Monthly Archives: December 2005
The Great Drupal Weblogging Project, Part 1
I may be good at some things, but Im lousy at making Web sites.
Oh, I know my way around HTML, and Im decent at...
Analysts Fret as Adware Makers Leverage WMF Flaw
Exploits of the WMF (Windows Metafile Format) flaw continued on Thursday as advertising networks took advantage of the vulnerability to spread their "products."
Several security...
MySQL vs. the Lite Databases: A Fair Comparison?
Not to pick on MySQL—Im glad to see they were picked to be editors choice in Builder AUs recent road test of databases, which...
The Open-Source Martyr Meets His Fate
Well, we dont have Peter Quinn to kick around anymore.
Published reports say the Massachusetts state CIO, best known for his plan to move all...
No One-Stop Shopping to Stop Database Pilferages
Database security breaches have been coming fast and furious as the year draws to a close.Last week, role-playing game company White Wolf Publishing Inc....
Court Reaffirms Nokia Royalty Payout
A federal judge in New York ruled in favor of InterDigital Communications Corp. in the companys technology licensing claim against mobile device maker Nokia...
Rivals Protest: Google Base Diverts Clicks
My word! Internet giant Google Inc. stands accused of an etiquette breach.
The hubbub this week is over recent changes to Google Base, Googles free...
How the Cookie Crumbles
The National Security Agency, whose NSA initials are typically preceded by "super secret" or a similar cool-sounding phrase, is known as the home for...
AOL: The Donald Trumps All as Spam Bait
Youre hired!
If you were dreaming about convincing real estate mogul Donald Trump to bring you on as his next apprentice, you needed to look...
Another WMF (Windows Major Foul-Up)
Microsoft really has improved the security of its code over the last few years. The fact that every now and then a bug like...