Author Archive: Efren Toscano

As reported on this site Saturday morning all of Googles search engine results were tagged with “This Site May Harm Your Computer”. I initially thought my computer was infected but it turns out I was wrong. According to Googles Marissa Mayer the problem was simple human error. It turns out that when importing the malware…continue reading.

This morning all my searches showed up like this Google.com May Harm Your Computer!   I thought i had a virus so I reached over and typed into my notebook and the same thing. I am not sure that this a hack or a massive wacky bug but it sure is funny. Or worse yet…continue reading.

How is that done? This year the hub of security will be focused around a Microsoft Surface computer. Along with partners, Microsoft has provided a way to display a Virtual Earth map of the event including any security incidents, resource allocation and tasks in real-time via the multi-touch table. With a simple gesture, authorities can…continue reading.

Well not quite an add but that was done in July, but they are making it allot easier though. Starting yesterday YouTube is making it even easier to add text comments into your video.  You used to have to use a crazy editor to add comments to your video now you can just click on…continue reading.

Have you ever thought that your downloads speeds should have been faster when downloading from a peer to peer (p2p) connection? Well chances are they should have been. There are quite a number of ISPs that actively are restricting the usage of p2p. How do you know if your ISP is restricting your usage? Well…continue reading.

Have you installed CS4 yet? When you realized that it’s going to take the better part of an 1 hour, did you walk away from your computer and think, what if this was done on floppy disk? Well a small graphic shop thought that and made posters of it.They are doing a limited edition poster…continue reading.

Jason Nazar CEO of Docstoc put on a great talk on mistakes people make before starting a new business. Previously we had posted his presentation slides which you can find here.  Now we bring you the talk itself for all you non-readers out there ;)

It started a few years ago with a Hollywood blockbuster. Then, another major movie was ruined by my living in LA. Now, TV itself is almost unwatchable – all because I choose to reside in the city where most of this stuff is made.

It seems that in a attempt to reverse Microsoft’s theory of software plus services Google is taking its service and turning it into software. GMail offline uses a duo of a users browsers and Google gears to make it software. This announcement really hit home for me today as while I was home working my…continue reading.

Black Box has something for the whole family.  They introduced the Secret Diary and the Personal Pocket.  Personal Pocket is meant for the man or women of the house.  Keeping all the information from credit cards or needing to know your bike lock combination, it can all be stored right there for you.  The best…continue reading.