Computer Hardware and Software
BasisBit
I am born in Germany in 1993, my main hobby is developing software using C, C++, C#, ASP.Net, VB.Net, Java, PHP and a bit Perl. Projects I am working on are ExtHostBlocker for Windows, TweetMyPC, ReactOS, MySQL, a Skype-to-IRC bridge and a time-registration program for small businesses.
Homepage: http://basisbit.de
Posts by BasisBit
The Big Date is comming soon!
04/29/2010 - 8:21 PM
Tags: AWESOME, Bugfixes, cool features, Improvements, Microsoft, Release, Software, Windows
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Microsoft plans to release the productivity suite Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 global on May 12 at 11 a.m. EDT. Now they even released a widget for this event you shouldn’t miss:
McAfee offers compensation for failure of its AntiVirus Solution
04/28/2010 - 1:27 AM
Tags: AntiMalware, FAIL!, Problems, Security, Software, Windows
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McAfee has said that it will offer compensation to home and home office users for losses arising as a result of last week’s flawed signature update. The update (DAT 5958) caused the system file svchost.exe to be detected as the virus W32/Wecorl.a under Windows XP SP3 and quarantined. This resulted in affected systems entering an endless [...]
Access Skydrive with Windows Explorer
04/24/2010 - 8:56 AM
Tags: AWESOME, Browser, cool features, Improvements, Microsoft, NT, Software, Windows
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Some of you may have noticed that I now prefer using Skydrive service from Microsoft if I want to share files. This free Service lets you use 25 GB of online space for free for storing anything you want for your personal use. You can use this to store your files and can be accessed [...]
Video: Dilbert – The Fact and The Infomercial
04/05/2010 - 1:39 AM
Tags: AWESOME, FAIL!, free content, Problems, training
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If you have ~ 40 minutes time free and want to have some fun, then I suggest you to watch these 2 awesome funny videos. The first one is called Dilbert: The Fact. It is from the makers of the Dilbert Slider at http://dilbert.com
and olso this one: Dilbert – The Infomercial
Sony to block Windows and Linux from all PS3 Systems
03/30/2010 - 3:40 AM
Tags: Gaming Consoles, Hardware, Linux, Open Source, Problems, Release
Posted in Hardware, Linux, News, ReactOS, Windows | Comments Off
Sony has announced that a new firmware upgrade for the PlayStation 3, to be released on April 1st, will remove the “Install Other OS” option from all versions of the console. The announcement in the company blog cites “security concerns” as the reason for the removal.
The “Install Other OS” option allows users to install Linux [...]
A Reboot Fixed It
It has become common behavior it today’s IT world to reboot workstations and sometimes even servers when something isn’t working as expected. I myself am as guilty of this as many others The joke goes that if a user complains about an IT problem the IT admin should first ask the user if they have rebooted [...]
Botnet with integrated copy protection
03/19/2010 - 1:22 AM
Tags: bot, Problems, Security, Software, Spam
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The current version of the ZeuS botnet uses classical copy protection mechanisms to prevent the use of unlicensed pirate copies. ZeuS is a malware toolkit used, for instance, to steal online banking data. The basic version currently costs about $3,000 to $4,000.
Security firm SecureWorks has discovered that the ZeuS server only works with a system specific key. Similar to [...]
You Couldn’t make it to MIX10? – No Problem!:
03/19/2010 - 12:56 AM
Tags: Microsoft, training
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You couldn’t make it to the MIX10 at the 15-17th march 2010 in Las Vegas? Don’t worry! - You can watch online many Videos and other informative posts at http://live.visitmix.com/
While it isn’t the same as attending MIX10, Microsoft has made it possible to watch the keynotes and sessions (posted within 24 hours after they happened) and also to interact with the MIX [...]
Talk by Bill Gates on the need to get to CO2 zero
03/09/2010 - 1:58 AM
Tags: Alpha, Improvements, Problems
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If you are interested in modern technologies, climate change, nuclear power or how the feature power-solutions will look like, then you should watch this really good talk by Bill Gates:
Google to begin indexing the internet in real-time?
03/04/2010 - 11:35 PM
Tags: AWESOME, Browser, cool features, Google, Improvements
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In a move that might rewrite the entire search market, Google is rumored to be creating a system that will let allow web publishers to submit content to Google for search indexing in real-time.
This of course follows the introduction of PubSubHubBub by Google, a tool to move syndicated content in real-time to aggregators. PubSubHubBub has [...]