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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned a $99 genetic home testing kit. The agency says the company responsible for the kit, '23andme', failed to prove its marketing claims and insists that the product could put customers' ... mental and physical health at risk. 23andme was founded by Anne Wojcicki, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The company's kit allows users to collect a saliva sample and send it in for genetic analysis. The company then provides a report that can be used for tracing family connections. It also includes details about 240 health conditions ... (view more)

The group behind a collection of 'premium' hacking tools is apparently charging hackers $10,000 a month for permission to use their product. The proceeds are helping fund rewards for anyone who shares information with the hackers about previously ... unknown software vulnerabilities. According to security firm Sophos, the 'premium' hacking kit is the work of a group called 'Paunch.' This is the same group that previously offered hackers a set of tools known as the Blackhole kit, which users could access only after paying a $1,500 per year rental fee. (Source: sophos.com ) The Blackhole kit was ( ... (view more)

Trinity Rescue Kit 3.4 Build 372 Trinity Rescue Kit (TRK) is a free live Linux distribution that aims specifically at recovery and repair operations on Windows machines, but is equally usable for Linux recovery issues. It has an easy to use ... scrollable text menu that allows anyone who masters a keyboard and some English to perform maintenance and repair on a computer. http://trinityhome.org wPrime 2.05 wPrime 2.05 is a great, new multi-threaded benchmark tool for x86 processors. It conveniently tests your processor performance by calculating square roots with a recursive call of Newton's ... (view more)

Microsoft has released a software development kit (SDK) for its hands-free Xbox 360 peripheral, Kinect, on Windows. It means software developers of all kinds will be able to use the Xbox 360 motion control system on PC applications. Kinect was ... originally designed as Microsoft's answer to the Nintendo Wii games console, which became popular with family audiences by letting them use simple hand gestures rather than complex button combinations. Microsoft Kinect Uses Motion without Controller Unlike the Nintendo Wii, and a similar system developed by Sony called 'Move', Kinect did away with ... (view more)

GImage X GImageX is a graphical user interface for the ImageX tool from the Windows Automated Installation Kit v2.0 (WAIK). ImageX is used to capture and apply WIM images for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 desktop deployments. ... http://www.autoitscript.com Windows Automated Installation Kit The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is a set of tools that support the configuration and deployment of Windows operating systems. By using Windows AIK, you can automate Windows installations, capture Windows images with ImageX, configure and modify images using Deployment Imaging ... (view more)

Sockso Sockso is a free, open-source, personal music server. It runs on your PC and is designed to be as simple as possible so that anyone can stream mp3s with friends across the internet in seconds. http://sockso.pu-gh.com/ MicroMighty Software ... Development Kit The MicroMighty Software Development Kit (SDK) is an ASP.NET project for developers that demonstrates the usage and abilities of the SDK namespaces and components through sample files and source code. http://micromighty.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City. Please note that the ... (view more)

10 Tips For Better LCD Image Quality The people at ExtremeTech think most users treat their gorgeous, colorful, and very expensive LCD displays as if they were CRTs. You've paid a lot for these ritzy monitors, and these ten important tips will help ... you get the best image for your money. http://www.extremetech.com Computer Repair Kit On A Thumb Drive Herein you'll find an impressive collection of some 57 handy tools that can help you diagnose and repair issues that might be negatively affecting your Windows experience. Most of the applications don't require installation and the kit can be run ... (view more)

On-Site Computer Repair Kit Recently, a seasoned computer technician and business owner posted his list of what he brings to on-site computer repairs. His list is an excellent resource for beginners to help them start building their own kit and for ... experienced technicians to fill some holes in their own kits. http://www.technibble.com Simply Google Simply Google summarizes all of Google's services, products, and pages on one single page, with links. For those people who don't have time to learn the shortcuts or create smart keywords, this site puts everything Google has to offer on one page. ... (view more)

On-Site Computer Repair Kit What a seasoned computer technician brings to on-site computer repairs; this list is a great resource for green-horn users who want to know more about the various functions performed by their systems, and when necessary, ... how to fix 'em. http://www.technibble.com Boot Safe BootSafe takes the hassle out of rebooting in Safe Mode or back to Normal mode. No installation is required, no setup requested, just download and run -- it's that simple! Users will find that Boot Safe is simple to use, fast to download and FREE! http://www.superadblocker.com Today's fresh ... (view more)

Flex Kit Express FlexKit is an integrated file management toolkit allowing one to classify and categorize files, analyze disk utilization patterns, identify storage consumption hot-spots, eliminate duplicate files and free-up storage space. FlexKit ... integrates numerous file management tools into a single package and allows one to perform all operations through a centralized and unified GUI interface. Designed for usability and flexibility at the same time, FlexKit is suitable for novice computer users and experienced professionals as well. http://www.flexense.com/flexkit/ Ez Reboot Allows ... (view more)