Articles by Dino Londis
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KMI's KeyWorx Lets You Use Your Feet for Computer Input
Anyone who has trouble using their keyboard -- because of a disability, say, or carpal tunnel syndrome -- faces a real challenge working in IT. Many turn to speech recognition software for inputt… -
Some Hackers Find the White Hat Is Hard to Wear
A recent Dice search for "hacker" produced around 75 hits, which might interest those who want to become legit. Following that path has become a definite trend. Though absolute numbers are imposs… -
Little-Known Sandboxie Snags Malware to Make Surfing Safer
If you're finding more virus activity than usual on your PC, even though you've kept the virus definitions up to date and your PC patched, you're not alone. Attacks are more sophisticated and fre… -
Microsoft's New Tool Goes After Viruses Buried Deep in the OS
We often discover viruses on our PCs when they materialize as fake anti-spyware, where a pop-up says you've been infected and points you to a website which, for $49, will cure it. But these FakeA… -
Lady Gaga Leaves Farmville, Nearly Crashes Amazon
All those little monsters took Amazon's $0.99 Lady Gaga album promotion head on and brought Amazon digital download site to its knees. PC Magazine said that a purchase from the magazine's offices… -
Chromebook: Do I Really Need Another Data Plan?
Since opinions are all over the map, it's hard to draw conclusions about the Chromebook. Gizmodo and Engadget disagree so completely, you wonder if they touched the same Samsung Series 5 Notebook… -
Hollywood Can't Get Computers Right
Fudging a story is easy, but fudging how computers work in the age of computers is laughable. Yet, as the experts at Cracked point out, Hollywood does it all the time. Take NCIS -- Two people typ… -
Is Amazon Developing a Low-Cost Tablet?
It's become an open secret that Amazon is developing a tablet. It makes sense since the retail giant has spent the last several years putting all the pieces in place: streaming music, movies, boo… -
Cisco's New Certifications Focus on Core Strengths
On the day that Cisco announced it's discontinuing the Flip, the network pioneer also unveiled a new set of specialized architecture certifications focusing on borderless networks, collaboration,… -
Programmers Needed to Build Analytic Tools
Real-time Web analytics have changed the nature of collecting, analyzing and reporting Internet data. As the name implies, it's a way to measure website traffic in order to understand and optimiz…