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Alex

This article talks about many reviews of devices and software using. The new release of the Amazon kindle and the new kindle fire release in November. A kindle enables you to read for pleasure and it has about 8 weeks of battery. It is only designed for reading. It also talks about reviews of the Windows 8 PC tablet and what trolls are.

Will windows 8 be the leading OS?

we should try this

How to use MSCONFIG in Windows 7 Here is how to use MSCONFIG in Windows 7 to disable some of the unnecessary programs that automatically load on start-up. Disabling these programs will help your computer boot faster and crash less."

makes pdf from print window

just for fun

Jean

hacking iphone and galaxy nfc vulnerability

Ms. Eastlake's class

How does this work? What is nfc used for? Can this be used for pay phones? sept 12 - 13 Chut rebecca

How does this work? - NFC tags are just RF chips. They use radio frequency to communicate with each other. What is NFC used for? - They can be used for many purposes. Since that it can communicate with other devices that use NFC tags as well, it might be used as a credit card-like payment device, being to pay for something by just your phone. Anything that also uses NFC tags may be synchronized to work together. Can this be used for pay phones? - Yes it can. If payphone also have NFC tags, people may be able to call without having to insert a coin or a card.

more extensions to block tracking check out collusion

browser plug-ins to  protect against advertisers and data collection

What does Java do?  Explain the security issue. sept 12-13 kong rock

Tik and Avik

Now that's what I call corporate trolling.

The US Congress has halted debate on two contested anti-online piracy bills. ---- This was the first thing that came to mind with Mr. O talked about "how far would one want to let government go to fight piracy."

What factors might have influenced the halting?

"FileSonic has become the latest cyberlocker service to go offline. The service used to be one of the most popular file-sharing sites, but had restricted its members' ability to access other's uploads after the Megaupload arrests."

Why are they forced offline?

SAN FRANCISCO - Morgan Marquis-Boire works as a Google engineer and Bill Marczak is earning a Ph.D. in computer science. But this summer, the two men have been moonlighting as detectives, chasing an elusive surveillance tool from Bahrain across five continents.

Describe different ways of this type of software spying on people