Apr27

UK seeks cyber security experts

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A government-backed competition has been launched to find Britons who can help protect the nation from cyber threats.

Apr26

Are Social Bookmarking Buttons Hijacking AdSense Publisher IDs?

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Something has been hijacking the Adsense Publisher ID on some of my pageloads, inserting someone else’s ID in the Google ads instead of mine and stealing Adsense revenue. I’ve been investigating this with some members of the Google Help forums and the Fiddler HTTP debugger.

Apr23

How to Get a Wireless HP OfficeJet Printer Working with a Linux Laptop

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I have an HP OfficeJet J6480 all-in-one printer. This is connected via USB to our Windows XP desktop machine. I also have a Linux (Kubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope”) Laptop which connects to the wireless network setup by our router. The printer also connects wirelessly to that network. Thus, if I’m on the network on my laptop I have access to the printer.

Apr22

Security update hits Windows PCs

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Thousands of PCs around the world have been paralysed by a security update that wrongly labelled part of Windows as a virus.

Apr12

MI5 dumps staff lacking IT skills

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MI5 is ditching staff who lack computer skills in a programme of compulsory and voluntary redundancies.

Apr1

The Day the Web Turned Day-Glo

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Bill Thompson sees the punk ethic alive and well online