Archive for February, 2012

Standing at your desk rather than sitting

I switched to standing at my desk most of the day a little while ago and my back has been much better because of it.

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Sitting all day seems to cause many problems:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17sitting-t.html?_r=2

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Check out these articles at Lifehacker:
http://lifehacker.com/standing-desk/
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I found this desk that rises at a push of a button and am thinking of buying it:
http://www.GeekDesk.com/

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New virus raids your bank account – but you won’t notice

The best way to protect yourself from an online financial scam is to diligently check your bank accounts.

At least, until now. Israeli-based Security firm Trusteer has found an elaborate new computer virus that not only helps fraudsters steal money from bank accounts — it also covers its tracks.

 

Full story at MSNBC.MSN.com:

 

http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/06/9986119-new-virus-raids-your-bank-account-but-you-wont-notice

 

 

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Hackers infect WordPress 3.2.1 blogs to distribute TDSS rootkit

Hackers are compromising WordPress 3.2.1 blogs in order to infect their visitors with the notorious TDSS rootkit, according to researchers from Web security firm Websense.

 

Full story at Network World:

 

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/013112-hackers-infect-wordpress-321-blogs-255514.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2012-02-01

 

 

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