Month: June 2009

Since Windows XP SP2, Microsoft has implemented a range of protection mechanisms to Windows to guard against malware. These include Data Execution Prevention, which is a hardware functionality in a CPU that is also implemented at a software level. Another lesser known technology is a pair of function calls in Kernel32.DLL of the Windows API,…

So, now I’ve been using VOIP services over the Internet for four months, and it hasn’t been a straightforward experience. I think that it is quite fair to say that you get what you pay for. The level of service on VOIP providers falls well below what you get for an ordinary phone line from…

Earlier in the year I wrote about my experiences in switching from Telecom internet and phone, to Slingshot. Those posts made it clear that Slingshot didn’t live up to my expectations. Now, four months later, I just decided to cut out Slingshot altogether. In my estimation, it is hard to see how Slingshot today can…