Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Millions of PC users haven't even made the switch to Windows Vista yet, but that's not stopping Microsoft engineers from getting to work on the next version. For now, It's simply called Windows 7, as it will be the seventh iteration of the venerable (and frequently reviled) computer operating system (OS). 
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Mike Glen said 10:31AM on 10-19-2007
Just what we need another version of windows. With Vista barely out of the starting gates ( no pun) Gates is considering another upgrade? How much will this one cost?? Will it be compatible with programs written before Vista? Or is this just another scam for money? Personally I am sticking with XP till either my system melts down or something really revolutionary comes along
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Mikey the Nail said 11:55AM on 10-19-2007
Here's the problem: Vista sucks. Everyone who is anyone is wiping Vista and installing Windows XP Professional, which is really the only truly good operating system MS has created.
They'll probably find a way to make Windows 7 the new paradigm by leaning on software writers to engineer incompatibility with any MS OS prior to Vista. But serious users will, in all likelihood, continue to use XP Pro.
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Chris said 7:07PM on 10-19-2007
I suppose I am the only one who hasn't had any problems with Windows Vista. I had more problems with XP than I ever did with Vista, but I am excited to see Windows 7, which from what I am hearing in the development community, will be something NO ONE has ever seen before.
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bobby saffel said 8:18AM on 2-24-2008
Everyone complained about XP when it first came out. Except for vista, every other OS has been a spin off of the one before it, therefore making it easier to crack. Vista isn't a bad OS. Vista can do things XP can't. it's all in what you're looking to do. Microsoft has always worked on another OS before the one before it was done. Most people don't know this, but if you turn of the user account controls (UAC) you can run just about anything on it.
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Karl said 2:17PM on 2-24-2008
Never had a problem with Vista, I have used it since beta and think a lot of the bashing is just anti Bill Gates crying.
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John Doe said 8:50PM on 2-27-2008
Vista Rocks....Xp when it first came out sucked.....Its not bad now but Vista isn't bad either. U just need More memory...
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jane doe said 4:12PM on 1-13-2009
This is a disgrace..we, the consumers should organize and sign a petition... to have microsoft give all vista users a free upgrade to the new microsoft 7. I purchased a laptop with vista. I had no choice at the time. Vista program was new. Never did I think this would happen. From the start vista was a major pain. What a disappointment. When contacting technical support it was admitted that they are having lots of problems with the vista program. Let take A C T I O N...!!!
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