Techtree.com – India – Five of the Best Free Internet Security/Privacy Utilities. With almost every second home PC having Internet access, security and privacy are major concerns these days. Internet viruses are constantly lurking over the Web, hunting for vulnerable machines to attack. And if that was not enough, you have these malicious spyware and… Continue reading Five of the Best Free Internet Security/Privacy Utilities
Month: April 2004
Privacy advocates decry FBI's request to wiretap Internet
Palm Beach Post – Palm Beach,FL,USA – Privacy advocates decry FBI's request to wiretap Internet. An FBI proposal to make it easier to wiretap high-speed Internet communications is drawing criticism from businesses and privacy experts, who fear it could stifle technological innovation and allow too much monitoring of online conversations. The FBI already has the… Continue reading Privacy advocates decry FBI's request to wiretap Internet
Development Bias
Development Bias. Every developer has a set of bias that drives their development. A developer's bias determines how they write code and what they consider is good vs. bad code. I believe there are few if any “well rounded” developers that provide equal weighting on all areas; that's why having a team of developers with… Continue reading Development Bias
Unasked questions
Unasked questions. IN ITS TOUGH QUESTIONING of Richard Clarke and Condoleezza Rice, the 9/11 commission has already shown itself to be more resolute than some skeptics predicted. Many Americans now realize that multiple warnings of an Al Qaeda attack on American soil crossed the desks of Bush administration officials in the months leading up to… Continue reading Unasked questions
Hack the Planet
An evil idea: It's possible to kick anyone off an 802.11 access point by forging a disassociate message (even if you don't control the AP). How long will it be until hotspots start kicking users off competing hotspots (especially free ones) to get more business? [Hack the Planet]
Burning Tanks
Burning Tanks. The front page of today's Boston Globe has a picture of an American tank, burning in an Iraqi street. Tanks don't get killed by fanatic children who just grabbed a rifle or a bottle. What's going on here? The press seems adrift, unsure what script we're in. We thought we were in Fighting… Continue reading Burning Tanks
WiFi Bump
WiFi Bump. I just spent a cranky hour trying to figure out why my WiFi network would appear, then vanish, then flicker back, and then vanish again, every few seconds. The airports looked happy — and busy. And I could see other networks in the vicinity (including a new network, another neighbor no doubt). But… Continue reading WiFi Bump
The lost art of user interface programming
The lost art of user interface programming. There's been some interesting discussion about how user interface programming is hard. See Sarah Allen , Eric Burke and HMK for a start. This is an important topic, and it points to an underlying problem for the industry — that UI programming has become something of a lost… Continue reading The lost art of user interface programming
Decentralized organizations
Decentralized organizations. From Phil Wolff comes this spectacular assessment of what it takes for volunteer groups to be effective in political campaigns: I’ve been rationalizing the 30-50 hours a week of grassroots campaigning I’ve been investing in the local Kerry campaign since last summer. Changing the world is great, and we’re doing that. My takeaway… Continue reading Decentralized organizations
The Common Sense of a Giant
The Common Sense of a Giant. In a soon-to-be-published biography and remembrance of the late Marvin Bower, the high priest of McKinsey & Co., there's a wonderful memo that should be tacked on the wall of every leader everywhere. Bower writes of admiring “first-class brains” and “good citizens in communities” but also of despising and… Continue reading The Common Sense of a Giant