January 2014 - Sites Done Right Blog

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is giving out 100% free beta keys for it's new 2.0 version! A lot of people ask me about the best anti-virus programs out there. A consumer has so many choices these days it's hard to tell what's good and what's rubbish. From AVG to Panda, McAfee to Norton, the computer stores are brimming with candy colored boxes luring in unsuspecting customers. Obviously the best anti-virus is common sense. Don't download the .exe file attached to that weird e-mail in your spam folder. Don't crack/steal software using key generators from Russia. Easy stuff people, c'mon...

Let's file this story under both heartwarming and totally bizarre. The MUCH GENEROUS of Reddit's /r/dogecoin community have helped raise enough money to sponsor an Olympic luge contender from India's trip. Alright, so this a bit of a bizarre story, but it's got a terrific happy ending. Let's start with the situation with the olympics in India. As you may know, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the Indian Olympic Association last year for major violations of its charter, including electing leaders with criminal charges...

Google is offering $2,718,280 to anyone who can hack its operating system, Chrome OS. Think you have what it takes? Well, you probably don't. This isn't the first time Google has put down big money on hacking the Chrome devices. Last year, Google had an even higher top prize of $3,141,590 to hack the Chrome OS. Notice something familiar there? That's right, Google likes to make nerdy jokes with its bounty amounts. The 3.14 million dollar price was a nod to pi, the really long irrational number you learned in high school math and promptly forgot about. This year's 2...

If you're reading this, Gmail is probably down! But how can you be SURE? There are several ways to tell if Gmail is down for everyone or if it's just you. The first thing you need to look for is this image here:   The dreaded TEMPORARY ERROR 500. If you see the temporary error message screen, it usually means that Gmail is down. These outages can range from a few minutes to an entire afternoon. We kind of take Gmail for granted because it's always up and we never think that a giant like Google can have issues. It goes to show you that even the big boys have problems...