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Google, Microsoft, and Uncle Sam’s Inbox
So I don’t know about anyone else, but I was kind of creeped out when I ran across this news story from the WSJ last night. It talks about how Microsoft and Google are bidding for contracts to run email services for different Federal Organizations on their respective clouds. Currently, most large organizations maintain specific [...]
A Practical Security Reference
This article has been several days in the making, and I hope the content reflects that. If you haven’t already figured it out, today I’m going to take a break from talking about what’s happening now in the computing industry. Instead, I’m going to give you a pretty basic, yet still practical, overview of ways [...]
Apple Censoring? No Way!
So, Consumer Reports announced yesterday that they were reversing their recommendation on the iPhone 4 in a blog post on their website. What’s interesting is that (as Gizmodo points out) they had previously recommended the iPhone 4 before fully testing it. Oops. That makes them look silly. Now, it seems that you guys have taken to censoring any posts [...]
Google can haz ur dataz?
In a somewhat amusing turn of events related to the Google StreetView debacle, Wired reports that Consumer Watchdog decided to sniff unencrypted wireless network traffic at Rep Jane Harman’s personal residence, who is a prominent member of the House Intellegence Committee. Haha. Uh-oh. For those unfamiliar with the situation, it came to light recently that [...]
Twitter says Slow Down
Prompted by the recent article in Wired, I feel that now is a good time to suggest to the fine folks at Twitter that they might be pursuing the wrong options for keeping their servers online. Anyone who has used twitter has probably seen the fail whale at least a few times during your stay [...]
Nokia Shows Off Ways to Hold Their Phone
So, Nokia published new tutorial about different ways to hold a Nokia phone. Someone spent the time to figure out how to build a smartphone that you can hold a multitude of ways… it’s just silly. It’s like they’d rather have a phone that works than one built out of helicopter glass. Weirdos.
Steve Jobs and the Signal Bar Disappearing Act
There has been much talk recently of the issues with signal reception in Apple’s new golden child, the iPhone 4. Ever since the first I heard about it from Gizmodo – I feel as though I’ve been hearing about it from everywhere. I hate to be that guy in the back of the room saying [...]
Bill Nye answers Oil Spill Questions
I found this very informative video on CNN where Bill Nye answers some viewer questions on the Oil Spill. Thought anyone reading this might like it. Enjoy!
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