There used to be a time when the word ThinkPad automatically brought up the name IBM, and reliability and dependability. The laptop was a device of choice for business professionals. I remember seeing technicians from Xerox, Novell, Canon etc. all lugging around their trusted ThinkPads. So it was with great anticipation over a month ago … Read more
The news coming in now is that Microsoft is definitely on the path to pulling the plug on support for Windows XP, Office 2003, and Exchange Server 2003 come April 14, 2009. With the end of support for these products, patches and fixes for flaws found on these software will end also, although Microsoft says … Read more
In a down economy like we are experiencing now, there is a silver lining for business owners in the area of technology and how it benefits business growth. Like everything else, buyers have an edge. There are a few things you can do to make technology work for your business 1. See money on technology … Read more
A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. This vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this issue is being exploited. Adobe is planning to release updates to Adobe Reader … Read more
Times are tough in a recession, which means you, the reader, are more likely to be enticed by spam e-mails advertising deep discounts or one-day sales. That’s the line of reasoning the spam industry is using, at least—botnets are busy churning out recession-themed e-mails and possibly exploiting a flaw in Yahoo’s search engine to do … Read more
An employee of Whole Foods in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was fired in 2007 for apprehending a shoplifter. More specifically, he was fired for touching a customer, even though that customer had a backpack filled with stolen groceries and was running away with them. I regularly see security decisions that, like the Whole Foods incident, seem … Read more
