Monthly Archives: May 2009

Windows 7: A graceful exit for Vista?

May 28, 2009 webmaster No Comments

I have been using Windows 7 since the beta first appeared and recently did a clean install of the RC. I have to say, I am impressed. Faster boot and shutdown times, reasonable UAC application, refined eye-candy. I love what they did with the task bar. For example, if you have multiple browser or application [...]

Operating Systems, Software, Web Technology, Windows

Employee Surveillance on Steroids

May 28, 2009 webmaster 1 Comment

So the other day I went to a conference on security and listened to a couple of rehashed arguments on why business owners should secure their networks, data and mobile devices. Pretty standard stuff. Then we got into the latest development in employee monitoring and surveillance technology and I found myself going “whoa”, can they [...]

Adult Sites, Employee Morale, Employee Surveillance, Flash Drives, Gmail, Google, Hardware Solutions, Hotmail, Internet Abuse, Removable Media, Security Compliance, Security Position, Sensitive Documents, Strong Security, Surveillance Technology, Time Surfing Cloud Computing, Email and Spam, Ethics, Security, Web Technology

Backup Options for Small Business Owners

May 26, 2009 webmaster No Comments

You’ve heard it a thousand times: backup your data. But I still find it rather amazing to walk into a client’s environment and ask, “so what do you do for backup?” and get a blank stare or “oh, we are doing ok”. The “it will never happen to us” syndrome is prevalent in the small [...]

Backup Devices, Backup Options, Backup Services, Business Environment, Carbonite, Critical Data, Direct Attached Storage, Emc, Free Storage, Gigabytes, Iomega, Mozy, Raid Arrays, Small Business Owner, Small Business Owners, Usb Drive Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, Gadgets, Hardware, Managed Services, Open Source, Storage

I know where you are!: Mobile devices and GPS

May 20, 2009 webmaster No Comments

The other day I was in Houston for a seminar and as usual, got lost, despite the fact that I had a printed map and directions to the venue. I called the hotel I was going to stay at for help and they hung up on me. Oh well. After taking a few more wrong turns, [...]

Cloud Computing, Ethics, Web Technology, Wireless Technology

Is Ad Blocking Unethical?

May 12, 2009 webmaster 2 Comments

There has been a raging debate in the open source community surrounding adware, spyware, Web page framing, and the user’s ability to control his or her computing environment. At the heart of this conflict is the advertisement blocking add-on for the Firefox web browser called AdBlock Plus. This utility makes it possible for users to [...]

Ethics, Open Source, Web Technology