I Broke The Computer

The Art of Phishing

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:32:14 +0000

How a LCD Monitor Works

admin — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:22:17 +0000

How your Hard Drive Works

admin — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:19:02 +0000

Antivirus200X Fake AV scam

admin — Fri, 20 May 2011 18:59:18 +0000

Domain Registry of America scam

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:25:35 +0000

misleading consumers into thinking that they are renewing their registrations with their current registrar when, instead, they are transferring their registrations to DROA’s registrar, eNom.

failing to disclose a $4.50 processing fee for any transfer requests that are not completed, even when the failure occurs without any fault of the consumers.

failing to issue promised refunds in a timely manner, in violation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), sometimes delaying refunds for months.

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15 second search tip: Weather

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:52:16 +0000

What is a browser?

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:47:31 +0000

ThunderBird 3 takes Flight

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:39:14 +0000

You can download ThunderBird 3 here

Laptop reliability survey: ASUS and Toshiba win, HP fails

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:59:43 +0000

Boy, do we have a nice slab of data for you to sink your teeth into today. The 3-year service history of more than 30,000 laptops has been pored over, analyzed, and reduced to gorgeous comparative charts, which you know you’re dying to know more about. We should note, however, that the service was provided by SquareTrade, whose primary business is selling extended warranties, but that shouldn’t completely prejudice us against reaching conclusions on the basis of the presented facts. Firstly, netbooks have shown themselves to be on average 20 percent less reliable than entry-level laptops, which in turn are 10 percent more likely to break down than premium machines. In other words, you get what you pay for — shocking, right? The big talking point, though, will inevitably be the manufacturer comparison chart above: here ASUS and Toshiba (rather appropriately) share the winners’ spoils, while HP languishes in the ignominious last place, with more than a quarter of all laptops expected to suffer a hardware fault of some kind within three years. So, does your experience corroborate / refute this info? Keep it gentlemanly, okay?

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How to change the download location in Firefox

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:31:44 +0000

You may want to watch the video on how to install Firefox first