Off-the-Record Messaging for the Paranoid

December 14th, 2004 Occassionally Google Desktop Search contacts internet, even when I am not using it. This makes me nervous.

April 13th, 2008 Yahoo Instant Messenger is notorious for sending unsolicited commercial instant messages and from questionable sources. The yahoo instant messenger client doesn't provide an way, last I checked, to stop such spams.

July 7th, 2005 Crude oil, after reaching a record $62.10 a barrel in New York, plunged as terrorist bombs that killed at least 37 people in London raised the possibility of an economic slowdown. It was the biggest price swing in 14 years.

March 22nd, 2006 The new T-Mobile MDA, a cellphone powered by Windows Mobile 5.0, has so many features that you may just leave your laptop at home. The 5.6-ounce MDA supports four international cellular frequencies and can connect to newer EDGE networks.

June 21st, 2006 Creative announced Zen V which offers great features in a tiny, flash-based form factor (about the size and shape of a smooth-cornered Zippo lighter). The player gives you everything you get with the iPod Nano except iTunes compatibility, and adds a few solid extras.

February 7th, 2009 Setting up a DNS server (with software like Bind) has two major components, the first being setting up the server itself and adding all the records. I will not delve into it as it has been discussed ad-nauseum on the net.

February 13th, 2009 This one is an exclusive section for those health freaks who believe Twitter can't help them to stay in the pink. Well, nobody can tolerate the extra bit of fat hanging from their bay window.

August 19th, 2005 Japanese Overclocker Set Super PI World Record with Prescott 2M at 7.1GHz

June 20th, 2006 Researchers at I.B.M. and the Georgia Institute of Technology will announce today that they have broken the speed record for silicon-based chips with a semiconductor that operates 250 times faster than chips commonly used today.

February 20th, 2006 A computer worm has been found in the wild that targets Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system. It is believed to be the first such worm aimed specifically at the Mac platform.

October 22nd, 2007 Openfire is a cross-platform java based free Instant Messaging server which implements the XAMPP (Jabber) protocol with extensions. It is very well suited as corporate instant messaging solution.

January 12th, 2009 Is it too tiresome to read through the PDF files every time? Hadn't it been so much better if there was someone like our granny to who will read a story for us? Well don't worry. there is one service who can just be beneficial for you.

March 7th, 2006 The following collection of useful Unix utilities can be obtained for free on Windows platform without requiring to install Cygwin. df - Shows the free space on disk, also it shows: cluster count, cluster size, free clusters.

July 23rd, 2009 South Korean regulator fines Qualcomm record $208MSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's fair trade regulator slapped U.S. chip maker Qualcomm Inc.

November 8th, 2006 Yesterday I received an often asked question from a close friend of mine and someone who I very much respect. In his words: My new company has an existing system that I am rewriting.