December 2006 - Posts
I must say that 2006 has been a very intriguing year, both personally and professionally. Many things were accomplished, but many things are yet to be accomplished, and so I wish everyone the best in 2007 as we put aside bad habits, adopt great ones,
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First of all, I hope that everyone has had a very enjoyable Christmas with friends and family. I know that the holidays aren't always pleasant for everyone, but I hope that this year has been especially good for everyone. I finally have some free time
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It's pretty much official now (in case you didn't believe it before): We have exited the Worm era , and jumped head first into the era of specialized and targeted attacks ... According to a recent article by ComputerWorld, SANS security organization sees
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Some good news to start out 2007: Signs are pointing to a healthy new year for information technology. The job market for I.T. workers is expanding, reflecting a strong U.S. economy and an unemployment rate that is hovering near its lowest level in five
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The folks at MIT have made some serious progress in the search for the replacement material for silicon in transistors. One of the materials being discussed, according to this ZDNet article , is gallium arsenide, even though there are some kinks to be
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Looks like Telligent caught me off-guard with an update to Community Server . Service Pack 2 for Community Server v2.1 was released today. I didn't even have a hint that they were working on it. Of course, it would help if I wasn't busy myself, and could
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The folks at eEye Digital Security have put together a website that tracks various zero-day vulnerabilities, and offers analysis and remediation recommendations. The site is called Zero-Day Tracker , and can be found at the following URL: http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/index.html
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Here's an interesting piece from the New York Times about the US strategy in Iraq . My particular interest is with the following excerpt: WASHINGTON: The debate that will engulf Washington and much of the United States this week centers on a question
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