As most of you know, I’m very much into backups. For my local information, I use and recommend JungleDisk. What do you do about “cloud” information though? What if Facebook lost your account? Think that can’t happen? Right. I put a lot of trust in services such as Google; however, ultimately I’m into personal responsibility. That means that you and …
Gmail gets SSL by default
I’m sure it was prompted by the recent Chinese situation, but more kudos to Google for making SSL the default setting for Gmail and Google Apps. Most people don’t realize that your email typically flies around the hotel room, Starbucks, or your work in an encrypted form. That’s right – it can be easily sniffed by people like me. With …
China Google Evil and Internet Explorer
Several years ago, Google made the decision to move into China and caved in to filtering certain search terms. There were many in the tech community that raised their voices – after all, Google’s corporate motto is “Don’t Be Evil”. Many people decried the censorship as evil. Personally, I always figured it was a way for Google to get their …
Wii will add Netflix
As most of you know, I don’t play that many video games. In years past, I was very much into EverQuest, but I just don’t have the time anymore. However, the boys have PS2’s and Santa brought a Wii for Christmas. While I’d played a Wii before with customers, I didn’t realize how much fun the thing really is. Our …
Storing and sharing files with Google – gDrive
Well, Google has finally launched its service. For several years, we have waited for what has been called “GDrive”, and Google is about to roll it out. Here are the quick specs: 1GB storage free (more available for purchase) Files up to 250MB in size Shared folders (already launched in Google Docs) ability for 3rd parties to develop software While …
My mobile blog on a Palm Pre
I had the chance to play around on a Palm Pre this week. A client and good friend of mine has one with Sprint – and he loves it. While at his office doing some tech support, he let me click (tap) around on it. Let me just say that I was very impressed. As you know, I’m a huge …
It actually worked
It’s never a dull moment in my business. Here’s the scenario. Custom built computer that is 9+ years old (nobody knows) Tekon s1692 Motherboard Windows XP doesn’t fully recognize the USB controller No driver cd’s or files – and nearly impossible to dig up on Internet PC giving incorrect date error on boot Need to connect a USB scanner to …
USB Encryption Flaw Found
Some sites are reporting that some USB drive encryption has been “broken”. That’s not exactly correct. There has been a flaw found in the way the authentication works from the software to the drive itself. As a matter of fact, it’s really stupid and moronic from a security standpoint. The worst part is that multiple vendors used the SAME KEY, …
It worked fine yesterday
That one statement is what I hear a zillion times – “Well, it worked fine yesterday so I don’t understand why it quit!” Here is my reply: “Lightbulbs work great until they burn out.” Most people don’t realize the complexity of the technology we take for granted today. For example, just try reading up on How DNS Works or about …
Suffering movie industry – huh?
Total receipts were up 50% from the first weekend last year, setting Hollywood off to a strong start after a year in which domestic ticket sales grew 10% and attendance rose nearly 6%, according to Hollywood.com. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-boxoffice4-2010jan04,0,4580669.story Can someone explain to me the war on consumers the MPAA continues? I know this is beating a dead horse, but it still …