Hi everyone, Last week, Google decided to enter the browser wars with their “Chrome” browser. Two of it’s biggest claims are the “Sandbox” feature (which improves security) and it’s ability to not crash if one tab crashes or becomes unresponsive. Within a couple of days, I downloaded it and […]
Yearly Archives: 2008
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Hi everyone, I sent out an invitation to everyone in my address book, for the Pickens Plan. I’ve had a couple of people join, and a couple ask me what it’s about. So, I thought I’d put it here, and ask anyone who reads this if they have other […]
Hi everyone, This isn’t a rant about copyright or copy-left or anything like that. But, it is one reason why they will fail to get everyone, and will not stop the flow of dowloaded music and movies. First of all, they cannot stop every site that hosts the files or […]
Hi everyone, This is one of my few non-tech blog posts. Yesterday (July 25) the world lost one of it’s great men. Randy Pausch, a professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, passed away from Pancreatic Cancer. He was 47, and left behind a wife, three children, and […]
Hi everyone, I was thinking about this earlier and wanted to post about it as well. Microsoft is making available the technical documentation for thousands of their programs. I haven’t checked to see if this includes Outlook Connector or Hotmail/Windows Live at all, but I’d like to see that. […]
Hi everyone, This is not a call for opening up the source for Windows or Office (as that will never happen). But, it is a call for Microsoft to truly open the source for some of their products. The one specific product that I can think of is the […]
US-CERT Cyber Security Tip ST04-002 — Choosing and Protecting Passwords Hey everyone, This article is about choosing and protecting your passwords. They describe why you should have passwords, and why it’s important to make sure those passwords aren’t easily guessed. A couple of more things to add […]
US-CERT Cyber Security Tip ST04-016 — Recognizing and Avoiding Spyware Hey everyone, After reading about coordinating your antivirus and anti-spyware programs, I decided to do a post on what is spyware. Spyware is one method that advertisers use to get your attention on the Internet. I wouldn’t […]
US-CERT Cyber Security Tip ST06-009 — Coordinating Virus and Spyware Defense Hey everyone, It’s been a while since I posted. So, I’m planning on making up for lost time and posting a few articles this weekend. This first article is about coordinating your Anti-virus and Anti-Spyware programs. It’s […]
US-CERT Cyber Security Tip ST05-002 — Keeping Children Safe Online Hey everyone, This weeks article is about keeping your children safe online. This is a recent article that the US-CERT has put out. Given that children are innocent, and not as ‘wise’ as adults should be, they’re more […]