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Apparently Obama is having to fight to become the first President to use Email while in office...
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His description of the debate: "...I'm still in a scuffle around that..."AP Article on Obama's Email and BlackBerry use |
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Mandating secure code...
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A group of more than 30 computer organizations has taken what some are calling a big step toward making software more secure. Led by experts from the U.S. National Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, Microsoft and Symantec, the group plans to publish on Monday a blueprint outlining the most dangerous software programming errors... NSA Helps Name Most Dangerous Programming Mistakes |
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Balmer says that 'Windows 7' is ready to go...
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Microsoft's recovery from the "Vista Episode" released as Beta on 1/9/2009 Article |
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Gates "permanently" leaves Microsoft July 1 2008; loved or hated his impact has been huge...
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Speaking to an audience of more than 5,000 developers in Orlando, Fla., Gates waxed nostalgic as he recalled three decades worth of computer development. "When I think back on the early days of development when we were all programming in DOS, and then take a look at what we can do now with technologies like the .NET Framework, it simply amazes me how far we've come," Gates said.
Visual Studio Magazine article...
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Latest Chapter in the saga of the "IBM PC Division"...
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"As hard as this news is for all of our Lenovo employees, we believe the steps we are taking today are necessary for Lenovo to compete in today's economy,"
"China's Lenovo to cut 11 percent of work force"
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Speaking of Bill...
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The funniest thing we've seen in years is this "Gates Email Rant" showing even his frustration with using some Microsoft stuff
Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog...
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The ultimate example of equipment not mattering...
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Don't read this if you have a 7 figure hardware budget:
NC Man Makes Record Catch With Barbie Fishing Rod
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He was lucky a mob of tired programmers didn't get to him first...
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The sentence issued Monday is one of the longest imposed to date in the United States for computer hacking, according to the Office of the U.S. Attorney in San Diego
Network Engineer Gets Five Years For Destroying Former Employer's Data...
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Chineese hackers going after Congress...
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According to a Washington Post story, Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., and Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., both known to be critics of China's record of (non) human rights (and what reasonably minded person isn't), say several of their computers were compromised. Smith is a senior member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee... Full Story |
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OK, I guess sometimes we all question the value of Certs, BUT "...in the negative..."??
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"Another nail in the Certification Coffin" From the article: "Certified skills pay has not just flat lined, it's in the negative..." |
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CMS Specific News
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A Look at the "Dot Net Nuke" CMS...
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"In the not-so-distant past, an enterprise-wide content management system was an expensive endeavor. For example, an intranet CMS could easily cost over $100,000 in addition to a “per registered user” fee - a cost that only large organizations could justify and afford. DNN has changed all that..." Brief article on DNN and it's history |
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SEO Specific News
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Google's comments on SEO consultants...
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Selection (or not) of an "SEO Consultant" is an important decision for large and small businesses alike; Google has published a brief commentary on their view of SEO Consulting and what it can/can't do for you... |
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Old News But Still News
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Actually we do know a good Georgia lawyer...
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RIAA allegedly sues a family in Georgia who say they don't even have a computer; Full Story "I don't understand this, how can they sue us if we don't even have a computer?" says the plaintiff... |
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This could explain why Dean took off for Austin...
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"Year-on-Year" continuing increases in the technical job market in Texas are probably why outstanding RTP encryption software developer Dean Paizis (and a bunch of other people) took off for the "Lone Star State" recently... |
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We're going to assume the new "Ultra Mobile PC" is in fact forward progress...
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Microsoft and Intel (that's an unusual pairing) are now releasing the "UMPC" (which, we couldn't help but notice, seems a whole lot like the first generation of Tablet PCs)... |
| No, he doesn't secretly use Linux... |
A fascinating "technical business tools" oriented look at a day in the office with Bill Gates; particularly interesting is his use of Microsoft's "Share Point" server to manage large complex projects, and the "OneNote" Tablet-oriented product for digital note taking in meetings, etc...Full Story |
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Remember, we said it here first...
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ACLU publishes Article saying (among other things): "...The agency appears to be not only targeting individuals, but also using broad "data mining" systems that allow them to intercept and evaluate the communications of millions of people within the United States..." |
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Where would you go for 1/2 a Million Emails, with a high percentage of "questionable" content?
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Online "eMail Political Correctness" engine company "InBoxer" needed a large set of Emails to test it's software on, so it got its hands on the "full" Enron eMail database of 1/2 Million email messages; and yes; you guessed it; they are fully searchable for text like "ethical" and "attorney"; (but don't spend too much time looking for those two terms together)... |
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Now this is something we can use...
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There's finally a program to prevent cats from getting on your systems and going to all those "Bad Kitty " sites while you're at work... |
| Java and c#... |
Sun and it's technical genius Bill Joy created Java; in 2002 Sun's James Gosling commented on why Microsoft's c# "Java imitation" would not be a threat... Full Story
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