It’s pretty obvious that computer savvy criminals are the sole owners and proprietors of malware’s rampage through the annals of the Internet. It’s also fairly clear, through simple logic, their reasons for doing so – they’re either looking for illicit personal gain or the creation of chaos. The question, though, is how they pull it...

Lately, I’d been having a problem with Skype. It was nothing to do with the application itself, curiously enough – the IM platform still worked like a charm, and I was able to chat with my contacts pretty much flawlessly. The issue actually had to do with another user, known only as IMPORTANT SYSTEM NOTIFICATION. See, they decided they’d start...

I’ve something very cool to share with all of you today – if not all that practical. It’s known as IOGraph, and it’s an app that lets you create something that resembles modern art simply by using your PC. Developed by a fine fellow named Anatoly Zenkov; the application works by actively tracking your mouse movements. It translates mouse...

I’d like to talk to all of you about something known as ‘foistware.’ Essentially, this is when an otherwise legitimate application attempts to force a bunch of bloatware, spyware, and possibly even malware on its users, hiding unnecessary toolkits and addons with every download, every installation; every update. It’s something we’ve...

Surprisingly enough, animated gifs haven’t actually fallen by the wayside with the advent of digital video. On the contrary, they’ve exploded in popularity  across websites like Reddit, where they’re mostly used as comic relief. And jump scares- people love using them for jump scares. Anyone who’s come across enough of these images has...

If you’re anything like me, your computer is basically little more than a window to the Internet. Sure, I do “offline” things with my computer. But, let’s face it. Probably at least 90% of the activity I do on my computer is done via my web browser. We’re heading back into the client-server days, in a way. It is because of this...

Ever been in a public venue which has a wifi network, but you have a hard time finding a strong signal? Some spots seem to have a nice strong signal while others are spotty. So, you end up picking up and moving around, looking for more “bars” on your wifi icon so you can hopefully plop your butt down and get some work done. Or you’re setting up...

If you’re a living, breathing human being with an Internet connection, you’ve probably heard of Facebook by now. Most of you probably have Facebook accounts, and regularly log on to chat with friends, check out status updates and news, or play games. The social network has, by this point, become one of the primary means by which we communicate...

While at home, I’ve taken to plugging in my laptop to my TV via an HDMI jack to use the latter as a secondary monitor for the former. Unfortunately, in doing so, I’ve noticed a rather irritating bug – one which manifests if I plug my system in when I’ve got Chrome open. The sound in my browser completely dies. For all intents and...

Crowdsourcing is awesome – it’s probably not going too far to call it the new frontier of entrepreneurship. It gives people who might not otherwise see their ideas take off a chance to get things running. It helps independent organizations produce awesome, creative work without having to find a publisher to distribute it. It helps people realize...