Jan 14
In the Wake of Aaron Swartz’s Death, Let’s Fix Draconian Computer Crime Law
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Outpourings of grief and calls for change continue to flood the Internet after the suicide of Aaron Swartz, only 26 years old. More »
Jan 14
Now that hackers have sunk their teeth well and truly into the Microsoft Surface RT, loads of things are being probed, including lag. Apparently, with a tiny registry edit, you can speed up the Surface RT no end and eliminate touch lag. Here’s how. More »
Jan 12
Jan 11
Bitdefender’s Clueful, once an iOS app in its own right that Apple apparently took offence to, is now back as a webapp. Use it to find out if your apps are spying on you, storing your personal information, and sending it anywhere you might not want them to. Essential for the paranoid; interesting for the curious. [Clueful via TUAW] More »
Jan 10
13 Design Trends For 2013
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What better way to start the year than to make predictions – some obvious, some not so obvious – as to what trends will become more widely used in the design community. Each year seems to bring new ideas to the community and once they gain enough traction, they eventually become the norm (we’re looking at you, “pull to refresh”). More »
Jan 10
The Anonymous hacking collective has petitioned the White House, using the US government’s open forum to ask for DDoS attacks to be registered as an official form of complaint – and requesting the convictions of previous DDoS attackers be wiped from their records. More »
Jan 09
When I went to prison, in 1987, Motorola manufactured the large, gray cellphone that I used. People referred to it as “the brick.” It had the capacity to send or receive phone calls, but there wasn’t any text messaging back then. More »
Jan 09
If a free copy of a 10-year-old Adobe Photoshop release wasn’t for you—maybe your computer’s too good for it, or perhaps you just wanna stick it to the man—don’t worry. There are plenty of completely free alternatives; here are ten of the best. More »
Jan 09
Mars Colonists Wanted — Apply Here
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Jan 08
A team of scientists have finally bothered to do a study, crunch the numbers, and come to the same conclusion as everyone else – blocking pirate sites does nothing to stop piracy. More »
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