Now here’s a cool little gadget for the privacy freak who has everything. Lexar has announced that beginning next week they will be selling a USB drive which reads your fingerprint, and converts the reading off the ridges into a password. For subsequent use, if the fingerprint doesn’t fit, it…

For those of you who like your virus information fresh and al dente, you can’t beat the online virus information offered by Panda Software. Panda not only provides you with the name of the virus, and date that it was discovered, but it gives you an instant reading as to…

Perhaps you are familiar with the website ForSaleByOwner.com. Essentially it is a website which allows users to list their property for sale, and also publishes useful information related to real estate. In short, it doesn’t do anything a whole lot different than does the real estate section of your local…

The government of Israel is poised to consider competing proposals in their effort to outlaw spam. The government itself is preparing a bill for consideration which would follow what is considered the European model of anti-spam legislation: commercial email may be sent to someone only if they have previously and…

Are you ever tempted to click on a friend’s AdSense, or to have them click on yours? Well, don’t do it! Google takes doing this, which is known as “click fraud”, very seriously. Why just last week, Google filed a lawsuit against someone for doing exactly that. They mean business….

Want to really astound and amaze (and possibly startle and scare off) visitors to your website? Then consider using a new service called “Timpani”, being offered by LivePerson.com According to an Article in Call Center Magazine, “Timpani’s analytics engine allows you to track customers’ movements on every page of your…

The unpermitted and surreptitious use of legitimate websites by hackers to steal the passwords and other sensitive information of users visiting those sites is on the rise. This is illustrated in blazing highlights by the brazen use of the Comedy Central website over the weekend, along with several other sites….

Cookies. Everyone has them. And everyone wants to know how to get rid of them. While for some browsers it’s fairly obvious and straight-forward, for others it’s not so much. Here’s how to remove cookies from those browsers.

We’ve talked some about cookies (the kind which are saved on your computer, not the kind which you eat, although look at the bottom of this post for a great cookies-that-you-eat recipe!) Some of the most frequently asked questions which we get regarding cookies are “how can I find out…

Here’s something truly frightening. Or amazing. Or maybe both. Having just reported on the latest version of the Sober worm, Aunty got to wondering just how many worms there were out there. I’m talking about the kind which make their way into your computer, and do nasty things once there,…

The newest version of the Sober worm, unleashed on the English- and German-speaking world on Friday, has an interesting twist. The version aimed at Germans claims to contain an attachment featuring photos of an exotic dancer seeking employment. Specifically, the Sober-sent email claims to include photos of an unclothed 21-year-old…

The DeepNet web browser for Windows has been around as an alternative to (and indeed built on the same platform as) Internet Explorer for a while, and it has always gotten great reviews. However, DeepNet is now going an important step further. In its newest version, the DeepNet browser will…

We have long known the good people over at MailShell, where they are very conscientious developers of anti-spam solutions, and generally all around good net citizens. They are always at the fore of industry collaboration, and take part in such inter-industry dialogue groups as ISIPP’s Email Deliverability Summit (note, this links to a PDF file). In short, they care both about stopping unwanted spam, and making sure that wanted email gets through.

Dear Gentle Readers, Aunty has recently learned of a new email product which shows great promise, and you, dear Aunty Spam readers, are among the first to hear about it, and Aunty is thrilled to tell you that you can use it for free for your personal, individual email! It’s…

I am so sick of spam. Aren’t you? Well, imagine how Bill Gates feels. It was recently revealed that he gets nearly 4 million pieces of spam a day. Yes, that’s right. 4 million. Now, that’s a lot by any measure. According to Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, “Bill literally receives…