2007 November

Jessica Foote, one of the PR reps for Zonbu sent me this yesterday:
Hi Ken,
I’m happy to finally be able to share Zonbu’s latest news! Starting today, Zonbu fans can be green and hassle-free on the go. Zonbu is announcing a new Zonbu Notebook. Like the Zonbu Mini Desktop, the Zonbu Notebook is based on [...]

I recently met Dave Hartsock of Dave’s Computer Tips, had a great conversation with him, and decided to jump on board as the contributing editor of his newsletter’s “Security Focus” column. The newsletter is a quality piece of work and you won’t find a nicer guy than Dave.
But Dave has a problem–the writer who committed to [...]

Within the next few years, the personal computer as we know it will be obsolete. A bold statement, perhaps, but ponder these points:

More and more companies are offering vital business productivity applications as web-based services meaning you don’t have to buy and install software on your hard drive.
PC security is nearly impossible for the average user; [...]

No, I’m not talking about that finger; it’ll become obvious in a moment which finger I’m talking about. First, let me ask a few questions:

Is your car parked, empty, in the driveway right now with its engine on?
Is your shower, with no one in it, running?
Is your stove, with nothing cooking on it, turned on?
Is your attic light [...]

Steve Gibson, creator of Spinrite and winner of the Third Annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards in the Technology/Science category for his Security Now! podcast with Leo Laporte of Twit.tv, has just come up with a super-secure multifactor authentication system. Steve calls it “Perfect Paper Passwords” and you can read all about it on his web [...]