Thursday Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on December 8, 2005 at 4:18:45 PM
Home users don't do security. They're too lazy.
Podcasting a word.
Acetaminophen causes liver cancer.
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A survey of home PC users found 81 percent lacked at least one of three critical types of security, but the number of consumers using firewalls and updated antivirus software is improving, according to a report released Wednesday. The vast majority of consumers surveyed were found to lack at least one of three types of critical security--a firewall, updated antivirus software or anti-spyware protection, according to a report by America Online and the National Cyber Security Alliance.
Podcasting a word.
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The term is defined as "a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the internet for downloading to a personal audio player". The word is derived from a combination of "broadcasting" and "iPod".
Acetaminophen causes liver cancer.
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William Lee at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and his colleagues followed patients with acute liver failure who were in a coma. Of the 275 people with paracetamol poisoning, 8 per cent received a liver transplant, 65 per cent survived without one and 27 per cent died.