Warning! Hackers!

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

Eeeek… I just read the following article from an adult advice and news website.
“Is Your Son a Computer Hacker?
As an enlightened, modern parent, I try to be as involved as possible in the lives of my six children. I encourage them to join team sports. I attend their teen parties with them to ensure no [...]

Symantec Antivirus and AOL Fail

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Symantec recently released an update for their consumer antivirus software that blocked AOL users from connecting to their ISP. The first thing Symantec (previously Norton) has got right.
“Security firm Symantec was rushing to reassure irate AOL users at the end of last week after the Intrusion Detection signature that was loaded with the latest update [...]

The Ultimate Computer Companies Blacklist

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

The following computer companies, you should never purchase from.

Viglen Ltd. - Self-claimed ’specialists in IT Solutions’ - specialises in self-destructing laptops
Aria PC Technology - Those of high prices and low quality, oh - and the support sucks too
America Online (AOL) - For being the active supporters of the n00b community

Any more companies my friends and [...]

What to do with an AOL CD?

Friday, October 21st, 2005

Yesterday, I picked up an AOL CD from ASDA.
Now, you may think I’m insane. Some of my more technical friends, may be feeling in disgust now. However, I’ve been thinking… if people pick up enough of these CDs we may be able to rid the world of this evil.
Personally I usually give them to my [...]

If computer companies were airlines

Friday, September 16th, 2005

AOL-air
Leaflets for AOL-air would be pushed through you door every few months. You’d be welcoming into AOL-air ‘membership’ which would seem fascinatingly simple just because you’ve never flown before. However, when on the aeroplane you would find it to be much slower than it’s competitors for the price you pay. At least 5 out of [...]

AOL & MSN Merging

Friday, September 16th, 2005

It seems that Time Warner (the current owner of America Online) and Microsoft have been discussing new business strategies. Exact details have been kept very quiet although it’s now believed that Microsoft intend to buy into AOL, which would be rather ironic due to their previous hatred for one another.
Microsoft software is used in some [...]