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- Password
- A secret word or code used to serve as a security measure against unauthorized access to data. It is normally managed by the operating system or DBMS. However,...
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- Our Lord's Creation (exe)
- One of our larger religious screen savers which contains 36 photos of sunsets, animals, flowers, mountains, waterfalls, and nature scenes from various places in the United States, Canada and Europe that can be viewed original size or stretched to fit screen without distortion. 27 random transitional special effects can be...
- Tags: Password, Screensaver, Bible
- Software downloads 2005-05-30
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- Childs rigged crazyquilt private network
- The prosecution unveiled more details on the lunacy in San Francisco in court filings that urged the judge to keep rogue network administrator Terry Childs' bail at $5 million. The Chronicle reports that prosecutors say that Childs had over 1,000 modems secreted around the city, forming his own private network...
- Tags: Network, Prosecutor, Networking, Productivity, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Judge refuses to reduce 'rogue' admin's bail
- Breaking news: A San Francisco judge just refused to lower Terry Childs' bail from $5 million, the SF Chron reports. Prosecutors said that by rigging the network so that key programs were held in memory so that they would be deleted when the network was shut...
- Tags: Bail, Administrator, Network, Sheriff, Prosecutor, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- iPhone vulnerable to phishing, spamming flaws
- iPhone vulnerable to phishing, spamming flawsBut I was told OS X would save me from things like this.[i]In the meantime, iPhone users should avoid clicking on links in the Mail app that refers to trusted sites.[/i]So if my mom sends me a link to a web album, I shouldn't open...
- Tags: Spam, Cyberthreats, Desktops, SECURITY, spamming, Apple iPhone, PC, phishing
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs
- Inside the mind - and config - of Terry ChildsGuilty of Incompetency in Office Politics, Being a JerkThe word is that Childs was the sole keeper of the passwords for months if not years, and management was aware of the situation during this period.The new director of security took a...
- Tags: Workforce management, IT Field, Terry Childs
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs
- Terry Childs's lawyer, Erin Crane, offered the court some insights into the Childs' motivations in changing SF's network passwords. She will argue today for a reduction in his $5 million bail, perhaps to something closer to the bail set for common murderers ($1 mil.) In her written...
- Tags: Password, Network, Backup, Terry Childs, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- 75ò0of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flaws
- 75ò0of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flawsJust 75%?I would think it is much more likely to be 100% is vulnerable to SOME issue, 90% is vulnerable to a High-risk issue.-NateRE: 75�0of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flawsThey fail to say which banks are at...
- Tags: Banking, E-business/E-commerce, online banking site, online banking, security, flaw, bank
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- TTProtect (zip)
- TTProtect is an advanced software protection tool, it protect software against cracker. It absorb the advantages of the other protections, and adding own characteristics, use of a unique anti-tracking methods, make it difficult to debug protected application. TTprotect features Debugger Detection, Anti-Attached, Drx decoding, Code Chaos and confusion, Virtual Machine...
- Tags: Software, TTProtect, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- Evil tech administrators
- Evil tech administratorsEvil Tech Admin'sI've work at a few places where some of the Admin's I worked with were a bit on the sneeky side. So As a admin I made sure there was a back door incase one fo these admins tried to pull the same stunt. Its happened...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Recruitment & Selection, administrator, network
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Sony's amazing crapware-free PC
- Sony's amazing crapware-free PCWhat's really sad.......is that you didn't bother to read the part where it says Sony quickly changed its mind about charging for crap-free PCs before running your yap.WrongAs John E notes, no customer has ever been charged for this option and the decision to charge was canceled...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Windows Mail Password Recovery (zip)
- Windows Mail is an amazing mail-reading program, included exclusively in Windows Vista. If you happen to forget your Windows Mail mailbox password, don't worry. Windows Mail Password Recovery can help you to recover your lost personal data. It has three recovery modes, good for newbies and gurus alike. Version 1.1...
- Tags: Password, Recovery, Passcape Software, Windows Mail, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-07-21
- 1-2-3 All to PDF (EXE)
- 1-2-3 All to PDF facilitates the conversion of any printable office file to PDF. You can convert Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, Photoshop, CAD, CorelDraw, Illustrator files to PDF using 1-2-3 All to PDF. You are just required to use 1-2-3 All to PDF as a virtual printer. 1-2-3 All to...
- Tags: Adobe PDF
- Software downloads 2008-07-21
- MB Bibliomancy (exe)
- MB Bibliomancy is a divination tool that generates a phrase from different religions. This can act as a guide to help you make decisions in life. Bibliomancy refers to the use of books in divination. The books used are usually the Holy scared books if the different religions. Some people...
- Tags: Religion, MysticBoard, MB Bibliomancy, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-07-21
- iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal
- Installation problems, buggy applications, lack of trial versions, and a mediocre selection have dampened initial enthusiasm for Apple's brand new iPhone App Store. Not counting punishing server load when the store debuted last week, some users like me have encountered a series of obstacles to get apps...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Engineering, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
- 'Rogue admin' thought he was protecting network and city
- 'Rogue admin' thought he was protecting network and citysome network admins are just crazyI had a temp job at a major firm once, back when Win98 was standard. I decided to change the wallpaper on my computer once, using an image that was located on a network share to which...
- Tags: NETWORKING, administrator, network
- Discussion threads 2008-07-20
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Benchmark your PC, free
- Free application PC Wizard is a portable tool that analyzes and benchmarks your Windows PC. On the simple side, the 'Wiz gives you an in-depth look at your hardware and system specs. But for power users like those on ZDNet, PC Wizard's neat features -- such as...
- Tags: PC, Tool, Desktops, Productivity, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- OneStep Installer (exe)
- Encrypts and packs installation components into a single executable with or without password protection and installs the content with one click. Use it with the Visual Studio 6 Package and Deployment Wizard or with any other similar wizards. Output can be an executable or a zipped executable. Optionally e-mails the...
- Tags: Executable, Redei
- Software downloads 2008-07-18
- Rogue network admin still in jail on $5m bail
- This is crazy. Perhaps literally. Terry Childs, computer network administrator for the city of San Francisco, got mad, apparently because his supervisors were trying to fire him, and created a secret root password for himself, locking out the rest of the city. Reported the SF Chronicle: ...
- Tags: City, Network Administration, Network, Terry Childs, Networking, Productivity, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostage
- Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostageMY HEROIt's about time that somebody had the JEWELS to do this, but it is not worth the jail time.I know an Island where they take people like him and make them cry or put him in with other folk to do some...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Construction, Abbie, network guy, network
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- The Techie Hall of Shame
- The Techie Hall of ShameThe Florida architectural firm rampagehttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/24/disgruntled_employee_silent_rampage/RE: The Techie Hall of ShameAs far as this system in S.F. - If you have physical access to the machine, you should be able to get admin/root access. I'd be curious to know what OS they are talking about.RE: The Techie...
- Tags: Social Security, Operational accounting, Most IT folk, Techie Hall, VSB
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
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