That is the day when WordPress is 10 years old. I started playing on and off with web logs in 2002. At that time web logs or blogging was in its infancy. I was exploring the technology of self…
May 27 2013
Google: How to avoid getting hacked.
This is a very nice video on how to avoid getting hacked from Google. The website is here
Google Apps is no longer free.
Google Apps offers the suite of Google’s applications for the business. You can move your mail and files to the convenience of the cloud. Add the power of Google search, getting things done is never easier. I like have my…
Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
Hmm another Microsoft Security Advisory. This time, strangely it affects Internet Explorer 6 to 9. That is nearly all versions. The vulnerability seems to be quite unique. It could allow the hacker to perform remote code execution on websites. The mitigation…
I am on LifeHacker
One day staring at the gunk behind the nose pads of my glasses, I had an idea. You floss those hard to brush areas, why can’t floss hard to clean areas? link
Are you an Instagrammer?
Just how rabid a fan are you? Some one has decided to commission for a set wedding photos shot on iPhone, published on Instagram. This may sound cool and very hip, but just how long can you look at the…
Patent Wars
Apple sued Samsung in the US, Korea and Japan for violating their patents. Some of them include the basic shape of a rectangle with rounded corners. Strange that a patent was actually issued for that. In the US, Apple won…
Cloud services
What is this new fangled cloud services? Nothing new I will tell you, its been around since the start of computer networks, just in various incarnations. Remember dial-up bulletin board service or BBS? You dial up to a particular BBS…
Curiosity has landed… on Mars
Curiosity (hmm American spelling) a Mars rover has successfully landed on Mars on 6 Aug 12. The video of the landing is here. video Note the whole package traveled for 8 months to reach Mars and radio signals takes ~15…
How to bring down the Internet.
Or oh no you can’t do that. On the Trend Cloud Security Blog, there is an excellent post on how 4 things that can bring down the Internet but did not. The undersea cables are still vulnerable. If a group…