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October 4, 2001
We may have been taking the wrong approach to controlling macro viruses and the like. Why bother patching your software to eliminate existing security issues when you can just get your vulnerabilities updated instead? I mean, it’s so simple when you think about it.
October 4, 2001
Why do so many geeks juggle?Often asked, but seldom answered. WebWord poses the question that has been on the minds of technical professionals since the first digital twinklings of ARPAnet. Hey, wait a minute… who are you calling a geek anyway? I guess if you’ve got the shirt, you pay the price.
October 4, 2001
Aw, shucks. It twern’t nothing. Glad to oblige.
October 2, 2001
Too funny. I just found out that if I send a certain chunk of data to a Windows 2000 box using the infrared port on my Newton, I can exploit a known buffer overflow vulnerability and, like the tilt switch in a pinball machine, cause the system to reboot. Of course, a patch is available. … More
October 2, 2001
Do they call it a “dummy” password because that’s what the customer service representative will think you are after you phone and ask for a new one?
October 1, 2001
The minimalist Mac web browser WannaBe has been bumped to beta 10. Now featuring fully functional HTTP authentication, not just that stuff that crashes all the time. You were waiting for that, weren’t you?
October 1, 2001
Need a smile? Read An Open Letter to Adobe over at WebReview. Hee.
October 1, 2001
The Interface Mafia site has been around since August, but I only just stumbled across it while perusing a link via xblog entitled Redesigning the OS X Dock. This isn’t just a bunch of sucksters hanging around on Carracho, bitching and complaining about how crappy the icons look in this program or that one. These … More
October 1, 2001
Crap, I’ve had a lot of spam today. What’s the special occasion?
October 1, 2001
Network Solutions, and its parent company Verisign, have evolved the sanguine process of managing domain name ownership into a chaotic, stumbling mess. This dysfunctional conglomeration of once useful independent service providers epitomizes what is inherently wrong with technology sector consolidation. Then again, I was certainly pleased to welcome the arrival of my very first (and … More