Vendors Don't Take Simple Security Setup Seriously. Almost superb AP story on the lack of simple setup in Wi-Fi home gateways: The reporter neatly details the difficulties in all of the current Wi-Fi gateways in turning security on, especially in gateways and adapters designed by different companies. The only point the writer misses is that… Continue reading Vendors Don't Take Simple Security Setup Seriously
Author: Vince Kimball
Gnome Outliner
Gnome Outliner, an “outline editor for Gnome.” [Scripting News]
Exchange Server 2003 Disaster Recovery Operations Guide
Exchange Server 2003 Disaster Recovery Operations Guide. Microsoft has released the Exchange Server 2003 Disaster Recovery Operations Guide. This guide explains how to back up and restore the critical data in your Exchange organization. It covers how to use the backup utility in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Backup), how to back up Microsoft Exchange Server… Continue reading Exchange Server 2003 Disaster Recovery Operations Guide
Potomac Tech Journal
Potomac Tech Journal. A big problem that is severely impacting the GWOT. It's sounds like the system needs to be revamped given the change in the threat's mode of operation. The war on terrorism has forced government contractors in the region into a high-stakes competition for a finite supply of specialized information technology workers with… Continue reading Potomac Tech Journal
New Post to Global Guerrillas
New Post to Global Guerrillas. Target: The Price of Oil. The price of oil has emerged as an indicator of terrorist success. Al Qaeda, as a virtual market-state replacement for the failing Middle Eastern nation-states, is demonstrating that it is better at adapting strategy to market indicators of success than the first world market-states. [John Robb's Weblog]
MySQL Conference Roundup
MySQL Conference Roundup. This past week was the MySQL conference in case you missed it. Here's some of the stuff I found pretty interesting. First, Jeremy Zawodny's new book High Performance MySQL has been published and is on Safari (if you have a subscription). Right off the bat it's very informative: Many binary distributors of MySQL… Continue reading MySQL Conference Roundup
OQO 4 Real
OQO 4 Real. 40 Companies Are Test Driving the OQO “OQO has selected a lucky group of 40 major potential corporate customers to test drive the OQO Model 01. They are pretty confident — and we can hardly disagree — that 'OQO will sell every unit it can make during the first year or two.'… Continue reading OQO 4 Real
“All Trust the Internet”
“All Trust the Internet”. On a Mission: The New Internet Mission “According to Nielsen, there are 31 million moms online. They're 38, tend to be married, are very smart — college educated — and are working moms. Moms forever have been key decision makers. What's interesting is how that translates to the Internet. You have… Continue reading “All Trust the Internet”
Rethinking Windows Updates
Rethinking Windows Updates. Last night, I spoke with someone at Microsoft about the coming changes to Microsoft lifecycle support. She confirmed the reasons stated in my earlier blog and also explained how the new policy affects service packs. Starting June 1, Microsoft will support an existing service pack for at least 12 months following the… Continue reading Rethinking Windows Updates
MITX Fireside Chat with “Tipping Point” author Malcolm Gladwell
MITX Fireside Chat with “Tipping Point” author Malcolm Gladwell. Last night I attended yet another Fireside Chat. The speaker was Malcolm Gladwell, best known as the author of the book “The Tipping Point”. Since 1996 he has been a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine. As usual, the interviewer was journalist Scott Kirsner. The… Continue reading MITX Fireside Chat with “Tipping Point” author Malcolm Gladwell