2007 June

See anyone you know? That is Lockergnome’s own Brandon Watts talking up his Leopard Programming language with Robert Scoble. All and all, I believe the interview went well, important points regarding who this project is best suited for and why they care was covered early on. And perhaps most importantly, we have an opportunity to [...]

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is virtualization software that lets you run multiple operating systems on a single computer at the same time. You can use it to run operating systems and applications within virtual machines for testing, development and training purposes.
If you decide that you want to install Virtual PC 2007, the computer that [...]

I recently ran up against a self-induced application disaster on my BlackBerry 8800 (that’s what I get for messing with stuff I know will probably break), so I needed to do a clean reset of the device to its factory defaults and then start over again from scratch. I’m not too keen on the idea [...]

Learn the importance of implementing a multi-tier defense-in-depth approach to email security; offers guidance in choosing the right perimeter and mail server defense.
Responding to today’s email challenge requires a multi-faceted approach: one that addresses protecting the perimeter while simultaneously protecting internal corporate mail systems. This white paper reviews the evolution of challenges facing email today [...]

After going back and forth with the Geek Squad founder for nearly a month, I have all but given up on having him participate in my idea of a virtual town hall meeting for repair techs, IT people and just geeks in general. Because it was his inclusion that held this whole thing up in [...]

Today, John writes:
Hello Matt:
I’ve also been to many-many IBM peripheral compatibility schools and “Nothing” prepared me for field repair :-)
Having said that; I’d like to run a question by you.
Issue= My Samsung Cingular Blackjack — (installed by me) MS active sync program doesn’t like my XP pro desktop, meaning — it has never connected via [...]

Identity and Access Management (often referred to by identity geeks as IAM) is a field I have come to know and love. There’s been a resurgence in the past few years in this space, brought on by a number of builders of critical mass. One of those drivers, in the financial services industry, was some [...]

Windows Defender is a spyware scanning application that is designed to protect your computer from unwanted software. It looks for potential security threats, shuts them down and alerts you when applications engage in suspicious activities.
Windows Defender is included with Windows Vista. If you are running Windows XP Service Pack2, it is available as a [...]

In the past, I have been asked what two basic features I would be looking for in a PC case. After some careful thought, and a semi-recent episode of DL.TV, I came up with the following case. The first and perhaps most important feature I love about this case, is the fact that it catches [...]

A recent exchange of emails with Jeff Partridge about my last couple of columns suggests that I should take time to explore the functions of “bet,” “wager,” or “gamble” as used in examples of decision making as opposed to their use in common langu. In the previous columns I presented a situation where a wager [...]

Even with the appropriate security measures in plan, there is still the risk that an instance of malware can go undetected by your anti-virus software or even disable it. The Malicious Software Removal Tool is designed for such situations. When the tool is run, it detects and removes any malicious software it finds on your [...]

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Today, as luck would have it, my wife’s iBook has finally given up the ghost. Most certainly something to do with a recent drop it sustained, her iBook is apparently suffering from a bad power connection which means another trip to the arrogance capital of the world - our local Mac retailer. Now normally, I [...]

Today, Chris writes:
I recently tried the Invisus security suite for three weeks, and it was a disaster. The software slowed my laptop down to a crawl, and the updates were far from “automatic.” What have you heard about Invisus?
Thanks,
Chris
Hi Chris,
I did some poking around and thanks to some pretty well-done SEO work, most [...]

If you buy a new computer these days that has software pre-installed, you will likely be getting a version of Microsoft Office 2007. The problem is if you save files using one of the new Office 2007 file formats, users with previous version of Office will not be able to open the files - [...]

Let’s face it: some distributions have better controls for handling display issues than others. Two that do it right out of the box that come to mind include Fedora (Red Hat) and OpenSuSE (Novell). Each includes tools that minimize the need to do what I gleefully refer to as the “Xorg dance.” Basically, these options [...]

This is really not news to me, as I have been watching some slanted indicators of this for some time now. When it comes the availability of broadband, the US is definately behind much of the developed world in my opinion. How far behind are we you ask? Try about 16th in line, according to [...]

In my line of work, we spend a lot of our time writing software that catches bad guys and keeps them out of systems that require protection. So, in the course of building good security and forensics software, I often work closely with partner companies that bring something valuable to the table — technology that [...]

Effective technical writing is taking complex information and putting it into simple language that all your audiences are able to understand. Many of us who write technical documentation often get caught up in the content, forgetting about our target audiences. In the end, we end up with a document that few people are able to [...]

Learn how Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPNs are increasingly replacing IPSec.
Today, SSL VPNs are replacing IPSec because they are less costly to manage, eliminate security risks of open-by-default tunnels, and provide users with the easiest access to network resources — any time, anywhere. Learn whether an IPSec or SSL VPN will best meet your needs [...]