Entries from July 2008

Blocking referer spam

Date July 26, 2008

Referer spam is a technique that involves making repeated web site requests using a fake referer url that points to the site the spammer wishes to advertise. Sites that publicize their access logs, including referer statistics, will then end up linking to the spammer’s site, which will in turn be indexed by the search engines [...]

Mac Bundle Box - coming soon

Date July 26, 2008

Mac Bundle Box is a cocktail of Mac applications with the aim to suit the needs and wants of everyone whilst also to fitting the budget of everyone. It features 15 (amazing) apps for the one off price of $49.95 and you can look forward to…

Dream Capture - A simple and effective way to [...]

Why there are no viruses for OS X

Date July 19, 2008

Just came across an interesting discussion on Whirlpool, where a poster asks why there are no viruses for OS X. The quick and obvious answer by a few “enthusiast experts” was that the market share of OS X is so small that nobody really bothers writing any malware for Mac.
Yes, this is the most common [...]