Those of you running e-mail servers on Road Runner that are not on commercial accounts better be prepared for your inbound e-mail to dry up as Time Warner is plugging the port. Many Dynamic DNS services are already aware and have re-direct services available. [Road Runner] [Dynip] [Cnet]
I have been watching my servers for the past 24 hours and I can tell you one thing the e-mail servers have been getting slammed. Luckily previous filters put in place have killed all of the messages coming in that contain the SoBig worm. My servers are not the only ones feeling the strain the attack is global. People trying
Google seems to roll-out tricks to it's search engine on a regular basis with little or no fan-fair. A review of some of the coolest Google tricks and tips. [#!/usr/bin/geek]
My workplace has extremely rigid security rules when it comes to connecting devices to the network. This goes along with a very rigid software policy also. The rules are so rigid that sometimes it becomes counter productive. But I am also confident with those rules that my workplace data is secure. Now what happens if you have no security policy
Those that own a Segway get a unique key with the unit that makes it nearly impossible to hotwire. So when some idiot tried to get some help on getting his stolen Segway started he ended up in Jail. Isn't technology grand. [The Register]
A very unique perspective of what Microsoft Customer Support has had to deal with over the last week since the Blaster Worm has been on the loose. If you are a regular reader here you would have known about this issue mid July. [The Scobelizer Weblog] If you have a friend that is bitching about this issue. Tune them into
I have a great deal of experience of living without electricity. I spent 37 days without power in Guam after Typhoon Omar virtually destroyed the power grid when the 215 mph sustained winds rolled thru the island. Being prepared for the worse and putting in the investment of an adequate generator and having enough fuel to run that generator is