Security Tools That Are Free and Work Well
It seems like there is always something new out there that wants to hurt or take over your computer. I don’t usually give virus warnings, but I am going to mention a virus named “peachy” because it’s the first time a virus has been found in a PDF file. If you get an email with […]
Do You Have a Current Backup?
I subscribe to Matt Cutts’ blog and so I wasn’t surprised to read this morning that it was hacked and replaced by a group called “Dark SEO Team”. I’m not sure if all of his pages are gone or not, but it got me to thinking about security and information backup issues. Then just by […]
Should My Business Have A Blog?
I recently ran into the “Fortune 500 Business Blogging Wiki” which lists the blogs of the biggest companies on the planet. I thought that I would have a look at them and see what I could learn from “The Big Boys”. McDonalds had some good posts on ethical/animal rights issues that I read, Kodak had […]
How-to: Secure a Wireless LAN
In the past few weeks I have had a couple of people ask me the question “How secure is a wireless network?” I have also seen a couple of posts on Craigslist asking about this. It turns out that most wireless networks are not very secure I just browsed my own wireless utility and found […]
Free Web Design Tools – Web Developer Plug In
One of the things that I like most about the Firefox browser is that there are so many free plug-ins that will do almost anything that you want. Because the program itself is open source there are thousands of developers who are working on more each day. Because their work is also open source their […]
Super Bowl Stadium Site Hacked
The official Web site of Dolphin Stadium, home of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLI, has been hacked and seeded with exploit code targeting two known Windows security flaws. Hundreds of SuperBowl visitors have been affected. Apparently they have found this bad code in humdreds of websites. It’s a good idea to make sure that your version […]
What To Do About Blog Spam
I advise all of my customers to have a blog. I think it one of the best things that you can do to help yourself get better search engine rankings. There are several good reasons for having a blog: Having new content on your site if one of the best things that you can do […]
The Art of Using E-mail
Using e-mail to communicate with long distance customers can be a challenge to say the least. I wrote a small article on the subject. The trick is to convey your message as well as to understand what your customer is trying to get across without clues from body language or voice inflections. I found it’s […]
Ways to Avoid the Next 9/11
On this day to remember this countrys loss on September 11th I read this essay by Bruce Schneier about how to prevent future terrorist acts. He reminds us that “Our best defense is intelligence and investigation. Rather than spending money on airline security, or sports stadium security.” We should not be wasting our resources on […]
Refuse to be Terrorized
Here’s a great article by my favorite security guru Bruce Schneier on Wired news about why the terrorists are winning the “War on Terror” and how to fight it better by fighting terror with antiterror. It all is common sense, which unfortunately is not very common any more. “The only thing we have to fear […]
