When I was a kid, I loved building things. I could turn a pile of Lego’s into anything imaginable. Building with blocks has helped generations of children develop essential problem solving skills, coordination, and creativity. But unfortunately blocks do nothing to prepare today’s kids for the high tech world in which they’ll live. That’s why [...]
One of the more interesting (and less useful) projects I undertook a few years back involved creating a bootable USB flashdrive. The concept was simple…install a version of Linux (via PenDriveLinux) to a USB flash drive and carry your entire computer and files with you in your pocket. Then, simply plugging the flash drive into [...]
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6 Comments »Well this is encouraging news…52% of computer viruses last less than 24 hours. From Panda Security, it is reported that of the 37,000 computer viruses and other related malware they examine daily, only about 17,000 of them will continue infecting our computers more than 24 hours after they become active. I can finally sleep soundly [...]