The easy way to quickly delete Web Service Accounts

Almost all online services out there require you to register an account with them before you can start using them.These accounts often hold a lot of information on you, including your name, email address, gender, phone number, address etc., with some services such as Steam also containing your financial information such as a credit card details. If you decide to stop using a service, you no longer need an account on it. While some websites provide you an easy method for deleting your account all your personal data stored on the service, there are some that take you through a long journey of finding the appropriate links, visiting multiple pages, filling forms and what not before you are able to delete your account. There are also some services such as Skype and eBuddy that do not let you delete the account at all. Since each service has its own set of rules and instructions for deleting an account, it is impossible to follow a general process for the purpose.

AccountKiller is a web service that contains instructions on deleting accounts from a large number of web services. Other than these instructions, it also lists direct links for deleting accounts, wherever available.

A new week, must be time for another Adobe update..

Adobe has released an emergency security update for its widely used Flash media player to patch a vulnerability being actively exploited on the Internet. The company is advising Windows and Mac users to install it in the next 72 hours.

An advisory the software company issued on Tuesday said only that affected Flash flaws "are being exploited in the wild in targeted attacks designed to trick the user into clicking a link which directs to a website serving malicious Flash (SWF) content." It identified the bugs as CVE-2013-0643 and CVE-2013-0648 as indexed in the common vulnerabilities and exposures database. The advisory added the exploits targeted the Firefox browser. A spokeswoman said no other attack details are available.

Adobe's advisory assigns a priority rating of 1 to Flash versions that run on Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X computers. The rating is reserved for "vulnerabilities being targeted, or which have a higher risk of being targeted, by exploit(s) in the wild." The priority for Linux users carries a rating of 3, which is used to designate "vulnerabilities in a product that has historically not been a target for attackers."

Tuesday's release is the third time this month Adobe has released security updates for Flash. An update issued on February 7 fixed two vulnerabilities that were being actively exploited online to surreptitiously install malware, one in attacks that targeted Mac users. A second update that followed five days later was part of a previously scheduled patch release. Six days ago, Adobe also released an update for its Reader application to fix a vulnerability that was also being actively exploited online to hijack computers.

Recent versions of Flash are equipped to receive and install updates automatically, but there can sometimes be a delay before the mechanism is triggered. Those who don't want to wait can download the updates here.

A Free Ipad Class... March 8, 2013

In conjunction with the Salvation Army in Homewood, I will be having an iPad class for those interested in learning how to use an iPad or for those who want more instruction on how to get more out of their device.  I was approached by some organizations with an interest in having a class, so why not!  The class is free, with a small donation requested, but not required.  The class is at the Salvation Army, 8020 Frankstown Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15221.  Time to be announced.  The information being covered is still being developed, but will start with the basics and work on up!  Come join us. 

Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 now available

Internet Explorer 10 debuted on Windows 8, and until now was only available to people who bought into Microsoft's big Windows redo. That changes today, as Redmond rolls out IE 10 for Windows 7 (download).

The update brings enormous changes to the browser, and mostly for the better. Internet Explorer 10 is not only faster and more stable than the current IE for Windows 7, version 9, it's also far more standards-compliant.

The standards that IE 10 adheres to are nothing to sneeze at. Microsoft claims that its labs have found the new version of the browser to be 20 percent faster on Windows 7 than IE 9, and it supports a veritable alphabet soup of HTML5 and CSS3 improvements -- 60 percent more standards-compliant than IE 9, says Microsoft. These include CSS Text Shadow; CSS 3D Transforms; CSS3 Transitions and Animations; CSS3 Gradient; SVG Filter Effects; HTML5 Forms; input controls; validation; Web sockets; HTML5 Sandboxing; Web workers; HTML5 App Cache; File Reader API; and HTML5 Drag-drop, among other backend improvements.

In short, modern HTML5 sites that run smoothly in IE 10 on Windows 8, or the latest browsers from Chrome and Firefox, will now work properly in IE 10 on Windows 7.

Microsoft today released a final version of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, nearly two years after it introduced the browser at a company conference.

Customers who had earlier installed the IE10 preview will be the first to receive the upgrade through Windows Update. Others running IE9 on Windows 7 will be automatically upgraded "in the weeks ahead," according to the company, which did not get more specific than that about a timetable.

- See more at: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237147/Microsoft_ships_IE10_for_Windows_7#sthash.INdbSEQs.dpuf

Microsoft today released a final version of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, nearly two years after it introduced the browser at a company conference.

Customers who had earlier installed the IE10 preview will be the first to receive the upgrade through Windows Update. Others running IE9 on Windows 7 will be automatically upgraded "in the weeks ahead," according to the company, which did not get more specific than that about a timetable.

- See more at: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237147/Microsoft_ships_IE10_for_Windows_7#sthash.INdbSEQs.dpuf

Microsoft today released a final version of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, nearly two years after it introduced the browser at a company conference.

Customers who had earlier installed the IE10 preview will be the first to receive the upgrade through Windows Update. Others running IE9 on Windows 7 will be automatically upgraded "in the weeks ahead," according to the company, which did not get more specific than that about a timetable.

- See more at: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237147/Microsoft_ships_IE10_for_Windows_7#sthash.INdbSEQs.dpuf

Microsoft today released a final version of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, nearly two years after it introduced the browser at a company conference.

Customers who had earlier installed the IE10 preview will be the first to receive the upgrade through Windows Update. Others running IE9 on Windows 7 will be automatically upgraded "in the weeks ahead," according to the company, which did not get more specific than that about a timetable.

- See more at: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237147/Microsoft_ships_IE10_for_Windows_7#sthash.INdbSEQs.dpuf

Microsoft today released a final version of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, nearly two years after it introduced the browser at a company conference.

Customers who had earlier installed the IE10 preview will be the first to receive the upgrade through Windows Update. Others running IE9 on Windows 7 will be automatically upgraded "in the weeks ahead," according to the company, which did not get more specific than that about a timetable.

- See more at: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237147/Microsoft_ships_IE10_for_Windows_7#sthash.INdbSEQs.dpuf

6 strikes law is here!

After some delay, the "Copyright Alert System," which will provide notices to consumers if their ISP suspects illegal downloading, is now ready to go live.

The Center for Copyright Information (CCI), which is overseeing the effort, said in a Monday blog post that "today marks the beginning of the implementation phase of the Copyright Alert System (CAS)."

"The CAS marks a new way to reach consumers who may be engaging in peer-to-peer (P2P) piracy," the group said.

The CAS was first announced in July 2011. Many ISPs already provide warnings to users if sketchy behavior is detected, but the Copyright Alert System is intended to provide a standardized approach that all ISPs will use. Going forward, users will get a notice if they are suspected of illegal downloading. If they ignore that message, the ISP might resort to pop-ups or redirecting to special websites that display the alert. If those too are ignored, the ISP will turn to "mitigation measures," which could include throttling or requiring someone to review educational materials.

So what we have here is a system that ISP's really do not want to enforce, but will anyway.  Do you really think Verizon wants to cancel your service?  Really?  Regardless, do not pirate, it's just the right thing to do (sigh).

Online way to remove objects from your photos.

WebInPaint.com is an online app that makes it easy to remove objects from pictures. Piece of trash on the ground, child running in the background? No problem! Paint out the item and WebInPaint will do the rest.   There are plenty of programs that do it, but this one is online, quick and free.