Monthly Archives: April 2014

Scam Alert: Watch Out for This Fake $4 Android Virus App

Posted on April 17, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

UPDATE: Google has seemingly picked up on Virus Shield’s fraudulent claims and has removed it from the Play store. If you’ve already purchased this app, the best advice we can give is to uninstall it now. We have reached out to … Continue reading →

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2015 Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Edition | Uncrate

Posted on April 16, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Mustangs have stood for generations as the quintessential American everyman’s sports car — affordable enough for just about everyone, and powerful enough to make it worth your while. The 2015 Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Edition celebrates that legacy as a … Continue reading →

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Walmart Is Downsizing Its Superstores and Putting Apartments on Top

Posted on April 16, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Walmart, the leviathan of the U.S. retail economy, has had a tough year. So tough that the company’s new CEO is prescribing a surprising strategy to slow decaying sales: Build smaller stores. And, in at least one case, put housing … Continue reading →

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Floating Nuclear Reactors Might Make More Sense Than You’d Think

Posted on April 16, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

At a symposium held by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers this week, a team of MIT engineers will present an idea that seems to tempt fate: A floating nuclear reactor, anchored out at sea, that would be immune to … Continue reading →

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Try the Super-Secure USB Drive OS That Edward Snowden Insists on Using

Posted on April 15, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

We all know that Edward Snowden insists on secure email, but he’s also very picky about his operating systems, too. In fact, he uses a free, super-secure version of Linux—called Tails—that fits on a USB stick and can be used … Continue reading →

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Dyson’s Massive Floating Trash Vacuum Could Clean Up Our Rivers

Posted on April 15, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

James Dyson’s has an idea for a new form of sucking machine—one so large it requires an entire barge to house it. The idea here is to let a giant water-going vessel free and allow it to “mine” rivers of … Continue reading →

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The Downsides of Storing Files on Your Desktop

Posted on April 11, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Your desktop is a convenient place to store a few files, but it isn’t always the best. PC World explains why. This is a pretty common practice—if you don’t do it, you probably know someone who does—but PC World says … Continue reading →

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Photographer reveals the secret of the Windows XP desktop image

Posted on April 11, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Charles O’Rear is the photographer who took Bliss, the image that became the desktop of every single Windows XP computer in the world. Billions saw it and probably think the photo is so perfect and colorful that it is computer … Continue reading →

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LastPass Now Tells You Which Heartbleed-Affected Passwords to Change

Posted on April 10, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

This week, a giant security hole came to light that affects a large portion of the internet. As different sites recover, you’ll need to change your passwords, and now LastPass tells you when to do so. Due to the nature … Continue reading →

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How to avoid heartburn, err, Heartbleed; Must Read!!!

Posted on April 10, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Don’t change your password. It’s strange advice to hear when the so-called Heartbleed bug is leaving databases all over the web open and exposed, but it’s applicable. Yes, security has been compromised for many of your favorite websites and services … Continue reading →