Sorry for the lapse in posting however I have the perfect reason, my wife and I just had a baby! Our baby girl was born on Monday morning at 8:14, weighing 7 lbs 9 ounces. Both baby and mother are doing really well and are starting to sleep better. The posts here will continue to [...]
Archive for July, 2009
BlackBerry Update From Provider Was SpyWare
While I have always been against hardware manufactures altering operating systems, this story from yesterday takes the cake. As is typical, cell phone manufactures customize the images that their customers use. Usually this is just adding a few basic applications to the devices and plastering their name all over the place. For one cellular carrier [...]
Windows 7 Is RTM and Ready for OEM Crapware!
The Windows 7 team has finally signed off on Microsoft’s newest operating system and it is RTM! What this means is that all of the appropriate teams within Microsoft have certified that it is ready to be Released To Manufactures (RTM). This means that it will now be sent to computer manufactures where they will [...]
Computer Hardware Cheat Sheet
When it comes to computer hardware it can be very difficult to remember just what is what. This can be especially hard on newer computer technicians and those wanting to start repairing computers. And now we have just what they need, a hardware cheat sheet. OS Attack is an operating system blog but this cheat [...]
BackTrack 4 Pre-Release and the Video To Get You Started
Somehow I missed that BackTrack 4 is now in the “Pre-Release” stage as of June 19. Once I did realize that it was released I waited to post about it because their servers have been getting hammered so hard that it was almost impossible to download it. Now that their servers appear to be up [...]
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