Technology

A new resource for spotlighting organizations that are unwittingly contributing to the global spam problem aims to shame junk email havens into taking more aggressive security measures.

Healthcare providers that are top sources of spam.

SpamRankings.net is a project launched by the Centre for Research in Electronic Commerce at the University of Texas at Austin. Its goal is to identify and call attention to organizations with networks that have been infiltrated by spammers — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Twitter rolled out an automatic link shortening feature on Tuesday that enables users to paste long URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) directly into messages sent through its microblogging website, without worrying that the message will exceed the service’s 140-character limit.

Users can paste a link of any length into the message composition box on the site, according to a company blog post.

After you’ve composed your Tweet and you hit the ‘Tweet’ button, we’ll shorten the link so that it only takes up 19 characters, it said. — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Google has started using individual authors not just the publications they write for as one of its criteria for ranking search engine results.

Starting on Tuesday, Web publishers will be able to highlight for the Google search crawler the authors of content such as news articles, blog posts, reviews, columns or short stories.

Publishers should link each author’s name to an author page on the same site which can contain an author’s biography, photo and links to other articles and external sites, like their personal web page — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Nowadays it isn’t uncommon to have more than one computer in a home, even if the owners aren’t tech savvy. Transferring files between these machines is a simple process, but not everyone knows how to do it. If you or someone you know has yet to learn how to share a folder over your local network, this beginner’s guide will show you how — Lifehacker

Machines have won the war and the human race is destined to become little more than house pets.

That’s the future according to one of the smartest geeks on the planet, Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple Computers and is convinced that in his lifetime he will see computer intelligence equal that of humans — via redwolf.newsvine.com

A schoolboy is on course for a £250,000 windfall after inventing a doorbell that fools burglars into believing somebody is home at an empty property.

Smart Bell, designed by 13-year-old Laurence Rook, dials the homeowner’s mobile phone when pressed, allowing them to talk to whoever is outside their front door — via redwolf.newsvine.com

CCleaner — one of our favorite privacy-support utilities for Windows — has now made its way onto Macs as a free beta download, cleaning crap from all corners of your computer with a single click — via Lifehacker

Microsoft and Nvidia have an agreement in place that spells out terms relating to a possible acquisition of the graphics and mobile processor manufacturer, regulatory documents indicate.

The deal gives Microsoft the exclusive right to match any offer for 30% or more of Nvidia’s outstanding shares by a third-party, according to an SEC filing reviewed by InformationWeek — via redwolf.newsvine.com