Matt Hodges

Google To Consider Full HTTPS For GMail

by Matt Hodges June 17, 2009

You may or may not be aware, but every time you log in to GMail you pass through an HTTPS, or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, connection. HTTPS is a combination of the regular HTTP and a cryptographic protocol and is used to pass sensitive information over the internet. Google implements this into the login portion [...]

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Opera Announces Opera Unite

by Matt Hodges June 16, 2009

A few days ago, Opera told us to expect something big. Many speculations have come up as to what ‘reinvent the web” could actually mean—and most people scoffed at Opera’s claim. Today, Opera announced Opera Unite. Their nutshell explanation of what Opera Unite actually is states “Opera Unite is a unique technology that turns any [...]

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Court : IP Address Alone Can Not Identify Pirate

by Matt Hodges June 15, 2009

As of late, European countries are feeling the heat to deal with online piracy. Compaines such as Logistep, ASC:Law, and Peppermint Jam are continually harassing ISPs to turn over the IP addresses of suspected pirates. But things may be changing. According to TorrentFreak, anti-piracy lawyers “say that since they logged a copyright infringement from a [...]

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UK ISPs Looking At Tiered Services To Combat Piracy

by Matt Hodges June 14, 2009

It is no secret that piracy is a big problem for the media corporations and the internet service providers around the world. We are all aware of the cascading lawsuits from the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America filing for reparations. Recently, BitTorrent tracker ThePirateBay.org made news with their [...]

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Microsoft Giving Away Anti-Virus Software : Morro

by Matt Hodges June 13, 2009

According to sources, Microsoft is already in the trial stages of their own anti-virus software, with the beta on its way. Microsoft is calling the software “Morro” and will be its second shot at security after the flop that was Windows Live OneCare. According to Microsoft, the software will take on “viruses, spyware, rootkits and [...]

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Linux Claims The First USB 3.0 Drivers

by Matt Hodges June 11, 2009

After what is said to have been a year-and-a-half of work, it appears that the first driver for USB 3.0 has been born. Was it created for Microsoft Windows? Nope. How about Mac OS X? Not quite. As it turns out, Intel’s Sarah Sharp has created the world’s first USB 3.0 driver; and it’s for [...]

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Accessing Your Windows Account When The Password Is Lost

by Matt Hodges June 11, 2009

The unthinkable has happened: you’ve forgotten your Windows (XP or Vista) login password. You’ve gone through multiple attempts at remembering what it was; you’ve even tried using the little hint you left in case this sort of thing ever happened, but you still can’t get in. But don’t worry, all is not lost! You do [...]

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