Monthly Archives: August 2007
The Most Poisonous Bugs
The Most Poisonous Bugs
Some of the vulnerabilities discussed at the Black Hat Briefings in Las Vegas simply dont have any easy fixes, short of...
VMwares IPO (Idiotic Public Offering)
OK, I dont own a single share of any technology stock. I cant work as a technology journalist and invest in tech companies. Now,...
Buggy ATI Driver Leaves Vista Open to Attack
Microsoft is working with AMD to fix a bug in an ATI driver that ships preinstalled on millions of laptops and which leaves the...
Microsoft Tackles Vista, Virtualization Patches
Patch Tuesday brings with it a host of security issues with Vista, issues with virtualization and a fun time for system administrators who deal...
Google Falls, Yahoo Sails in Customer Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction and financial results may not always be in step.One sign: Yahoo placed ahead of Google in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI),...
Financial Market Turmoil Affecting IT
With financial markets in turmoil around the world and the subsequent tightening of credit markets, it has become much harder for companies of all...
EqualLogic Seeks Own IPO In VMwares Wake
VMwares initial public offering may be getting the lions share of attention, but it isnt the only vendor to buck up the courage to...
U.S. Playing Catch Up in Health Care IT
U.S. Playing Catch Up in Health Care IT">Health care IT in the U.S. lags behind that of many other countries, such as Denmark and...
Wireless Memories — A Look Back
When products based on the 802.11n draft specification first came to market, I cautioned that the time was not right to buy, as changes...
Book review Monday:::Securing Ajax Applications
Security consultant Christopher Wells has just written Securing Ajax Applications, $49.99 from O'Reilly. While the book is written for Ajax developers, I think it's...