AP Photo/Violeta Ayasta
July 15, 2011: A skull and bones sit on a pre-hispanic tomb recently discovered in Lambayeque, northern Peru.
Zotac’s Z68-ITX WiFi Mini-ITX motherboard
My very first car was an old Volvo 740 station wagon passed down from my parents. Despite its turbo-charged engine and rear-wheel-drive layout, the mid-80s box-on-wheels was highly contraceptive. That attribute ensured that I had plenty of time on the weekends to attend small LAN parties, and there the Volvo really came into its own.
In those days, we were all running full-sized tower enclosures and behemoth CRT monitors—not because we were overcompensating, but because we simply couldn’t get anything smaller. Headphones weren’t nearly as popular (the only pair I had belonged to a Sony Walkman), so speakers needed to be transported, as well. A
AmEx launches deals via Facebook “likes” & check-ins
American Express is tapping into Facebook “likes” and check-ins to send card owners relevant and local discounts based on their Facebook preferences.
The coolest thing about these daily deals is that there is no need to pre-purchase any of them – the deal is activated when you swipe your AmEx credit card at the point of purchase.
To participate, Amex card users can go to AmEx’s Facebook page and link sign up for the “Link, Like, Love” program. Powered by Smart Offer APIs, the company specializes in paperless coupons and daily deals. It works like this: say you check into a particular restaurant on Facebook, you may then see a coupon for $25 for $50 of food at that or similar restaurants.
SANS Institute praises Pentagon’s cyber defence strategy
Information security and education organisation, the SANS Institute has praised the Pentagon’s newly-unveiled US cyber security strategy for its focus on innovative training and active defence.
Last week, William Lynn, deputy US defense secretary, unveiled the latest strategy to strengthen cyber capabilities to address the threats the US faces.
He outlined five pillars of the strategy that include treating cyberspace as an operational domain to organise, train, and equip to take advantage of cyberspace’s potential; partnering with other departments in the US government and the private sector; and building international partners to strengthen collective cybersecurity.