Monthly Archives: April 2009

Twitter hacked yet again – stalkdaily worm

Yes, Twitter has been hacked again! This time by a spam worm, known as stalkdaily. The ‘stalkdaily’ Twitter worm carried a pretty harmless payload, yet the security black hole it exploited COULD have been used more maliciously! This is yet another security blunder, for the world’s favourite micro-blogging service.

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Windows 7 downgrade – Not news!

Microsoft has confirmed that anyone who buys a PC with Windows 7 pre-installed, will be able to get a free downgrade; to either Vista or XP.

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Dave Arneson dies

The sad news was announced earlier, that Dave Arneson, the co-creator of the original Dungeons and Dragons game has passed away, aged just 61.

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The new FriendFeed beta – Very impressive!

The new beta of FriendFeed was released yesterday and it’s extremely impressive! There are way too many improvements and new additions for me to cover here, so here are a few of my favourites.

What I have found most useful thus far, is the ability to easily track all the conversations I have taken part in, in real time! I leave a comment in a discussion and am then instantly notified, without having to leave the screen. This makes conversations flow with ease and dramatically improves the overall experience. It will also see far more people engaging in conversations. Read on for the full review…..

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