on Life and Livingness - by Tom

Google has overtaken Yahoo to become the number-one network of sites on the web. more

Security experts have warned that new developments in malware are allowing criminals to stay one step ahead of security software. more

Nato is to build a dedicated cyber-warfare centre to cope with online attacks against member states and their allies. more

Microsoft on late Tuesday issued security patches that plug critical holes in Microsoft Word and Publisher and a vulnerability in Windows for which a zero-day exploit has been available for weeks. more

It’s important to keep your system updated, but what if you’re stuck behind a dialup connection? Today’s tip has an answer for handling those big downloads. more

There was a very handy button in Word 2003 that you could click to reduce the size of your document by one page. more

Attackers are using fake MP3 files to launch one of the largest malware attacks in recent years, experts warned today. more

It has surfaced that the US State Department can’t account for up to about 1,000 laptops, perhaps as many as 400 of which belonged to the department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program. more

Technicians at Purdue University wanted to assemble their own supercomputer, and they had some high expectations. Apparently, they could have set them even higher. more

What should you do when you get that vexing message that your computer’s virtual memory is low? more

The long-awaited and much-delayed update to Windows XP, Service Pack 3, is giving owners of machines with AMD hardware headaches aplenty it seems. more

Microsoft Word 2007 includes a strange but handy feature called AutoSummarize. more

Small and midsize businesses can follow these five steps to implement a cost effective business continuity plan. more

Are you worried that when you use a public terminal, a keylogger might snag your password info? Read today’s tip to learn what you can do to outwit this brand of spy software. more

Sales of standalone player not benefiting from HD DVD’s exit from the market, according to figures from NPD. more

Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it delayed the rollout of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) because changes to the operating system can corrupt data in the company’s retail point-of-sale and store management software. more

The White House has stated that it is unable to provide investigators with over five million emails relating to the run-up to the Iraq war because it has accidentally deleted them. more

Microsoft has posted revenue of US$4.03 billion from all desktop versions of Windows for the three months ending 31 March, down from US$5.3 billion during the same period 12 months earlier. more

Three of the world’s largest PC manufacturers are exploiting loopholes in Microsoft licensing terms as a means of supplying Windows XP beyond its official kill date. more

US attorney Jack Thompson, who has campaigned against video game violence, has sent an open letter to the mother of Strauss Zelnick, chairman of video game publisher Take-Two. more