The 11 Stupidest Moments in Tech for 2008
Tech is overflowing with creative and hypermotivated people who do a lot of pretty incredible things. But they can be counted on to do some pretty silly things, too-which is lucky for us, since high-profile pratfalls are part of what makes this ... [... more]
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Why Technology Isn't The Answer To Better Security
Not to be alarmist, but WAKE UP, PEOPLE! Our information security is, in many ways, failing. Related Links Our Full Survey Results Ask the 11 alleged hackers charged in August with breaking into TJX and other retailers by way of insecure Wi-Fi. ... [... more]
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The Safest Web Browser
A little over a year ago, I challenged some of the security claims asserted by Mozilla that Firefox " While that rebuttal makes a valiant effort at trying to redirect the conversation away from Firefox and towards Microsoft, it avoids supporting ... [... more]
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Five (More) Favorite Gmail Add-Ons
Last month, I reviewed my five favorite Gmail add-ons, which included helpful widgets that you could easily embed in the screen real-estate surrounding your inbox. You can access all of them from Gmail labs, a service that lets you test (and use) ... [... more]
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Opinion: Why Windows 7 Will Crush Linux
Okay it is no secret that Linux has not been able to crack the desktop, either at the home or at the workplace. Not to be ignored either is that Windows lost some desktops last year (a little over 3 percent), but let's not panic just yet, Windows ... [... more]
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Securing your Mac
When you think of security for the Mac, you're usually talking about firewalls, encryption products, and (most controversially) antivirus apps. But there are some much more brass-tacks security products on the Macworld Expo show-floor that have ... [... more]
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Scandal Raises Questions about Satyam's Ability to ...
The revelation this week that the management of offshore outsourcing vendor Satyam Computer Services Ltd. had falsified accounting and overstated earnings brought to light a scandal with potentially deep implications for many U.S. companies. Much ... [... more]
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Judging Enterprise Mac OS Adoption
The Mac OS has long been known as an operating system for graphic artists, creative folks and those who prefer to treat their personal computers as, well, personal. Widespread business use is almost unheard of. But lately there's been a lot of ... [... more]
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What Your Home Data Center Needs: My Proposal for a New ...
Over the holiday break, I scored a 1 Tb Fantom External Drive for the post-rebate price of $89! After I attached it-replacing a 160 Gb external drive, thus illustrating the truism that more capacity begets more need-I began thinking about the ... [... more]
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Three Ways a Twitter Hack Can Hurt You
Just days after popular social networking tool Twitter was hit was a phishing scam, the company is now trying to clean up a mess surrounding a separate hacking attack. Over the weekend, some Twitter users received scam tweets, or direct messages, ... [... more]
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The Year in RIAs: It's Not Your Father's Web
Rich Internet application (RIA) development didn't used to be a heavyweight competition. Just a few short years ago, when developers wanted to create a browser experience beyond the ordinary-to incorporate sophisticated dashboards or jazzy ... [... more]
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Cloud Computing: No Passing Fad
Cloud computing has become too popular a term for its own good. As Oracle chief Larry Ellison pointed out recently, so many tech marketers are using the term "cloud computing" in so many contexts that it can almost mean anything-and thus often . [... more]
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