100 Incredible Useful Websites

In the recent publication of PC World, the 100 useful websites are listed and after checking them: This list is great. When you follow the link to pcworld.com wait until the list of 100 links loads or click on the link (not the Ad!!!) below the headline.» MORE Via: PC World

100 Things to do with empty Altoids Tins

With those white-red tins sitting on your desk, on your drawer or in your car - what happens when the last Altoid has dissolved? Trash? No. Camera-Bag? Yes! Pocket Piano? Yes!» MORE Via: JDueck

Stare at the wall and see the light!

The trick used to work with colored blinds on a white wall to suggest a window that wasn‘t there. The downside was that you never had additional light. These electroluminescent shades beam light against the wall and create the perfect illusion.» MORE Via: GNR8

USB Fridge plus Office = Envy at the office

Less than $25 will get you this cooler that runs with any PC, Apple Xbox or Playstation - anything with a USB port. Just plug it in and it cools your can or cup to a 45 Fahrenheit. » MORE Via: Xoxide

Solar Charger Holster for iPhone

Although you often put the phone where the sun never shine (back pocket of course), this nifty little device is environmental friendly, saves money and has a little touch of cutting edge accessory. it works with the 2G and 3G iPhone and sets you back a sorry $48.» MORE Via: GeekAlerts

Turning Facebook Users into Hackers - without them knowing

Some researchers found out that seemingly harmless Facebook applications can cause big harm to businesses or internet providers. In an experiment they created a Facebook application: Photo of the Day, that without advertising, about 1,000 people installed in their profile. The secret: Every time the application would load, it would target a 600KB stream from a specified web address. While one stream is harmless, once hundreds of thousands of users do this they cause the web server of the targeted website to break down - this is called a Denial-of Service attack.» MORE Via: Network World

Most popular Passwords

In the current publishing of August 2008, Government Computer News (GCN) lists the 10 most popular passwords. The source is the CTO of Advanced System Technology, Jon Kibler. Mr. Kibler analyzed the statistical distribution of passwords among 76,900 user accounts and found that 240 passwords were used more than once, while 35 had been used more than 3 times. 5 phrases were used more than 100 times.» MORE Via: Government Computer News