Archive for May 12th, 2007

‘Reverse Alarm Clock’ keeps the kids in bed so you can party

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

The so-called 'Reverse Alarm Clock' to give the tykes a visual representation of their expected schedule; when the clock's 'Sky Display' shows a sun, young children know they're free to roam about the house, but when a moon and stars appear, they'd better not get out of bed lest the ...

Hackers use Windows Update to download malicious code

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

Microsoft's Windows Update has a component called Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) that downloads updates while you're busy doing other things with your computer. If you get disconnected, the update will pick up where it left off when you get back on the network.