Linux Grub massive flaw: Was it made by NSA in 2009?
GNU/Linux has a massive flaw in Grub, its ubiquitous bootloader. Just by hitting a few keys, you can completely pwn…
WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Holiday Week Edition
Need to kill some time this holiday season? Good. We’ve got a lot of TV for you to stream. The…
The Photos Behind Norman Rockwell’s Iconic Holiday Paintings
Rockwell created paintings that defined a generation, but the photographs that helped make them are just as fascinating. The post…
Perfect Gifts for the Science Nerd in Your Life
As gifting targets, nerds are tough. But we’ve got you covered. The post Perfect Gifts for the Science Nerd in…
IDG Contributor Network: Dinosaurs trapped in another age: My bizarre FileMaker briefing
Back in the distant past (about 20 years ago), I became involved with a small manufacturing business that had to…
Gift Guide: 12 Knives for the Sharpest People You Know
That whole thing about how you’re not supposed to give a knife as a gift? That’s a myth. Knives make…
10 affordable cities that offer good IT jobs
Affordable cities that offer good IT jobs Image by Thinkstock Across the U.S., smaller, “off metro” cities are home to…
Forecast 2016: Essential data points for the tech year ahead
Ready, set, disrupt! If an overarching conclusion can be drawn from the results of Computerworld‘s Forecast survey of 182 IT…
Juniper faces questions about spying code planted in software
The discovery of spying code nestled deeply in Juniper’s networking equipment, the latest example of a major IT vendor caught up…
What carmakers will reveal at CES
Automakers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January are expected to push software-defined vehicle technology, offering new human-machine interfaces…