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Posted: 24 December 2004 at 23:00

Merry Xmas

The funniest Xmas link I can find

Filed under: Other/Misc

Posted: 16 December 2004 at 17:07

On the same day Firefox reaches 11 million downloads…

NYT advert small

You can click the image above for a larger version, or download the PDF here, which is actually legible once zoomed in. You may even be able to find my name :-)

Filed under: Internet/WWW

Posted: 15 December 2004 at 14:25

Microsoft’s December security updates

6 updates this month (5 if you’re running WinXP SP2) including:-

MS04-041: Vulnerability in WordPad Could Allow Code Execution

Yes – a hacker can use Wordpad to run code of his choosing on my system. I couldn’t stop laughing for 5mins when I read that one. It’s actually 2 vulnerabilities (cue more laughing), but I’ll forgive them for trying to minimise the embarrassment.

Next month I expect

MS04-050: Vulnerability in Calculator Allows Credit Card theft

Filed under: Funny,Internet/WWW

Posted: 3 December 2004 at 12:44

The Incredibles…

…is just an amazing film. 11/10

Filed under: Film/DVD,Funny

Posted: 3 December 2004 at 12:43

Just how wrong can futurists be?

Picture from 1954 Popular Mechanics - shows room-sized computer as 'life in 2004'

This is apparently a fake picture (thanks Nigel) – you can read about it here

Filed under: Funny,Internet/WWW