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Inventor: SSL not to blame for security woes

Inventor: SSL not to blame for security woesThats Right!People who insist on taking their entire customer database to the beach with them on their silly laptop using the most insecure thing of all, WiFi, to connect to the database so their kids can play games on their laptop that they...

Tags: SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, Network security, Notebooks, Inventor, security woe, SSL, security

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Protocol abuse adds to Firefox, Windows security woes

Protocol abuse adds to Firefox, Windows security woesDone, half of it anyway...All my FF settings were False except or one, so thanks on that one.IRT "URI handlers can be removed by deleting the following registry keys: HKCR", uh, I have way too many of those to go down that list...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows XP, security, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox Windows security woe, Firefox window, security woe, window

Discussion threads 2007-07-26

Pharming and other security woes hector VoIP

Pharming and other security woes hector VoIPOne of the reasons I have not gone to VOIPFunny, I just moved and thought about getting VOIP but have opted out just based on the fact that it just seems great on the outside.. But what kind of security risks does it pose?...

Tags: Telephony, INTERNET, Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, wireless, pharming, security woe, security

Discussion threads 2005-06-07

Additional Resources

Laptop Warranties and Accidental Damage Coverage: What You Need to Know

Hewlett-Packard, after being flogged in public, contacted me and replaced my broken laptop that they had earlier claimed was accidentally damaged and not covered by their warranty. I appreciate HP's willingness to rectify the issue, but there clearly needs to be some improvement on their part...

Tags: Warranty, Hewlett-Packard Co., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?

Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?HTML5 and PhonegapAs HTML5-based applications begin to permeate the mobile space, the smartphone OS will become less & less relevant (i.e. all apps will run on all OSes). Then, consumers will be able to base their smartphone decisions on...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, Handhelds, HTML5, phone, smart phone, mobile, operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

The spreadsheet love affair

I never thought I'd go on a tear about Excel in these pages, but Josh Greenbaum's correct assertion that Excel is pretty much everywhere and is probably the software industry's most successful product provides the perfect foil. Josh concludes: So, like the floppy disk icon that never dies, the...

Tags: Spreadsheet, Error, Josh, Panko, Productivity, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Sabotage and the cost of change

Sabotage and the cost of changeNot doing a very good job......of keeping the confidentiality of your clients. From what you have written, it's easy to guess that there is only one provincial political party that you would even consider doing work for, and it's not the Liberals.Only question is...

Tags: Operating systems, Servers, I.T, Only Question, Office 07, Sun Microsystems Inc., HP-UX, Unix, Microsoft Office, Sun Solaris, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-05-29

Is it me or are Apple shareholders getting jittery?

Is it me or are Apple shareholders getting jittery?You mean that .ANI exploit that affected a couple dozen websites? :P Yes, one shouldn't take everything at face value.Like blog postings about .ANI exploits which cannot be verified. Sorry, couldn't resist. :-)Nothing is clearEngadget now says[i]Here's the story. A trustworthy source...

Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, Nothing, shareholder, Apple stock, Apple Inc., e-mail

Discussion threads 2007-05-16

News to know: Microsoft bug disclosure; Apple Airport security; XP SP3; AMD woe

Notable headlines:Ryan Naraine: Responsible disclosure, the Microsoft way.George Ou: Microsoft fights with researcher over Full Disclosure. A tale of two animated cursor attacks.Apple swats Airport Base Station security bugs.Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: XP SP3 is still on the schedule for Q1 2008.Microsoft to push fix for patch trouble.Dan Farber: Salesforce.com...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-04-10

News to know: Blogger death threats; Intel juices Wi-Fi; GPL draft on deck

Notable headlines: Intel modifies Wi-Fi to add mileage. Sprint unveils WiMax plans.Gallery right: Intels long-range Wi-Fi goes the distance. Kathy Sierra: Death threats against bloggers are NOT "protected speech" why I cancelled my ETech presentations. Techmeme discussion.Donna Bogatin: Google, LookSmart power Ask.com advertising. Skrenta vs. King Google, sometimes.Oracle bands...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Blogger, GPL Draft, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Corp., GPL, Intel Corp.

Blog posts 2007-03-27

News to know: IT wary of Web 2.0; DST looms; New My Yahoo

Notable headlines: Dion Hinchcliffe: More organizations shift to Web 2.0 while IT departments remain wary.AT&T may try to alter pact with Yahoo: WSJ AP: Gates, Buffett Top Billionaires Ranking. List.Daylight Saving woe:Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft customers melting down over Daylight Saving patches.Larry Dignan: Your DST IT nightmare: Who’s to blame?...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-03-09

Microsoft Windows Live VP to resign

Microsoft Windows Live VP to resignThe Live eXPerience will continue...Windows Live is a raging success story here at my firm. I have signed up for several Live services that deliver as promised. We have a mashup of Live applications that have increased productivity to levels never seen in a corporate...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Live

Discussion threads 2007-03-02

Personal Disasters

Personal DisastersTales of woeThere was that Memorial Day that I planned to upgrade the HP K-series server. Loaded up the software and *BRONK* didn't work. I THEN noticed that the OS CDs were for a 700-series workstation, and NOT for an 800-series server. Gee, why would HP have 2 different...

Tags: Servers, Processors, Hewlett-Packard Co., disk, server

Discussion threads 2006-08-16

Linux, XP, and my old PC

Three weeks ago I reported on my experiences when I tried to install and use Ubuntu Linux. The reaction to that thread was mixed, with a fair number of commenters complaining that the VMWare test bed I chose wasn’t typical of what an average PC user would use. Fair enough....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, notebook

Blog posts 2006-07-31

American Airlines must die

American Airlines must dieIt keeps fares artificially highJohn, I feel your pain, and while I think it's a ridiculous policy and a stupid one, here's one reason why the airlines do this.A few years back, I wanted to fly into Charlotte, NC. US Air has a virtual monopoly on...

Tags: American Airlines

Discussion threads 2006-07-31

U.S. unprepared for Net meltdown, blue chips warn

U.S. unprepared for Net meltdown, blue chips warnWhat a bunch of FUDdie duddiesFear this, fear that.Bird fluMad cowMad cow can be shrouded for up to 50 yearsglobal warmingterrorismYes, we're scared now. I could also have a coronary tomorrow, be hit by a bus, have Wonder Woman choke me with...

Tags: chip, Internet, attack

Discussion threads 2006-06-23

A civics lesson from General Hayden

A civics lesson from General HaydenCommon Sense & PrinciplesThank you for this analysis.The focus of past legitimacy of such trap'n'trace procedures has been the fact that, because I voluntarily give the phone company both my number and my destination number, the phone company becomes somehow a "Third Party" to the...

Tags: Vertical industries, Telecom & Utilities, Batman, government, telecommunications company

Discussion threads 2006-05-18

EBay: Evolution or Hibernation

The death spiral is starting for EBay. First the company announces earnings that would be the envy of any smokestack company, but the stock gets hammered. Guidance is very circumspect, the company admits that its recent inclusion of “online store” listings in auction results has been a failure,...

Tags: Google Inc., eBay Inc.

Blog posts 2006-04-21

Federal ID cards falling seriously behind schedule

Federal ID cards falling seriously behind scheduleHere we go again.Who should be the Project manager for this program? I nominate Homeland Security, since they are supposed to be in charge of keeping all of us safe and cozy.Yup, here we go againCongress legislates ... they are so accustomed to...

Tags: Vertical industries, U.S. Congress, HSPD-12, ID card, government

Discussion threads 2006-03-08

Chipped like a dog

Chipped like a dogI'd quit my jobIf my employer wanted to inject something under my skin in the name of security, I'd put in my notice and walk out the door. At some point, this device will be abused. I wonder how many people developed skin irritations or...

Tags: RFID, chip, job, security

Discussion threads 2006-02-14