It seemed laughable when Bill Gates first said that the Windows platform was more secure because it was under constant attack from hackers and therefore needed constant security updating (I’m paraphrasing of course). Over time, however, “tech authorities” have legitimized Gates’ statement by saying that hackers spend more time attacking Windows because it’s the most popular computer operating system. Basically why bother trying to exploit the Macintosh when it accounts for less than 10% of the computer population?

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Most of us have heard that heat can kill a computer. Just browse any online computer store and you’ll find countless computer cooling products. And while keeping components cool makes perfect sense, is there such a thing as “too cool?” Is is possible that my computer is similar to my car and needs a little time to “warm up?” Normally I’d said no to those questions but my current computer problem is starting to make me think otherwise.

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How to clone a SIM chip has been a hot topic here on TechTraction since early 2008. It all got started on January 28 when I posted an article detailing why cloning a SIM chip was impossible. Then, on October 1, 2008 I followed up with another article offering one possible cloning solution based on a reader’s comments. Both articles have generated a long list of comments and now I’m back with yet another follow up article based on another readers comments explaining why it is still IMPOSSIBLE to clone a SIM chip.

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Ever come across a web site or image that used an amazing color and wanted the hex code so you could use the same color elsewhere? I know I have but always had to use Photoshop to determine the hex code. Well, not everyone has Photoshop and those that do, like me, don’t want to load the program just to figure out a hex code. Fortunately, there is an answer and it’s free: ColorPix.

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