According to a study conducted by Robin Dunbar, professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University- the human brain is capable of managing a maximum of only 150 friendships.
Dunbar’s number, roughly 150, is a measurement of the “cognitive limit to the number of individuals with whom any one person can maintain stable relationships”.
Dunbar derived the limit [...]

Computer users are being warned to be on their guard against a “cold calling scam” that could leave their bank details available to criminals.
News sources have it that a number of people have been called by scammers pretending to be from the computer software giant Microsoft or an internet service provider, some of whom have [...]

Some people really never give up do they?
Okay. I’m all for perseverance, but this is just plain ludicrous. Thinking about it now perhaps the title of this post should rather have been Google Adwords SCAM Part II- because that is exactly what this feels like- A SCAM sequel
If you’re still wondering what exactly it is [...]

A couple of minutes ago I received an email Titled “Important notice – please cooperate.” The email appeared to be sent from Google, as the name in the FROM field read “Google Adwords <AdWords@google.com>”
For some strange reason though, Thunderbird- my default email client, warned that the message might be a SCAM .

Needless to say that [...]

I recently  came across a particularly interesting story about Drew Olanoff, who was diagnosed with cancer in May this year.
Turns out Drew began blaming everything on cancer- “Lost keys, wallet, Phillies losing.   Sixers picking a bad coach. Twitter going down and/or being slow.”
On a lighthearted and optimistic note, Drew setup a website where he [...]

Netbooks have flooded the market in recent times, and are growing more popular by the day. Not only are they much cheaper than your regular laptop, they are also lighter, which makes them much easier to carry about than your average 6-pound laptop.
Netbooks usually have screens of about 10 inches or less, and since [...]

Over half a billion people use online social networks, and a vast majority of these users post huge amounts of information about themselves to share with online friends and colleagues.
A new study has revealed that online social networks Leak Personal Information to Third-Party Tracking Sites, thereby putting Social Network Users “at Risk of Having Their [...]

The world’s “sexiest” Search Engine- Bing seems to have added fresh vigour to Microsoft’s stand in the “Search Wars”, spicing up the competition between Microsoft and Google, as both companies have since been battling it out, trying to out-pace the other with every given opportunity.
First it was Google (in response to Bing’s “search market share [...]

Social networking has changed the face of the web (and indeed everything else) in recent times, with social media sites like Facebook and Twitter spearheading the cause- redefining and giving new meaning to “socialization”.
Social media provide an interactive platform to connect and share with your friends and loved ones, likewise a perfect opportunity to grow [...]

Some Facebook users have lost access to their fb accounts, due to a phishing scam which has been making the rounds. The scam, which spoofs Facebook, “lures users to enter their information at a site FBAction.net which displays a false Facebook login page”.
Within a short amount of time, users that enter their email and password [...]