Cody Taylor

“I’ve modified an old newspaper vending box to deliver the latest headlines to my living room each morning, and I don’t even have to fumble around for quarters. The digital newsstand is powered by a Mac Mini 1.42 GHz G4, connected to a 17″ LG Flatron monitor. It runs an AppleScript that generates a slideshow of newspaper front page images..”

nandemoari writes “Microsoft has warned users that yet another critical vulnerability has been found in its popular Office spreadsheet program Excel. The flaw could allow remote hackers to open and run malicious code on an unsuspecting user’s computer through an infected spreadsheet file. Products affected include Office 2000, Office 2002, Office 2003, Office 2007, Office 2004 for Mac, Office 2008 for Mac, and the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac.”

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nandemoari writes “A new variant of the Conficker/Downadup worm has been detected. The worm opens a backdoor on an infected machine and allows hackers remote control of infected PCs. Dubbed Conficker B++ (and not to be confused with Conficker B), the new variant of the worm opens a backdoor with auto-update functionality, allowing a hacker to distribute malware to infected machines. It’s difficult to know exactly how long Conficker B++ has been circulating, but researchers first noticed it on February 6 of this year.” If this seems familiar to you, it probably is.

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