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The term ‘DDoS attack’ is one that is well known to geeks everywhere and unfortunately they are becoming more common-place with each passing day. Now it is one thing to hear about a ‘DDoS attack’ and understand the sheer power that one can wield against a target, but what would one look like if you could visualize it? Enter Ludovic Fauvet and the video visualization that he made using Logstalgia for the recent attack against VideoLAN’s infrastructure.

If your reaction to the announced demise of Google Reader was to scream “But my starred items!”, then this is the tutorial for you. Read on as we show you multiple ways to extract all your starred articles from Google Reader.

DNS cache poisoning, also known as DNS spoofing, is a type of attack that exploits vulnerabilities in the domain name system (DNS) to divert Internet traffic away from legitimate servers and towards fake ones.

Are you ready to soar through the air as you help a group of adventurous fish explore the world above the waves while competing in their latest game? Then grab your swimming gear and prepare for water-based gaming fun with ‘Fish Out Of Water’. Whether it is skipping across calm seas, dealing with changes in the weather, encountering icebergs or jellyfish swarms, you will never get bored while playing with this group of feisty fish!

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What do you do with a liquid that is literally ‘dripping with magnetism’? Have fun doing some awesome experiments with it! Materials scientist Mark Miodownik uses a simple steel bolt and a strong neodymium magnet to demonstrate some of the weird properties of ferrofluid in this fun to watch video.

When the Modern Xbox Music app shipped with Windows 8 there was no way to import your music from iTunes seamlessly. This has changed in the latest release with the added support for playlists.

Pinhole photography is a fun and old fashioned way to capture images; read on as we bring the technique into the 21st century and show you how to use your modern DSLR as a pinhole camera.

You can’t normally “undo” an email sent by mistake. Some email clients have undo-like features, such as the “Recall” feature in Microsoft Outlook, but these won’t work most of the time.

Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is a security technology that will help patch up one of the Internet’s weak points. We’re lucky SOPA didn’t pass, because SOPA would have made DNSSEC illegal.

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Chromebooks are becoming more popular, with Samsung’s $249 Chromebook garnering solid reviews and decent sales. But a Chromebook still seems a bit scary — how do you live with just a Chrome browser? Is that really enough for a laptop?

Our last edition of WIG for April is filled with news link coverage on topics such as Microsoft has issued a new version of the security update pulled on Patch Tuesday, Google Glass has now been hacked, Apple has added a ‘download later’ option for iTunes purchases, and more.

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Apple bans games that deals with serious issues from its app store. Some of the most high-profile banned games have come to Android and the web, so you can play them yourself to see what all the fuss is about.

Images of nature, animals, movies, and more can make perfect backgrounds for your iPhone’s screen, but sometimes you want or need something a bit more simple and organized looking. Turn your iPhone’s screen into a perfect miniature library with the first in our series of Shelves Wallpaper collections.

Ready for some delicious gaming fun? Then get ready to sink your teeth into Candy Crush Saga! Embark on this ‘sweet’ puzzler of an adventure with Tiffi and Mr. Toffee as they work their way through a world filled with candy. But will you be able to handle the addictive gaming sugar rush that awaits you though?

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Money…an important resource for acquiring life’s necessities, cool gadgets, and more, but a resource that always seems to be in short supply for most of us. Yet the world is ‘full’ of money! How much you say? Vsauce tackles the topic in this terrific video filled with all kinds of fascinating facts about money.

You’ve found some cool free software you want to download but the site requires your email address before you can download the file. Are you concerned that, soon after signing up for the download, your email inbox will be inundated with unwanted spam emails?

Chrome warns you that PDF files “can harm your computer” when you try to download them. But how can a PDF file be so dangerous — isn’t a PDF just a document with text and images?

Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites.

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So, all the new editions of Ubuntu are available for download and you are eager to try out the latest releases. But where do you go to find all that Ubuntu goodness, especially if you are looking for one of the UI-variant editions? Not to worry, we have the links for the direct download pages for seven editions of Ubuntu gathered together into one post for your convenience!