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 Prep for Facebook's Timeline Layout: 6 Must-Do Privacy Tweaks Facebook users have seven days to clean up their profile before the default Timeline layout goes live. Here is a checklist of things you'll want do so your past doesn't come back to haunt you. Share:   |  Best of Google 2011: Gags, Easter Eggs, Pranks, and Games Google spent a goodly amount of time this year playing tricks on readers and amusing them with gags, Easter eggs, fake videos and Web pages, and, of course, the famous interactive Doodles. Share: | Controversial Anti-Piracy Bill (SOPA) Nears House Approval: Why You Should Care A Congressional committee rejects amendments that addressed opponents' concerns about heavy-handed tactics. Share: | House Committee Appears Headed Toward Approving SOPA UPDATE: Committee rejects more than 20 amendments intended to moderate anti-piracy bill that gives broad authority to copyright holders. Share: | Actual Kindle Sales Figures: More Than 3 Million Sold So Far Amazon breaks tradition and discusses sales figures for its Kindle lines. Share: | Flash Player 11.1 Arrives for Android Ice Cream Sandwich Galaxy Nexus owners will get Flash Player update, which may be the last version of the plug-in for Android devices. Share: | Dell Abandons Netbooks in Favor of Ultrabooks Dells 10-inch Mini netbooks have disappeared from sale online, and shoppers are instead offered the likes of an Inspiron or a Latitude. Share: | Apple Gives Siri Hackers a Break The filesystem encryption keys are obtainable in iPhone 4S -- perhaps only temporarily -- but long enough to offer access to hacks. Share: | FTC Compensates 320,000 Victims of Fake Antivirus Scams Fooled by scareware? A legal settlement includes payouts of about $20 to all who fell for a multinational malware swindle scheme. Share: | LG TVs Will Come With Built-In WiDi for Easy HD Media Streaming LG and Intel have formed a partnership to bring built-in WiDi technology to HDTVs. Share: | Carriers Admit Handsets Run Carrier IQ Sprint says 26 million handsets are loaded with the monitoring program, while AT&T Claims it's on 900,000 of its phones. Share: | Adobe Promises Reader Zero-day Patch on Friday Adobe plans to release a patch Friday for an older version of the Reader PDF viewer to stymie attacks. Share: | Apple in 2012: 5 Reasons It Will Be a Tough Year Apple's extraordinary run over the last few years may begin to show signs of slowing next year--its first year without visionary leader Steve Jobs. Share: | Twitter Stalking Case Dismissed by Maryland Judge Even though the Internet is the newest medium for anonymous, uncomfortable expression, online speech is equally protected under the U.S. First Amendment. Share: | Cloud UI Design Mistakes to Avoid I've written for years that it is impossible to make a product too easy to use. But the industry has proved me wrong, by making products that are so focused on... Share: | Putting a Lock on Password Management A cancer diagnostics firm is using a single sign-on service to secure a growing pool of SaaS subscriptions. Share: | 30 Events That Shaped Cisco in 2011 2011 was a tumultuously transitional year for Cisco. Share: | IT Hiring Expected to Rise in 2012, Says Survey The IT job market in 2012 shows some signs of improvement when it comes to hiring, but most companies still aren't expanding. Share: | Skyrim Fans Compile List Of The Greatest Unofficial Achievements Love Skyrim? Whether you're playing on PC, PS3 or Xbox 360, you can score some nerd cred by earning these fan-made Skyrim Achievements. Share: | CyanogenMod Drops Samsung Vibrant Support, Citing Inability to Dial 911 CyanogenMod drops support for the Samsung Vibrant after discovering that the phone cannot dial 911 while using its custom Android software. Share: | |  | | Sponsored Downloads | | Fireplace 3D ScreensaverToo cold to go out and get firewood? Enjoy a crackling fire right on your computer monitor with this classic fireplace screensaver. The virtual fireplace is faced with fine masonry and has massive metal and iron adornments, which have darkened with age and soot. Tongues of flame embrace the logs and dance like mystical spirits. Fire brightens the dark room and fills it with romantic appeal. And no cleanup. (Compatibility: Windows XP/Vista/Win7) Use discount code DEF-6Y1E-DA to receive the PCWorld newsletter subscribers' 50% off! | | OJOsoft All-in-One Media ToolkitA unique opportunity for access to all 35 OJOsoft programs as well as all new programs and updates. Too many programs to describe them all, but included are DVD rippers and the ability to convert them to virtually any format you need. (Compatibility: Windows XP,Windows NT/2000/2003/SBS2003,Windows Vista) PCWorld newsletter subscribers use discount code OJOS-VJ4U for 20% off! |  | |
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