about 1 week ago - No comments
Interesting article I read online: In a lot of ways, our job in IT and Information Security is implementing change. But as we all know, every change involves risk, and changes gone bad can be your worst nightmare. I’ve seen the number of business system service interruptions due to changes in infrastructure pegged… [more] via [...]
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Well, it was fifteen years ago today (August 24, 1995) that Windows 95 was launched to a worldwide audience. (My favorite headline from the USA Today newspaper actually said Worldwide Wait for Windows 95 ends. Funny.) I was in Pittsburgh, Pa. for the launch event. I have a whole bunch of pics on flickr that [...]
about 5 months ago - No comments
Here is a short introduction to the SANS Security 505 course I took last month in Orlando, Florida: Security 505: Securing Windows on YouTube Jason Fossen was an excellent instructor. He knows his stuff. I also attended some of the SANS@Night talks, my favorite of which was Ed Skoudis’ “So, You Wanna Be a Cyber [...]
about 6 months ago - 1 comment
I just don’t know about this one. Well, actually I do know about it, and I think Apple has gone off the deep end. If you are unaware of what’s going on, here’s a quick recap: Apple has decided to attempt to enforce patents that have allegedly been infringed upon by competitor HTC. A little [...]
about 7 months ago - No comments
One of the worst natural disasters in recent history struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. From whitehouse.gov: On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has promised the people of Haiti that “you will not be forsaken; you [...]
about 8 months ago - 1 comment
I think we’ve just about finished digging out from the 16” of snow we’ve received since Friday night. We’ve been in the house basically since late Friday night, but the kids (and the dog) wanted to go play in the snow on Saturday, so they did do that. Here is a short video of Gordon [...]
about 8 months ago - No comments
Enjoy a blast from the past, courtesy of YouTube: Merry Christmas!
about 9 months ago - No comments
Here is a video from Oak Tree Productions that was taken while the producers were mixing PoG’s CD: Check out Picture of Grace’s MySpace page for a couple of songs from their new CD.
about 9 months ago - No comments
Hopefully, your Turkey Day will be just as fruitful as this Turkey’s:
about 9 months ago - No comments
Looks like Microsoft may be facing some actual competition. If Google can make an OS based on Linux that Grandma can use, well, we might have a game changer. If everything takes place in the browser… think of what’s possible… go ahead. I’ll wait. But then, think of what’s not possible. I’ll wait for that [...]