Since 'the geek shall inherit the earth', this geek is just waiting for his day to rule the world. In the meantime, he is a young Padawan for CNET Asia whilst toying with a myriad of fun stuff disguised as work and pretending to advise companies on tech business and new media strategies. His playmates range from startups, (un)Fortune 500s, to government organisations. And JUST in case you were wondering, this blog is NOT about to make this geek a politician like his Malaysian CNET counterpart. Subscribe to Geekonomics by Email
So, this geek had absolutely no idea what to do when approached by Asia Pacific Breweries (APB)’s agency on hosting a party promoting savvy drinking. But they knew it was a cause close to my heart having seen my tweets and sure enough, I decided to host a party to promote this cause amongst my friends. To start off, I checked with some friends what date was best for them and then sent out a video invite along with my email invite:
Guests who signed up received this ‘e-ticket’:
(this ticket is Joe's, the dude who helped me take some pictures of the party)
This geek had many crazy ideas for my party, including Read more…
As the April 1 payload delivery date nears for W32.Downadup.C (aka Conficker) speculation continues on whether the payload will be one big April Fool’s joke, or the equivalent of a cyber Pearl Harbor. While we can’t predict the future with certainty, we can look at the motivations of past Downadup variants to postulate that the payload will likely be something between the two extremes.
The economy continues to be the focus in spammers’ unique version of an economic stimulus plan in March 2009. With the worsening economic situation, unemployment figures have risen worldwide. This has led millions of people to search for jobs, using whatever resources they can find. One of the most common is online job search sites.
Malicious code writers are making use of this opportunity to distribute their malware. Symantec has recently Read more…
Today’s Internet surfers are feeling lucky in love with nearly seven in 10 adults reporting that the Internet improves their relationships, according to the second annual Norton Online Living Report. But it’s not all happy connections and relationships. Unfortunately, when it comes to the eternal worry— do you know where your kids are?— the answer is: not always. Parents are in the dark, with kids reporting spending nearly twice as much time online as their parents think.
The worldwide survey also found that a whopping 99 percent of online adults say they have Read more…
Norton just sent me this on one of my newfound FAVOURITE topics, internet safety and parental control :
Computers, Wii, Playstation, and Xbox. What do all of these have in common? They can connect to the internet and kids love to play games on them.
But what kind of games are your kids playing? Do they contain violence and pornography?
And are they at risk of being infected by viruses, malware, and other online threats?
There are various steps parents can take can be taken to make the gaming environment safer for your kids. Read more to learn about the parental controls that can help provide the protection that you want.
How to check which games are appropriate for your child
Parental controls
Tips to broach the subject with you child
How you can supply the parental wisdom, judgment, rules, and oversight
For more details, check out Ask Marian, Norton’s family-oriented blog here.
