Stop Google from tracking your Chrome usage
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Stop Google from tracking your Chrome usage

When Google Chrome launched, everyone jumped to embrace the new browser. Unfortunately, each Google Chrome installation contains a unique ID that allowing identifying its user. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like anyone or anything tracking my usage, especially not a company as powerful as Google.

Disk Heal (Tool Tuesday)
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Disk Heal (Tool Tuesday)

With a name like Disk Heal, you would consider it to only work on your hard disk. However, Disk Heal does a wee bit more than just that. Disk Heal boasts of the following features: Fixes Disk Problems Fixes Task Manager inaccessibility Fixes Folder Options inaccessibility Fixes Registry Editor inaccessibility Fixes File/Folder inaccessibility Perform Security, Internet Explorer, Appearance & Control Panel Tweaks The software is easy to use, but would do really well with a better interface upgrade.

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Hack Windows Vista; Get Paid

Less than a month after Trend Micro discovered Vista flaws being sold off for $50,000 in the underground market by hackers, VeriSign’s iDefense Labs has placed an $8,000 bounty on remote code execution holes in Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7. This is part of its three-year old Vulnerability Contributor Program which compensates individuals who provide iDefense with advance notification of unpublished vulnerabilities and/or exploit code. 3Com’s Zero Day Initiative is a similar program.