Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Conficker Worm
The conficker worm hasn't done much of anything (yet) except spread like the plague, it's infectious if one doesn't have his or her Windows operating system up-to-date with the most recent security updates. The worm is supposed to execute on April 1st, and the computer world is holding its breath to see if a disaster comparable to the hyped-up supposed Y2K doomsday will ensue or if it's just someone's idea of a sick April Fool's Day joke.
Microsoft Virus: Confickr
Microsoft is warning about a virus that some say will strike on April Fool’s Day. The virus is already on millions of computers and it’s believed it will receive instructions on April 1 that may create Internet havoc.
It’s a worm called Conficker and it’s already crawled into millions of computers, including some here in Kansas.
"The majority of the time, when a person gets it, they either lose Internet connection or they just get tons and tons of pop-ups,” said Justin Parson with Ribbit Computers.
Parson says his techs have already fixed dozens of computers conflicted with Conficker.
"By the time we get it, it’s one of those they we have to re-install, or it’s just too bad,” he said.
What makes the work concerning is that a PC can get it from almost any Web site that’s infected and once in your computer, it lies dormant. The idea is that on April 1, it will receive new instructions from its maker and some believe those instructions could cause massive problems while others, like Parson, believe it will be more on a nuisance.
"If anything, it’s just going to be a more wide-spread problem of viruses,” he said. “I don't see it shutting systems down."
It’s a worm called Conficker and it’s already crawled into millions of computers, including some here in Kansas.
"The majority of the time, when a person gets it, they either lose Internet connection or they just get tons and tons of pop-ups,” said Justin Parson with Ribbit Computers.
Parson says his techs have already fixed dozens of computers conflicted with Conficker.
"By the time we get it, it’s one of those they we have to re-install, or it’s just too bad,” he said.
What makes the work concerning is that a PC can get it from almost any Web site that’s infected and once in your computer, it lies dormant. The idea is that on April 1, it will receive new instructions from its maker and some believe those instructions could cause massive problems while others, like Parson, believe it will be more on a nuisance.
"If anything, it’s just going to be a more wide-spread problem of viruses,” he said. “I don't see it shutting systems down."
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Kyocera Ecopro c170n
Hottest Color Printer today!
The EP C170N color printer is one of today's color solutions in the EcoPro series from Kyocera. This small and productive printer offers a 17 PPM engine for color and black and white documents, ideal for small workgroups that need color in their business documents. The EP C170N printer comes standard with a 600-sheet paper capacity and 10/100BaseTX network interface.
The EP C170N color printer is one of today's color solutions in the EcoPro series from Kyocera. This small and productive printer offers a 17 PPM engine for color and black and white documents, ideal for small workgroups that need color in their business documents. The EP C170N printer comes standard with a 600-sheet paper capacity and 10/100BaseTX network interface.
Wizcom Quicktionary 2 Premium Scanning Pen
The Wizcom Quicktionary 2 Premium Chinese is a portable pen translator and notetaker. It can be used to scan a single word or an entire line of text and instantly give you word-by-word translation from Chinese to English or vice-versa as well as from English to 19 other languages. The Quicktionary 2 Premium is perfect for students, travelers, business people, and others who want text translated quickly wherever they are.
Using the Quicktionary 2 Premium is simple--just scan the text you want to translate by moving the optical scanning head over the printed text, as if you are highlighting it. The Quicktionary 2 Premium can recognize a wide range of font types and sizes (from 6-22 points, up to 8mm), as well as various color schemes, including inverted text on colored backgrounds (with the exceptions of red on white, white on red, blue on black, and black on blue.)
After scanning, the LCD displays both the scanned text and the word by word translation. This process takes mere seconds and is faster than searching through a paper dictionary or typing it into electronic ones. Now, instead of getting distracted by words you don't know and spending time looking them up, you can stay focused on your reading.
Using the Quicktionary 2 Premium is simple--just scan the text you want to translate by moving the optical scanning head over the printed text, as if you are highlighting it. The Quicktionary 2 Premium can recognize a wide range of font types and sizes (from 6-22 points, up to 8mm), as well as various color schemes, including inverted text on colored backgrounds (with the exceptions of red on white, white on red, blue on black, and black on blue.)
After scanning, the LCD displays both the scanned text and the word by word translation. This process takes mere seconds and is faster than searching through a paper dictionary or typing it into electronic ones. Now, instead of getting distracted by words you don't know and spending time looking them up, you can stay focused on your reading.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
IBM Layoffs
Looks like IBM is laying off American workers and transferring jobs to India according to this report from ZDNET: IBM Layoffs
"A big round of layoffs is expected in IBM’s U.S. global business services unit, with some of the jobs heading to India, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The number of jobs affected is unknown and IBM didn’t comment on the workforce reduction. But the WSJ points out that the group is the company’s largest in both revenue and employment, with 180,000 employees worldwide. Separately, IBM employees’ union posted on its site today an alert that job cuts are coming tomorrow and is asking its members to send any information they might have,
The job action goes to show that even companies that are profitable and showing growth are implementing cutbacks and shifting jobs. IBM had a strong fourth quarter and reportedly is in talks to acquire Sun Microsystems.
The company made a round of job cuts back in January. The WSJ said about 4,600 employees in its software, sales, semiconductor and finance groups received notices during that round."
"A big round of layoffs is expected in IBM’s U.S. global business services unit, with some of the jobs heading to India, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The number of jobs affected is unknown and IBM didn’t comment on the workforce reduction. But the WSJ points out that the group is the company’s largest in both revenue and employment, with 180,000 employees worldwide. Separately, IBM employees’ union posted on its site today an alert that job cuts are coming tomorrow and is asking its members to send any information they might have,
The job action goes to show that even companies that are profitable and showing growth are implementing cutbacks and shifting jobs. IBM had a strong fourth quarter and reportedly is in talks to acquire Sun Microsystems.
The company made a round of job cuts back in January. The WSJ said about 4,600 employees in its software, sales, semiconductor and finance groups received notices during that round."
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