Stop spamming me, you *$^#%!

That's one way to ask someone to stop sending you unsolicited jokes, recipes, mushy stories and chain letters which threaten you with car accidents that will leave you paraplegic. On the downside, swearing at someone who could be your father/friend/colleague/guy you met once at a holiday is considered rude in most cultures. Therefore, the service from StopForwarding.us could be a great alternative solution.

This simple site lets you key in the spammer's emails address and name. An email will then be anonymously dispatched to the offender telling him/her to stop it--in a nice way. It's an interesting solution an age-old problem. We do see one problem. If the spammer-friend feels that only one person wants out of his mailing list, and doesn't know who sent the email, he may just do nothing about it. Perhaps it might be better to pluck up some testicular fortitude and tell him directly in a personal email--without the swearing, of course.

Via Notcot

Apple plugs security holes in Safari on Mac, PC

Apple released an update to the Safari browser that plugs security holes on Macintosh and Windows machines.

Safari 3.1.1 fixes two Safari vulnerabilities that affect Windows XP or Vista and two WebKit vulnerabilities that affect Mac OS and Mac OS X Server versions 10.4.11 and 10.5.2, as well as Windows XP or Vista.

One of the two WebKit vulnerabilities could put computer users at risk of a cross-site scripting attack that can inject malicious code onto a victim's computer. The vulnerability was discovered during the PWN to OWN contest at CanSecWest last month by Dan Charlie Miller, Jake Honoroff, and Mark Daniel of Independent Security Evaluators.

The other WebKit vulnerability could lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. Apple credited Robert Swiecki of the Google Security Team and David Bloom for reporting this issue.

The remaining two vulnerabilities, which affect only Windows XP or Vista, could lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution, or control the contents of the address bar and spoof the contents of a legitimate site.

The Windows version of Safari 3.1.1 can be downloaded from CNET's Download.com here and the Mac version here.

Via CNET News.com

USB wall charger skips the middleman

As we've noted more times than we care to remember, there are a countless number of useless gadgets that seem to exist only because they use a computer's USB port for a power source. Maybe that's one of the reasons behind Green-House's development of the Eneplug.

This little device, which Technabob accurately describes as resembling "the decapitated end of a standard 110v AC plug", is a USB charger that skips the middleman and plugs directly into a wall outlet. It's available only in Japan at present, perhaps because that's where there's the most pressing need for such gadgets as MP3 players that give facials.

Via Crave CNET

Psystar your way to a cheap, non-Apple Mac

It may not seem like world-breaking news at first, but US-based Psystar Corporation is bringing Mac OS X Leopard where no one has dared to go.

As we all know, the only way to get a Mac OS X system is by buying a machine from Apple. Though there are hackers who have succeeded in putting the operating system on non-Apple machines, it is not a task suitable for the layman. Psystar's Open Computer starts at US$399.99 and works with Mac OS X Leopard right out of the box. The cheapest desktop Mac mini starts at US$599 and is a lot less upgradeable.
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Space-saving keyboard clears the deck

As evidenced by the Isole power strip, some of the most mundane devices can prove to be the most convenient. So at the risk of inducing narcolepsy among our readers, we herewith offer another boring but (possibly) useful item as a public service.

Kensington's Ci70 keyboard has been outfitted with two USB ports above the keys rather than on the sides or back, which may seem like a small thing but really makes a lot of sense. The position will keep the plugs accessible without having to turn the keyboard around while keeping either side of the desktop clear for more important items. Better still, according to Newlaunches, the Ci70's footprint is a third smaller than most other keyboards.The possibilities for all that extra space is enough to make one's head spin.

Via Crave CNET

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