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Computer Technology

  • Culture

    January 12, 2012

    Mr. Chiizu Makes You Say, 'Cheese!'

    [Trendzilla] IPhone app lets you create your own Japanese-style photo booth

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    iTunes, Wired Love Our 'Best of . . .' App, They Really Do!

    Have you downloaded it yet?​You know how we're doing all these Ten Great lists of different local faves (pizza, tacos, etc.) under the "Best of Best of Best of!" category? It's for more than cheap hits--we're slowly trotting out our Best Of . . . app for smart phones and the like, which group toge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Gateway Inc. of Irvine Deemed No. 1 Epic Tech Failure of All-Time

    ​Gateway Inc., which was founded in 1985 in Sioux City, Iowa (thus the cow logo), was flying high by 1991, with some believing it was poised to become the biggest and most popular personal computer maker in the world. But after a dodgy retail store strategy, the dot-com bust and moves to North Sou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Three Reasons the Michael Jackson Trial App Feels So Wrong

    ​So yes, there is such as thing as a Michael Jackson Doctor Trial App, a mini "media center for the iPhone and iPad and Android devices." Released by Fox Television Stations, the app includes live video of the trial proceedings, recorded local news segments, photo galleries and biographies of thos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Ambulance Chasing? There's an App for That

    ​You're sitting there at the side of the road with another slack-jawed driver you've just engaged in a fender bender. Time was, you'd fumble for paper and pen and switch names and digits with the other bumper carsman for insurance deductible considerations to be figured out later. But now, a Newpo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    [UPDATED with Victims Speak:] Luis Mijangos, Sextortion Hacker, Gets 6 Years

    ​UPDATE, SEPT. 2, 11:04 A.M.: Two victims of Luis Mijangos hacking into dozens of computers to obtain personal data--and in some cases demanding sexually explicit videos from female victims in exchange for not distributing other images--spoke at the undocumented immigrant's sentencing."During to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Become a Falling Still Fan to Win an iPad

    ​Remember Falling Still? The band from LA that compared Orange County to the Midwest? Well, they're running a iPad promotion for the next two weeks. Anyone who likes, follows, or shares their Twitter and Facebook pages are automatically entered to win an iPad. The winner will be announced on Aug. ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 28, 2011

    MouseWait and More of OC's Best Apps!

    [Trendzilla] Download them now. Even better? They're FREE!

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Kenneth Joseph Lucas II Gets 13 Years for Running International Phishing Scam and Indoor Pot Farm

    ​UPDATE, JUNE 28, 2 P.M.: Sentences totaling 13 years for convictions in two cases have been given to Kenneth Joseph Lucas II, the "kingpin" of an international "phishing" operation that used spam e-mails and bogus websites to collect personal information used to defraud American banks. The 27- ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 5, 2011

    There's a Shopping App for That

    [Trendzilla] Coupon Sherpa, Stylebook and Amazon Mobile are there to help

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    [UPDATED] Luis Mijangos Guilty of Being Sextortion Hacker

    ​UPDATE, MARCH 22, 4:46 P.M.: Santa Ana's Luis Mijangos, who had previously pleaded not guilty to 16 federal charges, pleaded guilty Monday to two federal counts related to his tricking about 230 people into downloading a virus that allowed him to hack into their computers, and then extort from th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    U.S. Senator Names UCI's World of Warcraft Research One of the Worst Wastes of Taxpayer Dollars in 2010

    ​In Tom Coburn's just-released "Wastebook 2010," an 85-page tirade on what the U.S. senator believes are the year's 100 most outrageous uses of tax dollars, UC Irvine's $3 million research of World of Warcraft and other games comes in at No. 6. "Most people have to work for a l ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 9, 2010

    UC Irvine's New Computer-Games Major Gets Its Game On

    The school is banking big on computer games as an emerging discipline

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Sierra Club Appeals Ruling Limiting Public Access to Orange County Parcel Map System

    ​After losing a ruling in Orange County Superior Court, the Sierra Club is turning to the California Court of Appeal in an attempt to win no- or low-cost access to the County of Orange's Landbase parcel map system, which the public must currently pay thousands of dollars to get to.The lower court ... More >>

  • Food

    July 22, 2010

    We've Got an App for That

    ​After losing a ruling in Orange County Superior Court, the Sierra Club is turning to the California Court of Appeal in an attempt to win no- or low-cost access to the County of Orange's Landbase parcel map system, which the public must currently pay thousands of dollars to get to.The lower court ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Luis Mijangos, Alleged "Sextortion" Hacker, Pleads Not Guilty

    ​UPDATE: Luis Mijangos pleaded not guilty today to 16 federal charges, including conspiracy, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, extortion, wiretapping and other counts. U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick in downtown Los Angeles set an Aug. 9 status conference in the case.In the Marvel Comic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Ten Hilarious Anti-Piracy Methods for Video Games

    For as long as video games have existed, there have been people who try to find ways to play them without paying for it. These software pirates use a variety of techniques to steal games, from something as simple as burning a CD to the complicated method of hacking into a console.In response, game p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Luis Mijangos Accused of Hacking Into Hundreds of Computers and Demanding Sex Videos or He'd Spill Females' Personal Info

    ​After a six-month FBI investigation into his alleged hacking, a 31-year-old Santa Ana man was arrested today on federal extortion charges that he hacked into dozens of computers, obtained personal data about people using the computers, and then demanded sexually explicit videos from girls and w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Rep. Loretta Sanchez Condemns Vietnam Cyberattacks, Assorted Douchebaggery

    ​Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) is "outraged" that Vietnam used malware to illicitly monitor the Internet activity of human rights and democracy activists.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Bacon: The Real Kindle Killer

    dave77459/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Not the new Apple iPad​The Apple iPad comes out in two days! Excited? Or do you like bacon more than newfangled tablet computer technology? Let your voice be heard at iPadBacon.com, which asks the all important question: which do you prefer, the iPad or fatty, salty, sm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Are You Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Into Computer Game Platforms?

    ​"Think Inside the Box: Platform Studies" is the topic of the next Center for Computer Games and Virtual Worlds Speakers Series presentation Friday at UC Irvine.Panelists are: Ian Bogost, associate professor of Literature, Communication and Culture at Georgia Institute of Technology; Nick Mon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Locals Among Dozens Caught Up in International Criminal Phishing Scheme

    No, not that kind of fish fry. ​Congratulations, Orange County! Some of your residents were among today's arrestees in the largest cyber crime case of its kind. "Operation Phish Phry," the first joint cyber investigation between Egyptian law enforcement authorities and United States of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Get your FREE Coachella App for your iPhone [Correction]

    Correction: Before you read further, the video and description of the Coachella iPhone App below is NOT THE FREE ONE. This program is not affiliated with the festival. The FREE App, written by Dave Bullock has a few specific differences:1) The official Coachella App is FREE, the program below costs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2008

    The Wire: Haidl and Carona Caught on Tape

    Today at ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona's federal corruption trial, prosecutor Brett Sagel introduced the following inflammatory excerpt of a secretly recorded July 7, 2007, conversation between then-Sheriff Carona and Don Haidl, who had served as assistant sheriff. At the time of the conver ... More >>

  • Features

    November 15, 2007

    Wax-scratch Fever

    FEEDBACK: The analog-digital wars rage on as OC DJs debate their weapons of choice

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2007

    Fun with Computers (Friggatriskaidekaphobia edition)

    If your plan for getting your taxes done before the looming deadline involves using Turbo Tax's online service, you may want to reconsider. According to NBC 4 in Washington D.C., a customer wanting to check her tax info Turbo-ly, discovered something big and bad by accident. ""I knew immediately ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2006

    Give Me (Bomb) Shelter

    I get by with a little help from my friends. Got a note from one of 'em today, in fact, a patriot hard at work supporting our troops. [Dear Navy Customer], On Friday we discussed pushing the Dev. updates from February to the [Server of Imminent Doom]. As you know, these updates broke the Dev. serve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2006

    Porn Spammers are F-d Up

    Following that last thrilling post, we went into our Askimet spam folder to delete all 156 pieces of crap that acquired in there since yesterday. We do that so there is no way you, the home viewer, will be exposed to unwanted (and unpaid for) advertising. That's just a service we provide. 'Cause tha ... More >>

  • Film

    February 9, 2006

    Fire Bomb

    Ford limps and wheezes through his latest action thriller, Firewall

  • Culture

    December 15, 2005

    Trendzilla

    Keeping the Swiss safe

  • Music

    March 3, 2005

    The Tweakings of the Decent

    David Byrne apparently loves PowerPoint

  • News

    September 16, 2004

    Geek My Mail

    Netizens swap treats, immortality, even husbands for coveted invitations

  • Music

    December 11, 2003

    Award of the State

    Netizens swap treats, immortality, even husbands for coveted invitations

  • Film

    May 23, 2002

    The Revolution Will Not Be Digitized

    Geek David, corporate Goliath in Revolution OS

  • News

    October 5, 2000

    Filtering Flip-Flop?

    County librarian now touts CyberPatrol

  • News

    March 23, 2000

    Game On!

    The Linux revolution spreads to gaming

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Making Copies

    The menace threatening the global entertainment industry? Linux users!?

  • Supplement

    December 16, 1999

    Extreme Holiday Gift Guide

    The Wish List They Don't Want You to See!

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    Witness for the Scumbag

    Let online pedophiles find us

  • News

    August 19, 1999

    Internet Appleiance

    What the iMac really isand what it means for Apple

  • News

    June 24, 1999

    Y2K Ready, Set, Doh!

    Microsofts home remedy for the millennial bug: Download more products

  • News

    March 18, 1999

    Sequelitis Hits Gaming!

    Are megamergers healthy for the industry?

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Non-Windows Users of the World, Unite!

    Microsoft Windows Refund Day is just around the corner

  • News

    February 4, 1999

    A New Breed of E-Horror

    Who's behind the Net Profit e-mails?

  • Features

    January 7, 1999

    The Year in Cyberspace

    Who's behind the Net Profit e-mails?

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    X-Stopped

    Court rules library must remove OC firm's filtering software

  • Columns

    September 17, 1998

    Taming the Beast

    State lawmakers try to regulate the global Net

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    Shut Up, Again

    Senate takes another whack at free speech online

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