spokesman [...]

Disable ActiveX Controls That Are Under Attack — PC World

Set a kill bit in your Windows Registry to prevent rogue ActiveX contols from loading. Andrew Brandt

There are lots of chinks in Windows’ security armor, but undoubtedly among the biggest are the ActiveX controls used by Windows and Internet Explorer. These powerful bits of code, which can be as sophisticated as small applications, [...]

Security Tips: Don't Discard Your Privacy Along With Old Drives – PCWorld

When disposing of old drives and discs, be sure to destroy the data they hold.

Data thieves don’t have to be programming wizards to get their hands on your personal information. They often find hard drives that contain financial and other sensitive data at flea markets, charity shops, the city dump, and even on [...]