Tech analyst Larry Magid talks to Symantec's director of security response about their report featuring "the worst of the worst" when it comes to malware threats. (8/20; 8:50)
Millions have already been infected and it's programmed to start doing real damage on April 1st. Larry Magid talks to David Perry of Trend Micro. (3/31; 8:17)
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Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft
If you go shopping online for Windows 7, you'll find OEM System Builder copies at significant discounts from full retail prices. Microsoft's own web sites and support forums give conflicting, confusing, often inaccurate information about these products. What's an honest consumer supposed to do? by Ed Bott
Make Facebook Lite your default experience
I discovered a new setting in Facebook that allows you always use the lighter, faster version of the website. Just login here and check the Facebook Lite box: http://lite.facebook.com/settings/defaultsite/ If you use Facebook a lot, you know it's kinda sluggish....
Super Mario Kart drifts onto Wii VC
Original Super Nintendo kart racer arrives this Monday; Pilotwings SNES and Super Smash Bros. N64 to follow this holiday season.
PSN to be basis of Sony iTunes rival, accounts top 33 million
PS3 and PSP's online component will form backbone of Sony Online Service, a content-delivery system common to HDTVs, Blu-ray players, PCs, MP3 players, e-readers, and mobile devices.
Educating IT decision makers
When you tell a user decision maker that thing X will work better for some job than thing Y, are you an educator or an advocate? Think you know? try it with specifics: "Linux is better than Windows for web services." Education or advocacy? that is indeed the question...
MobileTechRoundup show #190; Should we call them Pocket PCs again?
I spent a couple of days at the Microsoft Mobius event here in Seattle, but couldn't share much of what was discussed on MobileTechRoundup show #190 due to NDA agreements. However, each attendee did receive an HTC HD2 from HTC so I shared a few thoughts about that device. As...
Who's afraid of the big bad cloud?
Tech news has been dominated this week by Google's announcements regarding their upcoming Chrome OS. Plenty of geeks are excited; so are plenty of industry insiders and business analysts. You know who aren't excited? Those who say we aren't ready for an OS dependent upon "The Cloud." by...
CC for YouTube
KCBS technology analyst Larry Magid breaks down the science behind YouTube’s new closed captioning feature and how users can improve the process.(11/20; 2:17)
Google's Chrome
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid says Google showed off its brand new Chrome operating system today, but it won't be available until next holiday season. (11/19; 2:27)
Cloud Computing
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid explains how Microsoft’s Azure, a cloud-based operating system, allows developers to build applications that run over the internet. (11/18; 2:48)