Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for February 21, 2010

Sunday, February 21, 2010


Full Form of Virus
People never cease to amaze me. One of the most searched item in Google now is the?? “full form of virus”!

What is the full form of virus?
Truth be told, virus is not an acronym; it is a name. Virus is many things:
In Virology, virus ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living …. Original source  : Full Form of Virus.

Facebook status: Glitches slow social media site Saturday, users complain on Twitter

Facebook status appears glitchy Saturday
NEW YORK – Facebook users have been complaining about problems at the social media site.
Users in the U.S. and other countries reported problems beginning Saturday morning. Some could not log in, and the site was unusually slow and glitchy for others. Users in London, Bangkok and Mexico City reported …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

37 Yr old Computer Security Analyst was Arrested for Blackmailing Student in Georgia
??Music industry stopped their hunt on students two yrs back who downloaded music illegally from the net. The record industry left the??indictment to the school authority. In Georgia, first offense??is punishable with a friendly warning, while subsequent offense can ban you from using campus computers.????But, security analyst Dorin Dehelean went extreme. He was arrested earlier …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 37 Yr old Computer Security Analyst was Arrested for Blackmailing Student in Georgia.

More colleges scrapping yearbooks as students turn to the Internet in the Facebook age

In Facebook age, fewer colleges printing yearbooks
RICHMOND, Va. – Fewer colleges are printing yearbooks as students sharing memories on Facebook show less interest in having a hardcover memento.
The University of Virginia in Charlottesville is the latest school to stop publishing a yearbook, joining schools such as Purdue, Mississippi State and Old Dominion.
The yearbook’s …. Original source  : More colleges scrapping yearbooks as students turn to the Internet in the Facebook age.

Glitches slow Facebook site Saturday morning, users complain on Twitter

Facebook appears glitchy Saturday
NEW YORK – Facebook users have been complaining about problems at the social media site.
Users in the U.S. and other countries reported problems lasting at least half an hour on Saturday morning. Some could not log in, and the site was unusually slow for others. Many used Twitter to complain.
Facebook, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Glitches slow Facebook site Saturday morning, users complain on Twitter.

Apple Initiated Action against Pornographic Apps
?? Apple started to throw out apps from the store??that sells sex. Apple began to send notices to porn apps developers that the new policy of the company is to take out the apps from Apple store because of their sexual content. Apple has a history of policy change very abruptly. But, this time the …. Source  : Apple Initiated Action against Pornographic Apps.

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