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BotNets, or when P2P goes bad

As with all technologies, there is a darker side. And the dark side of P2P (peer to peer) is the botnet. The programs are covertly installed onto the target PC but they can leverage the power of an entire network of other versions of the program installed on many, many other PCs (unlike traditional virus programs). And botnet creators are beginning to collaborate …

Games for Life

Games for Life

Illness is isolating. It’s scary. And statistically, people who start a medical regimen aren’t likely to take their pills regularly just one year later. If playing a game can increase medical compliance, that’s a big Wow!