A quick note -- I decided yesterday, that rather than deal with restoring the new netbook that was crippled by malware after just a few hours use, I would instead take advantage of Amazon's generous return policy. I sent the computer back yesterday, and today, before noon, a new one arrived. I spent...

The Register is reporting: Conspiracy theories are running rampant in the absence of a clear explanation of why Symantec deleted threads expressing concern about a file called pifts.exe from its Norton support forums. Many users running Norton Internet Protection began seeing a popup warning on Mond...

Today, I spoke with Julia Angwin , who works for the Wall Street Journal and is the author of Stealing MySpace.  In this interview she talks to us about her new book, the story of MySpace, how it compares to Facebook, and if MySpace is safe for kids. What is unique about the story of MySpace? “My...

The strategy of protecting your computer’s critical data goes beyond installing and passively running virus detection programs, spyware protection and options that identify email spam. While using your computer, you might not routinely think about what can happen if you lose all your data or p...

If you are having problems with your computer registry, you are experiencing a number of issues, such as start ups and shut downs that take forever, web pages that take an eternity to load, and your computer freezes after running for two minutes. That’s the bad news. The good news is that it i...

I'm pretty sure this news is making the rounds, but we here at texturize thought it would be a good idea to make a post here. There have been a string of hijacks of high-profile communities and journals lately, where hackers have been gaining access to an LJ account, deleting all of the posts in the...

I've been happily surviving without any source of live television for a few years ago. It's a combination of pretty awful local over-the-air reception (which is only compounded by the impending switch to digital), and obscenely expensive cable fees for even basic programming. It hasn't bothered me m...

For sale Emachine computer. Clean installation of Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, all the latest drivers and patches, Avast AntiVirus, Zone Alarm Firewall, SpyBot Spyware Scanner, Winamp, and Open Office (just like Microsoft Office). Clean pc, ready for use. Perfect for web surfing, writing...

I repair and upgrade Dell Laptops & Desktop PC's. My $50 Tune-Up Service includes the following: I Will Wipe your hard drive with D.O.D. Short Method to COMPLETELY sanitize your hard drive to a perfect blank slate. Any Viruses, spyware, malware, etc. will be completely removed. This Process is irrev...

Breaking Apple's Grip on the iPhone - WSJ.com Some entrepreneurs are beginning to offer alternatives to the Apple App store to provide applications for the iPhone. Apple has previously resisted similar efforts--for example, trying to block Real's effort to supply music for iPods. Why might t...