This military alphabet is for those times when your on a radio or cellphone and the person on the other side can’t quite hear and/or understand what your saying. Also great for serial numbers and such. Ex: instead of abc123 you would say alpha, bravo, charlie, 1, 2, 3. ^_^

Affirmative
Roger That
Enemy Spotted
Go Go Go!

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So far there have already been quite a few finds in Google Maps.

There was that time when someone found a nude sunbather in europe…

And the time after that where someone else found a peeping tom looking at the nude sunbather a couple of houses away…

Today something special was spotted. And no it was not another nude sunbather >_<

Click the pic for the gallery…

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Sure you may have an anti-virus program installed and updated but do you know if it’s actually working? And even if it is working do you know what to do when your anti-virus detects a virus? Now might be a good idea to learn.

To test your anti-virus program, head over to eicar and download the EICAR test file. If your anti-virus is working, as soon as you download the test file it should be detected and dealt with. There may even be a pop-up asking you whether the file should be denied access, moved to the quarantine area, or deleted. Learn which one is appropriate for the future ;)

BTW, if you do not have any anti-virus software installed you should head over to our Security Tools area for a list of recommended solutions.

Pteromerhanophobia = The fear of flying…

After seeing this I’m definitely staying away from gigantic flying tin cans.

Click on the thumbnail for the full size version.

I’m pretty sure a lot of you were worried when Microsoft announced in their licensing requirements that you would only be able to upgrade to Vista from within Windows XP. This means that you can’t do the old fresh install and verify by inserting the Windows XP disc anymore. You actually have to have a legitimate Windows XP installation on the computer your trying to upgrade. Again, some of you may be worried and others of you may not be worried. I for one however prefer to have a clean installation anytime an operating system is involved.

Now you may be wondering what exactly you can do to have a clean install. But thanks to M$ leaving behind a huge flaw there’s actually a pretty simple workaround.

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