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Tuesday 7th March 2007

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Basic Computer User



Huge uptake in broadband adoption
The takeup of broadband services in Australia continues to increase, according to the latest Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Snapshot of Broadband Deployment, issued today.


Chinese gamer dies after 15-day session
Nothing else to do during Lunar New Year holiday... More


Security vendors lagging on support for Vista
Windows Vista's revamped security features are posing difficulties for some IT security vendors looking to make their software work on the new operating system. More


Microsoft: Five years support for Vista Home, Ultimate
Microsoft has said it would limit support for three versions of the Windows Vista operating system, including its most expensive, to five years rather than the usual 10 years. More


Vista firewall easily tricked, says Symantec
Windows Vista's firewall can easily be subverted because of design decisions made by Microsoft, a researcher at Symantec said Friday. More


BBC sets up YouTube channels
But new report suggests this is a big mistake. More


Boffins store data in bacterial DNA
Researchers promise robust stortage lasting 'millions of years'. More


Researchers create world's thinnest substance
Atom-thick sheets could revolutionise computers. More


Quicktime has 8 flaws that need patching More

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Advanced Computer User



Black Hat Demonstrations Shatter Hardware Hacking Myths
At the Black Hat Briefings, two prominent security researchers show that long-held notions of hardware resistance to hacking are nothing more than folklore. More


Berners-Lee gives lawmakers a view of the Internet's future
Very smart phones and hyperdata sharing are all part of his vision. More

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Health



I copied from Burke's Backyard a recipe to make a "breakfast bar" but it has skim milk powder in it and the granddaughter and milk are not on the best of terms. If you have a favourite receipe for a muesli or breeakfast bar that has little to no sugar in it I would like to give it a try!
In case you are interested in it the link to the recipe I copied is: More


Consumers fall for Havidol pharmaceutical parody that promotes a fictitious anxiety disorder
What happens if you create a fake disorder and offer a fake drug to treat it? You get thousands of people fooled that they might have an invented disease called Dysphoric Social Attention Consumption Deficit Anxiety Disorder. More

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Other



Creative brilliance with hands... here


Apparently the biggest cruise ship in the world... here


A collection of bloopers... here


Some interesting data not in your standard history books... here


Rowan Atkinson's black humour as an headmaster... More


1. An article on the world's possible economic future, "First Inflation then Deflation? - Financial Crash" by Chris Laird via the Kitco.com site. This article is interesting for its information on the competition among industrialised nations to keep their interest rates low and the associated rapid increase in the money supply in many nations: More


Warren Buffett says that the key to being a good investor is being "Greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy."

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