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...does this stuff get onto your machine? Most often, it hides behind other software as you download it. If you're a heavy user of post-Napster file-sharing programs like Morpheus or Kazaa, both known distributors of spyware, you're probably already infected. Sometimes spyware masquerades as cookies, those little files websites leave on your computer so you don't have to type your name and password every time you visit. Once on your PC, spyware can sequester itself deep inside your operating system in what are called registry files. Anti-virus software won't spot it, because...
...malicious code is proliferating faster than it can be catalogued, so there's often no telling how a particular program is being used, what kind of sensitive information it is broadcasting or what other programs it might have secretly installed on your machine. If dotcoms can slip this stuff past our defenses, just imagine what a terrorist could...
None of this stuff is good for you or your privacy. Clean it out, and you'll instantly feel more secure. You might even feel a little patriotic...
...mother, "What I wouldn't give for one more day with you." Xzibit claims this contradiction is part of an allegory (Man Vs. Machine is apparently a concept album about the difficulty of maintaining both underground and mainstream success), but it's an allegory out of control. The nasty stuff sounds like the usual hard-core crassness, while the nice stuff comes off as treacly. The shame is that Xzibit wastes contributions from guests Eminem and Snoop Dogg and flavorful production from, among others, Dr. Dre. --By Josh Tyrangiel...
...kids get older, visual representation is more important, and we've found that virtual manipulatives in computer programs are really popular with middle-school kids because they don't feel like it's baby stuff," says Shelley Goldman, associate professor of math at Stanford University's School of Education. Researchers have found that in some cases good software can do a better job of explaining a complex math or science problem to a 10-year-old than a person can. The trick is finding the right software...