50 Kick-Ass Websites You Need to Know About
maximumpc.com — Unlike some lists you may have seen, which try to name the very "best" websites you already know about, we've chosen instead to highlight 50 of our favorite sites that fly under most people's radar. These sites include useful references, powerful web apps, and the unknown blogs you must absolutely bookmark. (Submitted by backwardscompat) More…
Sponsored by Best Buy
He sings, he strums, and he works at Best Buy. view!
youtube.com - Musician and Best Buy employee, Keith Parsons, rocks his Best Buy holiday campaign audition.
Want 50Mbps Internet in your town? Threaten to roll your own
arstechnica.com — ISPs may not act for years on local complaints about slow Internet—but when a town rolls out its own solution, it's amazing how fast the incumbents can deploy fiber, cut prices, and run to the legislature. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More…
The 3 Phases of Owning a Computer
theoatmeal.com — Why are they obsolete as soon as they're bought? (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More…
Should you use Comic Sans?
i.imgur.com — Great typographic advice in a simple flowchart. (Submitted by swissgeek) More…
uTorrent 2.0 To Elimininate The Need For ISP Throttling
torrentfreak.com — BitTorrent Inc. is about to launch a completely improved implementation of the BitTorrent protocol that will benefit both users and ISPs. uTorrent 2.0, which is currently being tested by thousands of people, will eliminate the need for ISPs to throttle or stop BitTorrent traffic, and will optimize the download experience for its users. (Submitted by tangytangerine) More…
Top 8 Programs That Can Make Your Computer Run Faster
makeuseof.com — It’s a common problem among computer users: after a few months, our computers become weighed down by programs and all sorts of other junk, and inevitably become sluggish. For the less tech-savvy users, this may induce thoughts like “Why is my computer so terrible?” or “I guess I could always upgrade this… what-cha-ma-callit RAM thing”. (Submitted by TalSiach) More…
Botnet Responsible for 1/3 of Worlds Spam Shut Down
theregister.co.uk — After carefully analyzing the massive botnet known as Mega-D and Ozdok, the security company FireEye last week launched a coordinated blitz on dozens of its command and control channels used to send new spamming instructions to the legions of zombie machines that make up the network. Almost immediately after this, the spam stopped. (Submitted by FirstDigg) More…
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