Did you know that the entire DNS namespace is represented by a single period. The is called the ROOT DOMAIN. This period is located at the far right of the Full Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). Many of us including myself do not enter it, it is just assumed or not known at all.

Example

www.google.com and www.google.com. (<–Noticed the period) represents the same FQDN.

Go ahead and try it for yourself.

I included a picture on how DNS works.

I found a website that takes social networking to a new level. It is called iminlikewithyou. Although the name might turn people away, the overall design and concept is great.

It is a dating site unlike other dating sites. In Iilwy, users create games that other users can bid on. There is a “in game” point system to “bid” on games. At the end of the game, the top 5 bidders are eligible to be picked as the winner by the game owner. From here, the game owner and the winners become contacts who can contact each other through the site messaging system.

This system works great since the user can pick whoever he or she wants and does not get spammed.
He is a video that explains how it works.

Many people use Monster.com to look for JOBS. According to an article in the BBC, monster.com suffered an online attack that led to personal data belonging to hundreds of thousands of users be uploaded to a remote server. Remember that this data contains information that can be used for phishing attacks against you. If you have an account with monster.com, be aware of phishing emails. One scenario can be of a company emailing you about a certain job and is asking for more information to be emailed back to them. DO THE RESEARCH FIRST. Make sure the company is legitimate. Remember, never give your information over email to anyone.

Another very important scenario is if you get an email from monster.com asking you to download a Job seeker tool; DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT. According to Symantec, this such tool can encrypt all your data on you computer and then leave a ransom note asking for something in return for the decryption of you files. Once again be careful and be aware.

Related Information: Symantec Security Response Weblog: A Monster Trojan

For more information on Phishing, visit HowStuffWorks.com

Fellow ZDNet blogger, Denise Howell, having taken the time to fully explore Facebook RSS feeds in relation to a user
’s privacy settings, alerted me to the fact that many of the available feeds are publicly accessible regardless. Do what you will, your private information will still be visible to all.

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It appears that a beta for Vista SP1 has been floating around. The fellows at www.apcmag.com have gone under the hood of the leaked beta of Vista SP1 to find out exactly what it will do for you. “One thing we can say right now: **huge performance increase**.”read more | digg story

Check out the source code to the Facebook index page. This is the only page they have up right now. For more commentary check out techcrunch.com.

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The new iMac has been disassembled already by Kodawarisan in Japan. It is cool to see how everything fits in that small space. Post also can be found at Engadget.

Microsoft has release fixes for Windows vista x64 and x32. These updates are designed to improve your systems performance. Still nothing yet on SP1.

http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com/US/05582469251214057660/boost-your-performance-with-brand-new-fixes.html

I personally do not own an iphone, but this is cool to follow. “just a month ago it was a closed system . . . now it’s running Zelda and all of your other favorite NES games . . .” Here is the video.

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