toys

Wed
19
Jul
John Lister's picture

FBI Warns: Smart Toys are a Security Risk

The FBI has warned parents about privacy risks with 'smart' toys. It's more of a general warning rather than covering a specific product. The agency says the warning covers a wide range of toys which "incorporate technologies that learn and tailor ... their behaviors based on user interactions." The key risk is when the toy has an Internet connection, meaning data can be passed on to a third party. According to the FBI, the risks are particularly great given such toys may contain "sensors, microphones, cameras, data storage components, and other multimedia capabilities ... (view more)

Wed
06
Jun
Dennis Faas's picture

'Script Elevation Power Toys', and 'Scratch'

Script Elevation Power Toys Among the many features Windows Vista introduced to address security concerns, User Account Control (UAC) is one of the most significant. With User Account Control, even users who are administrators run most applications ... with standard privilege, but have "elevation potential" for specific administrative tasks and application functions. These Power Toys address that potential. http://www.microsoft.com Scratch Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations ... (view more)

Tue
19
Jul
Dennis Faas's picture

'Send To Toys', and 'Normalize'

Send To Toys Send To Toys is a fabulous enhancement of the Windows Send To system menu. Send To Toys Control Panel Applet allows you to manage the Send To system menu content, and configure Send To Toys settings. "Add to Send To menu" and "Remove ... from Send To menu" allows you to personalize the Send To system menu for drives, folders, and programs. Send To "Clipboard (as name)" copies the name of the file or files to the clipboard. Hold down the CTRL key to change the settings for this extension. Send To "Command Prompt" opens a DOS console window, setting the current directory to the ... (view more)

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