If you are worried about Conficker

I guess since they profiled the Conficker worm on 60 Minutes people have really gotten worried about it. There was a lot of speculation that on April Fool's Day the worm would activate and cause havoc on the internet. That of course didn't happen. If you are worried about the Conficker worm or think you might be infected check some of the links below:

• Is your computer infected with Conficker?
• CNET Conficker FAQ
• Wired.com: How It Works
• Symantec: The Conficker Worm
• PC World: How to Protect Yourself
  

Vista Users Get Punk'D

In an attempt to counter all the negative word of mouth about Windows Vista, Microsoft has launched an online campaign called the "Mojave Experiment."

The campaign is similar to those Carl's Junior commercials where after eating a "restaurant" burger, diners find out the food they raved about was actually fast food.

After bad mouthing Windows Vista, the people are then asked to try new "Windows Mojave." After they sing their praises for Mojave they find out that they have actually been using Vista.

http://www.mojaveexperiment.com/

Of course these videos don't have the kind of entertainment value as people freaking out on hidden camera because they can't get a Whopper but I still find them interesting. Personally, I've never had any problems with Vista even though many websites tell me that my system should have crashed 10 times over by now.

iPhone has Competition: GPhone, Android, LG Dare

With the new iPhone 3G out on the streets, and iPhone 2.0 dazzling people with applications and what not, it brings to mind questions like, "Is this the only thing we can come up with?" or "is iPhone the only phone that I will like?" or "which phone is really the best phone? is it really iPhone"...AND..."when will someone make a phone that has all the same features?"

Well, as of now, iPhone has a few competitors like the LG Shine and Dare, the Voyager, the Prada, etc...





But all of these phones aren't nearly as popular as the iPhone, and can't really compete.

However, when we look forward through the next 6-12 months, we can expect some true competitors to come at the iPhone... hopefully, for competition and capitalism's sake.

iPhone Killer possibilities include Google's GPhone, Samsung's F700, and anything else people can come up with, including phones that could run Windows Mobile. The interesting background fight going on right now is the software war. While Apple's Mac OS is dominating with the iPhone, Google is busy developing Android, its open source mobile platform, and Microsoft the software veteran has confirmed that it's main focus is Windows Mobile and not a Zune Phone or any device of it's own. As with the PC market, Microsoft is hoping device manufacturers will create competing phones that will run Windows Mobile. It could be a mistake on their part, but that's how Microsoft works.

Many people have qualms about the iPhone even after its 2.0 update. It would be nice to see some competitors take advantage of these issues and ramp up their devices to grapple with the iPhone monster. Sooner or later someone is going to make the ultimate device: computer, phone, digital communication device, video camera, digital camera, 3G mobile broadband powerhouse. The ultimate device in your hands. Personally, I'd like to see a phone with 100GB of storage, 3G super connection, wi-fi to the max, infra-red keyboard, 5mp camera with video capture (a good one to replace my digital camera), laser projector, ipod, complete email and address sync capabilities, the works. And it has to fit in the pocket of my wranglers haha.. jk I don't wear wranglers, but some people do.

http://www.mobilewhack.com/top-ten-list-of-iphone-competitors/