The Con Every year Las Vegas holds the dubious distinction of having the most computer hackers in the world converge in its fine city. What brings so many geeks to the desert? The annual Defcon Hackers conference—dubbed “one of the oldest continuous running hacker conventions around” where thousands come to learn about the latest exploits [...]
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To Outsmart A Smartphone
You don’t know how it happened, but somewhere between the Blackberry and the iPhone, you got addicted. The loving social media alerts, the persistent email notifications and that infuriating phantom ring (I swear I heard it beep). Ahh, the joys of owning a smartphone. But you’re not the only one watching your phone’s every waking [...]
Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Microsoft Tree
It seems to be a commonly held notion that Apple computer products, namely Macs, are considered “safer” and less susceptible to attacks by computer viruses, malware and Trojans. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say something to the effect that “Macs are safe and don’t need anti-virus software”. The only one [...]
Your Oven is Calling
From the moment I played my first game of Pong, I knew I loved technology. As a child, I couldn’t help but dismantle my electronics to examine their inner workings and I must confess, more than one transistor radio failed to recover from my inquisitiveness. I suppose it only natural and quite lucky that I eventually [...]