Today, 40Tech is pleased to present a guest post by Kosmo from The Soap Boxers.
The game of Oregon Trail is a major reason why I have been an avid user of Apple products for a quarter of a century.
When I was in elementary, the school received its very first computers. The computers were Apple IIe, and they were most commonly used to play Oregon Trail. A bug in the game is what originally stoked my interest in programming. It was possible to turn the trading post into your personal ATM by selling more items than you actually possessed. For example, if you had 3 spare wagon wheels, you could sell 10 wagon wheels to the trading post – an obvious flaw in the logic. Even “better” was the fact that your inventory would be reduced to 0 and not to 7 … meaning that you could immediately buy 3 wagon wheels to return your inventory to its original level. Read more
A little snow can do wonders for an overflowing to-do list. For a while, we’ve wanted to start a Facebook page for 40Tech. Today, we’ve done just that, giving birth to the 
It’s no secret that you’re tempting fate if you use Internet Explorer (IE) as your primary browser. This was highlighted recently, when it was revealed that Chinese hackers breached some Google accounts, thanks to an exploit in IE. Even if you don’t use Internet Explorer as your primary browser, sometimes don’t have a choice and must use it. For example, if you’re using Windows XP, you need to use Internet Explorer to run Windows Update. Or, perhaps you’re in a work environment, and your email program opens hyperlinks in IE (opening email links is a danger in and of itself, but that’s a post for another day). Here, then, are five steps to take to lock down Internet Explorer. 
Ethics In Technology: Web2Rule
What about end-user manipulation of those same technologies? Is that acceptable? Web2Rule, a new service for internet marketers that allows for en masse manipulation of search and social media results, brings that question to the forefront.
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