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- Study: 637 million Google users surfing with insecure browser
- Study: 637 million Google users surfing with insecure browserHave to take your word for itAd? What ad?The (really, REALLY little) price one pays for running AdBlock in Firefox.That bird in the active Tech Pros ad is pretty:-)Laziness, ignorance or apathyI have a coworker an IT director that has a Windows...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Laziness, apathy, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- Cheat High Tech Cheaters
- Cheat High Tech CheatersOld-fashioned wayOh, heck, consider the old-fashioned way. Years ago a Japanese father got caught dressing up as a girl to take his daughter's exams that are used to determine which high school the child can enter. Of course, the best universities basically only take students...
- Tags: Laziness, Bill Gates
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- How to evade Google search
- How to evade Google searchGeez -- Web development 101Someone over at Dell should read the 'Webmaster Tips' page at Google. It couldn't be any clearer. Better luck next time, boys!Security basicsIf you don't want it accessed from the web, then fer-cryin-out-loud don't put it where it's accesable from the web....
- Tags: Channel management, Laziness, Google Inc., Web, Robots.txt, Google Search
- Discussion threads 2006-02-01
- Worried about Wi-Fi security?
- Worried about Wi-Fi security?For what it's worth...Security was easy to configure on my Netgear wireless router at home. I don't broadcast the SSID, I use mac registration for wireless, and I'm running WPA PSK. The router also has a firewall. That's hardly fool-proof, but it should make...
- Tags: Network security, NETWORKING, Laziness, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi security, wireless, network, SSID, WPA, router
- Discussion threads 2005-01-19
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- Can a robot be in a good or in a bad mood?
- Can a robot be in a good or in a bad mood?I've got a better robotSo I've got the machine code for a robot on my Xubuntu PC right now that has taken the next step toward being human-like....it's lazy and doesn't do work. That's right, this is a robot...
- Tags: Robots, robot
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Helpdesks and productivity
- Helpdesks and productivityGood start, and then...You lost it.1980 CalledThey want their mainframes back. :DWhy don't you explain your present value...calculation. Do you even know what present value means? What time period are we talking?Huh?You imply that on a Sun Ray platform the only problems are the applications or how they...
- Tags: Call centers, help desk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worse
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worseshould we?Well, they force compliance on us on a number of other health issues. We are prohibited from injesting a wide variety of substances in the name of health. As far "should they" goes, I won't comment. But why they are or arn't, I'm almost...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Food & Beverage, Carbohydrate, epidemic, protein, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worse
- Our own inaction and laziness has made the diabetes epidemic what it is. Our choices will determine how much worse it gets. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Health Care, Genetics, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- An Irregular experience with Oracle
- I was in Lisbon, Portugal yesterday, attending Oracle EMEA's marketing kick off. This was unusual on three counts: I tend to stick it to Oracle on any and every occasion It's rare for someone with my background to be invited to these affairs ...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Web 2.0, Channel Management, Public Relations, Internet, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Apple finally goes RIA
- Apple finally goes RIAPlease convince me.How can RIA and privacy coexist? I mean, the same people who are delusional about the patriot act live on myspace, youtube, and facebook where privacy is valueless.i likeits a great start, I think Apple is going in right direction.RE: Apple finally goes RIAThis...
- Tags: rich Internet application, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- Do we need two open source office suites?
- Update: More on this story and the strikeouts here. The good people at IBM are proud that their IBM Lotus Symphony has hit Version 1.0. You can download it from here. It's free. There's free online support, and a host...
- Tags: Corel WordPerfect, IBM Corp., Current Open Office, OpenOffice, Word Processors, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Why I called Mozilla's change to the Firefox install process "sneaky"
- Why I called Mozilla's change to the Firefox install process "sneaky"It got me, and I read the article!I don't know where it was, but the option to not take over as the default browser is something I never saw. I even did a custom install.It was easy to fix...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is released - complete with sneaky change
- Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is released - complete with sneaky changeChanging the default BrowserI'm not sure I see that as a big deal except if you decide not to make it your default browser and later want to make it the default browser I presume there's some way...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 1, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, RC1, sneaky change
- Discussion threads 2008-05-17
- 5 reasons IT is soooo slowwww
- 5 reasons IT is soooo slowwwwIT departments are anti-nimbleIT departments by their very structure and responsibilities are unable to be nimble. They have been required to develop, manage and maintain large & complex systems with high levels of reliability and resilience. This mindset and process orientation works against...
- Tags: IT IS, IT Attitude, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- 64-bit Photoshop to be Windows only, at first
- 64-bit Photoshop to be Windows only, at first2 other factors at playOS X is not a 64 bit OS, it is a 32 bit OS with a 64 bit compatibility layer thrown over it. When the article states: [i]the speedup due to running in 64-bit mode is around 8-12%.[/i]they are...
- Tags: Network technology, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Adobe PhotoShop, Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-03
- Yahoo ditches March 13 Microsoft proxy war deadline
- Yahoo ditches March 13 Microsoft proxy war deadlineNOW IT'S WAR..You don't do this to Microsoft. Microsoft's cash hoard DEMANDS to be spent to once and for all extinguish these Yahoos. My rep immediately sent me talking points which I forward to all of our internal employees. I obviously struck fear...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, monopolist, Now IT, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Proxy
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- Ask.com: Innovation doesn't always pan out
- Ask.com: Innovation doesn't always pan outWhen they became a regular search like everybody else . . .When they became a regular search like everybody else, they pretty much lost their audience. There was no more reason to use them. Sorry, but they should've bought back the one innovation that made...
- Tags: Web browsers, SEARCH, Ask.com, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- Free speech, sophomoric pranks, or criminal offense?
- Free speech, sophomoric pranks, or criminal offense?False statements can be VERY harmful...especially if expressed by a popular student or someone perceived as "honest." I put honest in quotes because I've met many people who are very assertive not aggressive in their statements, yet have rarely told the truth or the...
- Tags: INTERNET, Free Speech
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
- The next frontier for GPL Violations
- The next frontier for GPL ViolationsGet a clue[i]You download GPL code, you tweak it for your own operation, you maintain the tweak solely for your own use, but you don’t share the tweak, either for a market advantage, out of ignorance, or from pure laziness.How do we enforce the GPL...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL, GPL Violation, tweak, frontier
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- The next frontier for GPL Violations
- UPDATE: A new post on the same topic is above. To date the work of GPLViolations has been fairly non-controversial. By going after vendors who violate the GPL by incorporating enhanced code into non-GPL products, Harold Welte & Co. have won a ton of...
- Tags: GPL, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-02-18
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