Computer Virus

CHAYAN SUR asked: In 1983, Fred Cohen coined the term “computer virus”, postulating a virus was "a program that can ‘infect’ other programs by modifying them to include a possibly evolved copy of itself.” The term virus is actually an acronym for Vital Information Resources Under Seize. Mr. Cohen expanded his definition a year later… Read More »

What Makes Online Games Addicting

Yanita asked: Games in general are addicting. You can say that since online games are also games—though in a different format and medium— it’s natural that they should be also become addicting games. But then, there are more to online games than just being “games”. They offer many perks that other games can’t offer. For… Read More »

Usb RFID Reader/writer Fits for Your Everyday Devices

jackpan asked:   DAILY RFID recently released 13.56MHz USB RFID reader/writer with a very small footprint. As a pocket device, this USB rfid reader/writer fits for your everyday devices, including laptops, PCs and smartphones.   This USB RFID reader/writer enables a low cost platform for deploying interactive read/write applications. It communicates with PC through USB… Read More »

Nonprofit Coffee Project Brings Jobs, Clean Water to Ugandan Village

Susan Paff asked:   Fresh-roasted coffee beans are proving to be a viable economic stimulus for a Ugandan village.   A Pennsylvania nonprofit focused on social entrepreneurship in Uganda has poured nearly a quarter of a million dollars into the Ugandan economy just through its first pilot venture, coffee.   The Christian East African and… Read More »