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Archive for November 2nd, 2009

Comcast to Warn PC Users If They’re Infected

Posted by Russ Ray on November 2, 2009

If Comcast is your ISP, it appears that they will start monitoring accounts to make sure you’re not part of a botnet, a network of computers that launch spam, denial of service and malware attacks on other computers without a user’s knowledge. Sometimes it is also called a zombie computer… this is the same type of infection that drove the Conficker scare earlier this year.

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Add Some Polish to That Presentation

Posted by Russ Ray on November 2, 2009

Check out a great before and after shot of a set of PowerPoint slides. The number of slides barely changed, but right from the beginning, you can see how awesome and eye-catching the second presentation is going to be.

Before:

After:

Hat tip to Olivia Mitchell.

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