A series of punctuation marks used to convey a wink in text messages – known as an emoticon – has been trademarked in Russia, says a local businessman.
– BBC News
A businessman from Russia has apparently succeeded in trademarking the winking smiley (or emoticon), . Oleg Teterin says he won’t go after individual users for [...]
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Russian businessman trademarks emoticon
December 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · The Web
A much needed Virus
September 26th, 2008 · No Comments · The Web
Unlike the vast majority of computer viruses (virii?), this one would actually be a good thing.
Brought to you by the brilliant xkcd.
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Hit by “attack”
September 9th, 2008 · No Comments · The Web
I logged in to my mail today and found a dozen notifications of new user registrations — I have things set up so that I get an email whenever anybody registers an account on this site. While its exciting to see so many subscribers actually taking the time to register on my site, I was suspicious from the get-go. Call me paranoid, but read on.
Tags: attacker·blog·exploit·passwords·registration·security·upgrade·wordpress·wordpress 2.6.2
The Hacked Effect
August 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Articles, The Web
This article aims to cover some basics on how to improve the security of your email address. Inside, I will try to cover some good ways with which to protect the most important part of your online presence, ie. your email address; following that will be some good password suggestions, advice on how to prepare for a disaster beforehand, and dealing with it after it has happened.
Tags: article·back up·email·email address·facebook·gmail·google·hack·hacker·hotmail·mozilla·password tips·passwords·phishing·recover email address·recovering hacked email address·security tips·software·windows live·yahoo
Aurora: Future Concept Browser
August 10th, 2008 · No Comments · The Web
I just finished watching some presentations of the Aurora concept browser by Adaptive Path and I’ve been blown away. The project is part of the Mozilla Labs concept browser series, which hosts some more brilliant concept videos you should take a look at.
Tags: adaptive path·aurora·concept browser·mozilla·mozilla labs
ALA Survey
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · The Web
The Survey (2008) by A List Apart has begun, and they’re calling for all people who make websites to participate.
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