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Jeff Ratliff

The iPad developer's challenge (CNet) - 1 views

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    Simple, right? For the iPad owner, sure. But the iPad means bigger changes for the people who create these apps. Though the iPad has been dismissed by some as an oversized iPod Touch, it's definitely not, as those who attempt to make iPad apps or re-create iPhone apps for it will find out fast.
Jeff Ratliff

FIFA World Cup themed malware campaign spreads malicious PDF files (ZDNet) - 2 views

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    Researchers from Symantec are reporting on an ongoing targeted malware campaign using a FIFA World Cup 2010 theme, in an attempt to trick end users into executing a malicious PDF file, exploiting a recently patched flaw in Adobe Reader.
Maliha Rahman

Facebook urged to add panic button (BBC news) - 2 views

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    This news item is about how facebook is being accused for not having a panic button to warn facebook about inappropriate behavior and potentially harmful ones. Talks about a teenager 17, Ashleigh Hall lured by a man and murdered by a false identity on Facebook. The man, Chapman, 33 was jailed for at least 35 years for the murder. "The teenager had been raped, suffocated and her body dumped in a field near Sedgefield, County Durham, after agreeing to meet Chapman."
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    This article discusses an issue in which a 17 year old girl was raped and then murdered due to the use of false identity. Due to this issue, facebook has been demanded to provide a "panic button" that would give information to users on how to handle issues like these or others like cyberbullying, hacking, viruses, distressing material and inappropriate sexual behaviour.
Jeff Ratliff

33 Best Typography Effect Photoshop Tutorials - 0 views

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    "Photoshop's text and layer tools can be used to create some really awesome Typography's. We've put together a list of 33 of the best Typography tutorials we could find to help you stay up to date on the latest trends and techniques. You'll find some really cool grunge and glass styles, learn how some of the best designers create their unique effects using typography."
Jeff Ratliff

Navigating China's web of censors (MSNBC) - 1 views

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    "Google's face-off with Beijing over censorship may have struck a philosophical blow for free speech and encouraged some Chinese Netizens by its sheer chutzpah, but it doesn't do a thing for Internet users in China. It merely hands the job of blocking objectionable content back to Beijing. "
Jeff Ratliff

Sexting: at least 15 percent of teens take part (The Christian Science Monitor) - 3 views

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    "I tell kids the five P's," Ms. Aftab says. "If you don't want your parents, your principal, a predator, the police, or your potential coach, college recruiter, or boss to see it, don't post it publicly."
Jeff Ratliff

Google Grabs Personal Info Off Wi-Fi Networks (NPR) - 2 views

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    Google acknowledged Friday that it inadvertently collected private information from the Wi-Fi networks inside people's homes. Google isn't the only company that uses cars to photograph neighborhoods for its mapping service, but it acknowledged its vehicles also contain receivers that pick up Wi-Fi signals. The receivers were supposedly just collecting the names and addresses of Wi-Fi networks to use in mapping programs for smart phones.
Jeff Ratliff

Gone Forever: What Does It Take to Really Disappear? - 1 views

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    A man fakes his death to escape debts and collect life insurance, but using his digital footprint, he is found by authorities.
Jeff Ratliff

FBI director doesn't bank online - 2 views

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    Robert Mueller head of the FBI almost got caught in a phishing scam.
Richard Stevenson

nanotechnology -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia - 1 views

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    Nanotechnology
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