Adobe have announced on their blog that their online services have been hacked, and an estimated 2.9 million accounts have been compromised. This is yet another large company to fall foul of online attacks, joining names such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and the Ubuntu Forums in the ranks of those who have been compromised. Adobe Chief Security Office, Brad Arkin, had the following to say about... »
The guys over at Steam HQ are really on a roll, with announcements that just keep on coming. A couple of days ago, it was the announcement of SteamOS, and yesterday we saw the announce of official hardware to accompany SteamOS – Steam Machines. What Are Steam Machines? Steam Machines are a collection of high-powered gaming machines, built my multiple manufacturers, that are designed for use ... »
Yes, you heard me right people, the gaming giant Steam is bringing out their very own operating system – SteamOS, which will be totally free, and based on Linux. Now if this isn’t awesome news, then I don’t know what is! What Is SteamOS? SteamOS is basically an official Linux distribution that is being produced in-house by the Steam developers. The whole OS has a focus on gaming... »
HP have announced a new hybrid all-in-one touch screen device that runs Android. The HP Slate 21 is a 21.5″ tablet that is designed to work as a main computer, but can it actually compare to a “normal” computer? The HP Slate 21 is not unique in terms of it’s design, as there are many similar all-in-one devices out there from a number of manufacturers, but what is different ... »
First there was Blogger, then there was shared hosting, then “turbo hosting”, then a VPS, then a bigger VPS, then an even bigger VPS, and now we have a new system. Over the past few months, it’s been a tough job keeping the performance of RefuGeeks to a reasonable level. Tweaks, Changes, And Caching Most visitors probably won’t have noticed a significant reduction in the ... »
Passwords are the de-facto way to secure any account, but forgetting your password can be a real pain; you could always use a password manager like LastPass. But what if you don’t want a password manager? Well, you could always use Clef, which completely removes the need to use both a username, and password on your WordPress site. What Is Clef? Put simply, it’s an app for your smartpho... »
Microsoft have finally added IMAP & OAuth integration to their free email offering, Outlook.com. In a move to attract more users to the platform, will this be enough to to break into the giant that is Gmail? IMAP has been an email standard for over 20 years now, and all major (and most minor) email services do provide IMAP support. So when Microsoft updated Hotmail to Outlook.com, and delibera... »
Chromebooks are taking the laptop market by storm at the moment. With a 20-25% market share of the $300 or less computer market, it’s hard to ignore them. I myself am writing this very post from my Samsung Series 5 550 Chomebook. But things are only just getting started for Google and their raft of Chromebooks, as the new generation Haswell powered Chromebook has been recently unveiled by In... »