Category Archives: Geek Stuff

Apple’s map software is bad. Even Apple says so. Now the Australian police are warning people not to use it. After all, who wants to be stranded in the outback? Police in Victoria, Australia, issued a warning Monday discouraging iPhone … Continue reading →

Really breaking down under the load, apparently. Wow. They will really be in trouble come the election if they can’t handle the debate. Tweet

I got an email today from Amazon which I actually read (I usually don’t, frankly). It caught my eye because it announced a Kindle deal of the day for 14 novels by Phillip K. Dick for $1.99 each. PKD has … Continue reading →

Wonderful. The campaign is the second one targeted at oil companies to be discovered by SecureWorks this year. In February, researchers at the firm discovered attackers using remote access tools similar to Mirage to target several oil companies in Vietnam. … Continue reading →

Seriously, this is a big deal. You need this patch if you use Internet Explorer now. It will require a restart. Tweet

I get a database error when I can get through at all. Mostly the browser just stays where it is. Hope it’s a minor glitch. Tweet

Warning! Full metal geekage follows. This appears to be (and I say ‘appears’ because I’m writing this post instead of actually diving in to try it) a pretty good way to turn your tablet into a second desktop display for … Continue reading →

Apparently, yes: “I upgraded to mountain Lion and now my battery life is about half of what it was before upgrading. Shouldn’t the update improve battery life? Also, what can I do about this?” a MacBook Pro owner with the … Continue reading →

…They get reincarnated as cat chasers. Do you have an old Android phone stored away that you keep only for emergencies–or just aren’t sure what to do with it? You could breathe new life into the semi-retired handset by strapping … Continue reading →

Remember the old brag that Macs were invulnerable? Yeah, I know, even Apple has veered away from those claims. For good reason: Once on a Mac, Crisis monitors Adium and MSN Messenger, a pair of instant messaging clients; Skype; and … Continue reading →

A security warning from Microsoft that everyone needs to act on. There appear to be some ugly security holes in the sidebar and gadgets in Windows 7 that can be exploited by the bad guys. Microsoft has issued a Fix … Continue reading →

This isn’t good: The malicious tweets often read “It’s you on photo?” or “It’s about you?” The tweets and URLs often include a user’s Twitter handle. Many of the links Sophos discovered have a .RU domain name. “The attack itself … Continue reading →

Google got this right. I have no idea what they did to get past Android 4.1 not running Flash, but YouTube runs flawlessly as far as I can tell. So now, I’m waiting for the Android 4.1 update on my … Continue reading →