Conficker finally on the move

On April 9th, the Conflicker virus (which was launched on April 1st) finally began to show some activity. So far all it seems to do is search some random sites to see if the user has an internet connection and then it deletes itself. Although some people believe that it doesn't actually delete itself; they think it just stays hidden on your PC.

More information can be found here:
http://ca.tech.yahoo.com/experts/chrisnull/article/3401

SpeakEasy Speed Test

Have you ever wondered how fast your downloading and uploading speeds are? Well now you can find out! This website allows you to test your internet connection speeds in a matter of seconds, and all you have to do is click on one of the eight regions your closest to. My download speed is 548 kbps (KiloBits Per Second) and my uploading speed is 483 kbps. Yeah I know, mine sucks. Lets see if yours is better!

Follow this link to start your speed test: http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

Microsoft Announces New Operating System

Yesterday (October 27, 2008) Microsoft unveiled details of two new operating systems. Currently the most commonly used Microsoft operating systems are Windows XP and Windows Vista. Although frequently criticized, often by those who have never used it, Vista is actually a very stable, rich environment in which to work, particularly when used with updated machines.

Nevertheless, Microsoft has decided to press ahead with successors for Vista. In late 2009, Windows 7 will be released. It will be much like Vista. Around the same time Microsoft will release Windows Asure, an operating system that lives on Microsoft servers and not on your computer. This is called Cloud Computing, the "Cloud" being the Internet. Basically this means you won't need an operating system or programs: they will all live in the "Cloud."

Whether this works out or not remains to be seen. However, many companies are already trying this, both with Microsoft and with Google products.

"Cloud Computing is one of the most used technology buzz words at present."