Finally, Google has decided that all the complaints about scammers using Google’s name to scam people with get-rich-quick programs has reached its peak of tolerance and now it’s time to get tough; Google is now taking them to court.
Of late, scammers using Google’s name to misrepresent Google have been running riot, especially throughout this year alone. Using a combination of fake newspaper sites (clones of bigger news sites), online advertising, and spammy emails, many people are sold on the dream of easy money…. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10th, 2009 | Posted in Google | 8 Comments
In a recent development, newspaper and other online publishers can now set the number of free articles which people can access through Google and keep the rest as subscriber-based only under a newly implemented program by Google, starting last year. Read the rest of this entry »
December 4th, 2009 | Posted in General | 3 Comments
WordPress, my favorite CMS, has won the Overall Best Open Source CMS Award in the 2009 Open Source CMS Awards which I think is a great milestone for WordPress. It also was first runner up in the Best Open Source PHP CMS Software category. I’ve always believed that WordPress was the most scalable and easy to handle CMS, and this win is now confirmation of that. Kudos to all the hardworking WordPress developers! Read the rest of this entry »
November 19th, 2009 | Posted in WordPress | 3 Comments
Okay, I understand Windows 7 has come out, and some of us are probably thinking of getting a new PC altogether, but before you head to a computer store to get a new system, how about upgrading your old computer? As long as there are no terminal problems, why not put off getting a new system, and save some cash? Read the rest of this entry »
November 6th, 2009 | Posted in Computer hardware | 8 Comments
I have a thing for budget cars of the future, and although this piece of news is a bit old, I bet not many have heard of it. Take a peek at the new single seat Volkswagen (VW). This car is planned for the China market, and as far as I know, this will be the cheapest car in the world when it is released (slated next year).
Similar to the Tata Nano, but MUCH cheaper, this single seater car boasts of 258 miles to the gallon with a tank capacity of 1.7 gallons. This means a car can run for about 440 miles or 708 kilometers on a full tank. Not bad. Read the rest of this entry »
October 28th, 2009 | Posted in General | 9 Comments
Did anyone read the latest interview with Eugene Kaspersky, creator of the world famous Kaspersky antivirus software? I just read it, and in the interview Kaspersky mentions that the root cause for all security problems is – Internet anonymity. For those of you who haven’t read it, the interview is here. Read the rest of this entry »
October 19th, 2009 | Posted in General | 2 Comments
