Archive for the 'Hacks' Category


How to Install XP on Vista Laptops

If you’ve recently purchased a new laptop, chances are that it came with Windows Vista installed on it. Now, depending on how easily you can adapt, that might be a little bit of a problem. Even though Vista has been out for about a year now, many users are still reporting on having a hard [...]

Bank of America’s SiteKey System is Useless

Anyone who’s a Bank of America customer has probably gone through the process at one time or another. The site loads, you enter your username and state, and you hit “Sign In.” Waiting, waiting, waiting. Ok, next step: do you recognize this image? Huh, yeah, whatever; you enter your passcode and hit “Sign In” again. [...]

Jikto: Malware 2.0

 

Regardless of whether you’re into technology or not, you’ve probably heard various horror stories of how hackers have managed to commandeer the PCs of unsuspecting users to do their bidding. Traditionally a hacker would need to get a malicious piece of software – a.k.a. viruses and spyware – onto the intended [...]

The First Commercial HD-DVD Ripper is out

 

A few days ago, the developers over at SlySoft released the very first commercial HD-DVD ripper, named AnyDVD HD. The application would allow users to circumvent and strip out the digital rights management policies that have shackled the format since its release. AnyDVD HD will remove all of the content protection contained on the disc, [...]