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HackerThings.com – Products for the “Geek” in all of us

Posted on November 4, 2016

Back in the days before the term “hacker” took on the dark, illicit meaning that it has today, being called a hacker was actually a compliment.

In the golden age of computing, being a hacker simply meant that you enjoyed modifying and enhancing computer hardware and software in order to make it do new, interesting and exciting things.

Then along came the Internet and in no time flat the word hacker had become synonymous with the words crook, thief and criminal. And it’s truly a shame.
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Google to end support for Google Drive on older Windows platforms

Posted on November 1, 2016

If you use the Google Drive desktop app on a PC running either Windows Vista or Windows XP, I have some important news for you.

Google is planning to stop supporting Google Drive on those older, no longer supported versions of Windows on January 1, 2017.

According to this post on Google’s blog, the app will continue to work after that date, but there will be no further security updates or support available to users who choose to keep using Google Drive on those abandoned Windows versions. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Weebly has been hacked. Change your password ASAP!

Posted on October 26, 2016

scam Popular website creation service Weebly has been hacked, and the hackers were able to steal the usernames, email addresses, passwords and IP addresses belonging to over 43 million customers.

Weebly claims that the stolen passwords were in encrypted form, but if you have an account with them I strongly recommend that you log in to your account and change your password immediately. As they say, “better safe than sorry”.

They also claim that no credit card or bank account information was stolen, but I recommend that you monitor any accounts that are connected with your Weebly account for unusual activity anyway. Again, “better safe than sorry”.

Unfortunately, this Weebly breach is just the latest in a long string of successful hacking attacks, and I don’t see that string coming to an end any time soon. Therefore, I have a few suggestions for protecting all of your online accounts:
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Check out the first Western Digital (WD) branded SSDs!

Posted on October 17, 2016

Western Digital has been making outstanding hard drives for decades, and now they have released their very first line of WD branded solid state drives (SSDs). (#ad)

WD has actually sold SSDs under different brand names for some time now, but I believe the release of these new WD branded SSDs shows how confident they are in their SSD technology. [Read more…]

HP releases firmware update to reverse ban on third-party ink cartridges

Posted on October 13, 2016

Back in September HP stealthily released a new firmware update that blocks the use of third-party ink cartridges in some HP Officejet printers.

Customer backlash was quick and fierce, prompting HP to apologize and pledge to remove the ban just a few days later.

At the time, they said a new firmware update to reverse the ban would be released in the near future. As promised, the company has now released the new firmware update.

If you own an HP Officejet printer that was affected by the third-party ink cartridge ban, you should now be able to download and install the “ban reversal” update. Here’s how: [Read more…]