Monthly Archives December 2013

Bitcoin Bank Busted

December 7, 2013 | Comments Off

Yahoo News Dec. 7, 2013

A secretive online black market was robbed over the weekend, costing its users possibly as much as $100 million in Bitcoins — and some say the thieves were the marketplace owners themselves.
After the FBI shut down the largest online black market, Silk Road, in October, a number of other black market sites filled the vacuum. One was a narcotics bazaar called Sheep Marketplace.
Like Silk Road and most of its ilk, Sheep Marketplace was only accessible via Tor, the anonymizing software designed to protect users’ Internet anonymity. Furthermore, all transactions were in Bitcoin , a decentralized online currency that is difficult to trace.

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Beware CNet Download!

December 7, 2013 | Comments Off

Warning!

A recent experience with CNet Download requires a warning label: This software will hijack your browser and install PUPware (Potentially Unwanted Programs)

In one recent experience, a simple download from download.cnet.com:

Browsers were immediately hijacked, PUPware installed and closed thereby requiring a full reboot of the browser.
Installed PUPware:
- SearchMe (hijacked all searches)
- SlickSavings
- Ebay Shopper
- Amazon Shopping Assistant

If you are interested in downloading an app or piece of software, we recommend you no longer use CNet Downloader. …

Podcast 1348 12/7/13: Microsoft Device Ninja & Styleshack

December 7, 2013 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Hour 1:

Women 2.0

Emily Hay

Emily Hay, our social media diva, shares her recent experiences at the Women 2.0 Conference in Las Vegas.

Styleshack

Rachel Schostak, presents a new website Styleshack.com where you can identify your unique style and shop for the perfect outfit locally.

Microsoft Takes the Next Step

Jerry Carlson returns in his role as Microsoft Device Ninja, helping us get into just the right Windows 8.1 device as a new crop of devices appear just in time for the holidays.

Microsoft’s 12 Days of Christmas Sale, Microsoft Store, Somerset Collection Troy

Loot Crate

Shane Hamelin introduces a fun way to find the perfect gift for the geek or gamer in your life: Loot Crate. Listeners who sign up can use the discount code “advisors” to get an extra 12% off your subscription.

MiTechNews Report

Weekly feature with Mike Brennan, editor and publisher of MiTechNews.com, highlighting technology headlines from Michigan and around the world that impact of our state’s growing high tech sector. This MiTechNews report with Mike Brennan is brought to you by the Engineering Society of Detroit, representing 16,000 engineers in Southeast Michigan.

Podcast 1347 Nov. 30, 2013: Pioneer in E-Commerce, Tweet Shop Team and Women in Tech

December 2, 2013 | Comments Off

Show Notes:

Super Shoppers Tweet Team

Emily Hay and her colleagues have teamed up with WDIV-TV in Detroit to help you find the best prices during your holiday shopping. It all involves a special hashtag #local4shopping.

Nearly $300,000 Raised to Develop Female Leadership in Technology

The role of women is technology has received a lot of attention lately with Marissa Mayer taking the helm at Yahoo; but what about the next generation of high tech female leaders? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology raised nearly $300,000 on Nov. 23 to develop those new women leaders and Executive Director Janette Phillips shares the story.

Ecommerce: You’ve come a long way, baby!

David Fry, CEO of Fry Communications, was a pioneer of online commerce back in 1994. David shares insights from the past and a peek into the future of online shopping.

Monthly Archives December 2013

Bitcoin Bank Busted

Beware CNet Download!

Warning!

Podcast 1348 12/7/13: Microsoft Device Ninja & Styleshack

Show Notes:

Hour 1:

Women 2.0