Sony confirms USB stick security problem

Electronics giant Sony has confirmed a recently discovered security flaw in some of its products that could leave PCs vulnerable to attack by hackers. The firm said that the fault, which affected software packaged with memory sticks, was developed by a third-party. Sony said it…

Xerox Error Code 016-781

Ever since changing over our mail server our Xerox printer had been giving us Error Code 016-781. We have also not been receiving e-mails from our Xerox printer during this time. The error code 016-781 means: Cause – Could no connect to the server during…

Magic ISO and Thinkpads do not mix

Having just spent the last hour restoring my computer, I have come to the conclusion that a Thinkpad T60 and magiciso are not a great combination . I wanted to use magiciso to create a virtual drive to load an iso I downloaded, without burning…

Find your IP and Mac Address

Want to find your IP and Mac (nothing to do with Apple) address on a PC or Apple- this is the place to be. On a PC you need to go to start and then run and then type cmd and press enter. Then a…

Legal threats halt iPhone crack

A British firm’s plan to sell software that could open the iPhone to non-US networks has been put on hold following legal threats. Last week, Belfast-based UniquePhones joined several others in claiming it had cracked the code which locked iPhone into AT&T’s network. But a…

WordPress to MySpace Crossposting

For those of us who maintain several blogs, crossposting – or the ability to write one blog and then publish it to multiple blogs – is a very handy function! MySpace has traditionally been one of the hardest to crosspost to, but if you are…