Redmond had plans to create this software but it decided to end its production in 2006. Nomadio noticed that Windows 7 have the code present in it.

The CEO explained, “You’re sitting in a coffee shop that charges you for a wireless connection. With Connectify, I can pay for that connection, and still have all my other devices, like my iPhone, connected to the Internet.”

Source: The Register

A scam about pills that make people slim posted using a Twitter direct message has been detected by Sophos.

The text messages include “I lost 25lbs using this ,” “whoa this works. i feel good and look good ,” and “lol it’s amazing. look and feel great with .”

Users who are interested in this offer would fill out a form that includes name, address, phone number, billing information and credit card details. The offer notes that they can try out the pill for free.

Source: Sophos

The model of the adapter is VGP-AC19V17 which is included in the VGC-LT and VGC-JS2 VAIO Desktop series computers. Docking stations with model numbers VGP-PRBX1 and VGP-PRFE1 are also affected by the recall.

The adaptors “fail over time, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers,” according to the notice.

An image is included on the article at The Register of where the AC Adapter model is located.

Source: The Register

Beth Jones posted a blog post at Sophos about an odd tweet at Twitter that appears every couple of hours. The tweet includes a link but it changes from time to time although the included text which is “Haha, look at this vid” does not.

When visitors click on the link, they will be redirected to a fake YouTube page that warns them to verify their age using their cell phone since the video may contain inappropriate content.

Jones notes that this may be a way for the scammers to try to sell the users a “long term auto insurance” or other similar scams.

Source: Sophos

Eric Ligman of Microsoft is sending a message this week to bloggers that although it is technically possible to install a full version of Windows 7 using a Windows 7 upgrade version, it does not mean that it is legal.

“For those of you without an existing Windows license to upgrade from, you should be aware that an upgrade license by itself is not a license to install and run Windows on your computer,” he wrote in a blog post.

“In order to upgrade, you need to have a qualifying license to upgrade from. Again, that’s why it is called an ‘upgrade,’” he added.

Source: Channel Web

Reloading Windows and installing various applications is something that Computer Technicians do all the time. While we can streamline our Windows installs using something like nLite, there isnt really a good way to automate the installation of multiple applications. Sure, some technicians make use of .BAT files or a scripting language like AutoIT but the code is often too difficult for some Technicians. This is where Ninite comes in.

Ninite.com (formerly Volery) is a simple tool for Windows that will automatically download all the latest versions of the software you choose from its directory, then install them silently (as in, you shouldn’t see the installers or asked any questions). Some of the software you will see in their directory is Firefox, Thunderbird, VLC, Foxit Reader, Avast, AVG, Flash Plugin, CCleaner, 7zip and much more. This program will not choose not to install the spammy toolbars/search pages that comes with certain software like Foxit Reader.
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Sophos has detected a scam about Fedex. The message notes that someone has sent a package to the user but it was not delivered in time since the address of the user is wrong. Therefore, it wants the user to print an invoice that is attached on the email.

Prashant Kumar, the writer of the article at Sophos, notes that the message is exactly the same as last year’s Fedex scam. However, the attached malware is different. The file is detected as Mal/EncPk-KP and it is the most recent incarnation of fake anti-virus according to Kumar.

Source: Sophos

A firmware upgrade for Intel X25-M consumer solid-state drives has been pulled by the company just one day after the release due to customer complaints.

An Intel spokesman said, “We have been contacted by users with issues with the 34-nanometer Intel SSD firmware upgrade and are investigating. We take all sightings and issues seriously and are working toward resolution. We have temporarily taken down the firmware link while we investigate.”

No comment has been made by the spokesman on when the company will release an update.

Source: PC World

There is a certain issue that will effect just about every self employed computer technician. It can slowly sneak up on you and may technicians don’t even realize it has happened to them. So what is this sneaky little issue I am talking about?
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Apple will support Windows 7 in Boot Camp mode that runs on Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

“Apple will support Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate) with Boot Camp in Mac OS X Snow Leopard before the end of the year. This support will require a software update to Boot Camp,” the company said on its website.

Those who have Intel-based Macs that were manufactured in 2006 are out of luck since the company would not support them in this issue.

Source: The Register