Harley Davidson has the right idea
Posted on April 11, 2009, under General.
Chinese Ghostnet
Posted on March 31, 2009, under Current Events, Web Dev/Tech.
Everyone in normal IT is focused on Conficker right now, but the news on a Chinese Ghostnet is pretty fascinating:
…is controlled by computers almost exclusively located in China and has infected 1295 computer in 103 countries in the last two years…
They report that, not only can the espionage software monitor email and documents on infected computers, it can also control a PC remotely, switching on any cameras or microphones attached to it, to carry out surveillance of its surroundings.
Creepy.
IE8 Performance Problems
Posted on March 25, 2009, under Web Dev/Tech.
I am still testing IE8 on my home machine, and ran across a page that shows some performance issues with the new browser.
When I open up this page in IE8, the browser is extremely slow after the page finishes loading. I have not taken the time to dig real deep, but AJAX is being used to bring in the body content, and I see jQuery in use quite a bit behind the scenes. For what it’s worth, I used the “Report a Webpage Problem Internet Explorer 8 Add-On” to let Microsoft know of the performance issue.
When I use Firefox 3.0.7, I have no performance issues on the test page. I have not tested IE7 yet to see if the performance problem is in that version as well.
Quote
Posted on March 25, 2009, under Current Events.
“… you cannot carry on squeezing the productive bit of the economy, in order to fund an unprecedented engorgement of the unproductive bit.”
The devalued Prime Minister of a devalued Government (worth watching) – Daniel Hannan MEP
IE8 out today
Posted on March 19, 2009, under Web Dev/Tech.
Microsoft has announced IE 8 is out later today.
I still primarily use Firefox for personal usage so far, but am fairly excited by what the IE team has done with version 8 in supporting web standards and adding extra security. I’ll have to give it a good spin.
What does one TRILLION dollars look like?
Posted on March 14, 2009, under Current Events.
Would you have guessed this much?
Late to the Fight
Posted on March 11, 2009, under Entertainment.
A friend finally got me to watch “Cinderella Man.” An excellent, excellent movie and real life story. Especially in these times.
35 Counties Account for 50% of Foreclosures in 2008
Posted on March 11, 2009, under Current Events.
Only 35 counties accounted for 50% of foreclosures in the country last year. See a map.
h/t: Venture Chronicles
Watch out for increased Internet crime
Posted on January 15, 2009, under Current Events, Security.
I caught an interesting quote from the bottom of a Symantec news article:
Explaining why Symantec continues to invest heavily despite the recession, Bregman said that during economic downturns Internet crime rises, creating opportunities for security companies.
Probably time to re-think through how you are securing your company and personal data, and watching out for cons.
Book Recommendation: MOSS 2007 Best Practices
Posted on December 17, 2008, under SharePoint, Web Dev/Tech.
There are several books that stand-out in my career where the value is well over the $50 spent on the book. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Best Practices is definitely one of those books.
P.S. WordPress 2.7 is pretty slick
