Kinda busy this week. Here’s a few interesting things from around the web:
US Government: disable Universal Plug and Play on routers due to hacker threat at Newowin
CCleaner v3.27 (slim) is out
Office 3013 is out (i used the upgrade offer and did the 5 machines for one year deal). Hit up PT for lots of MS Office info.
Apple released iOS 6.1 and announced a 128GB iPad.
Some folks are whining about the usable storage space on the upcoming Surface Pro.
How-To Geek has a good article up: How to Protect Yourself From Java Security Problems if You Can’t Uninstall It
For years, Java has been the top source of browser exploits. Even after a recent emergency patch, Java is still vulnerable. To protect ourselves, we should assume that Java is always going to be vulnerable.
Interesting blog post by Philip Greenspun entitled: Christmas gift for someone you hate: Windows 8
Posted as much for the post title and the quote “dog’s breakfast of a user interface” as the info.
Star Trek Into Darkness – Official Teaser (HD)
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Interesting article over at The How-To-Geek: HTG Explains: Does Your Android Phone Need an Antivirus?
I’ve tried AV a few times on my Droid X but I don’t know anyone personally that uses AV on any smartphone.
Do you use anti-virus on your smartphone?
A bunch of sites have their OCZ Vector 256GB SSD reviews posted.
I found the [H]ardOCP review especially interesting for the info on OCZ posted on page 1 of the article.
FWIW – As of this writing this drive is listed at Newegg for $290.
[H]ardOCP has a review of what looks to be a pretty decent mid-range motherboard.
[H]ardOCP – ASUS P8P67 Pro New B3 Revision Motherboard Review.
I’m digging the new look of their site too!
While this is not a super-inexpensive board, it really is not set up to be. It has a very solid feature set, a deep and easy to use UEFI BIOS for enthusiasts, and as you see is no slouch when it comes to overclocking.
The How-To-Geek has a good article up: How To Backup and Restore Your Android Phone with Titanium Backup
This is the method I use to backup my Droid X.
