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Did you watch the Inauguration via CNN's live online feed? Do you remember having to install a component "to improve performance?" That component was Octoshape , and it is a peer-to-peer (P2P) application that re-uploads your downloaded live video back to other viewers. This helps make the video smoother and more viewable, at the expense of hijacking your (usually limited) upload bandwidth ...

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Article: Protect yourself from silent Windows updates

I subscribe to Windows Secrets and receive regular email newsletters from them. Their motto is: Everything Microsoft forgot to mention. Am I paranoid where Microsoft is concerned? Damn straight I am! No, I realize I don't make a secret of this -- but I think there's good reason for concern. And if you're paranoid, too, then I suggest you read this article (under the cut) on how to ...

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Microsoft Windows и сомнительные операции с файлами

Компьютерное издание Windows Secrets сообщило об обнаружении незадокументированной функции в Windows XP и Vista , которая обновляет файлы на компьютерах пользователей даже в том случае, если функция автоматического обновления была отключена явным образом. По словам редактора Windows Secrets Скотта Данна, обнаружено по крайней мере 9 различных файлов (в каждой ОС различные файлы), ...

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