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- IRS warns of a new e-mail scam
- South California?Did the scam actually refer to them as the South California wildfires? That should be a trigger right there since the region's most common moniker is Southern California.
- Tags: Larry the Security Guy, e-mail, South California, Internal Revenue Service
- Discussion threads 2007-11-06
- SolutionBase: Publishing calendars in Linux
- Lightning isn't a Firefox plug-inIt's actually a Thunderbird Add-on, which is why one needs Thunderbird.So since an Evolution user might not have a need to use Thunderbird other than to use Lightning, I have to wonder if Sunbird would be a better fit.a better, more secure solution...since having any folder...
- Tags: E-mail clients, Databases, Linux, Larry the Security Guy, Mozilla Thunderbird
- Discussion threads 2007-10-02
- Image spam gets fuzzy
- Much adoSpammers have been using every trick they can devise to foil filters, like adding gibberish or non-printed characters, or putting their spam into a graphic.The sad thing is, all that effort makes their messages simply scream spam. They include spam indicators in those PDF messages, too (not that...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Larry the Security Guy, Image Spam
- Discussion threads 2007-07-09
- Computers as environment-unfriendly as planes?
- Pretty impressiveHow remarkable it is that the entire worldwide IT industry produces a whopping 2 percent of all the CO created. I guess it's a good thing plants don't rely on IT for all their CO.Not a surprise to me.This fact is not that surprising to me. I've...
- Tags: Larry the Security Guy, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-05-02
- EU takes aim at Apple over iTunes
- Selective logic?"Do you think it's fine that a CD plays in all CD players but that an iTunes song only plays in an iPod? I don't. Something has to change," EU Consumer Protection Commissioner Kuneva was quoted as saying in a preview of an interview to be published on Monday....
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Larry the Security Guy, Apple Computer Inc., Apple iTunes, CD, iTunes Song
- Discussion threads 2007-03-12
- Jailed ID thieves thwart cops with crypto
- Just punishment?If it takes 12 years to crack the crypto, perhaps confinement for that period is appropriate. And when they're released, they can help repay the costs.
- Tags: Larry the Security Guy
- Discussion threads 2006-12-19
- Beware of broadband speed overkill
- Who said what?"'I remember the days when people said they couldn't imagine who would ever need 64Kbps of RAM on their PCs,' said Verizon's Schommer."This was either a typo or a candid example of Verizon's management standards.More on topic, I'm not seeing much improvement in Comcast's speed upgrades. Yes,...
- Tags: broadband, cable, Larry the Security Guy, networking, Comcast Corp., router
- Discussion threads 2006-05-17
- Out of sync at 35,000 feet
- Syncing with a stickI find myself using a workstation at work and a laptop at home and when traveling. Keeping in sync is pretty easy when I put all my portable files (My Documents, Outlook personal folders, etc.) on a portable memory device. I use a 2GB USB...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Sync, hardware
- Discussion threads 2006-02-07
- Laptop with personal data of 98,000 recovered
- UCB not teaching data security?Where I work, losing a laptop that contains data about even one of our clients can ruin our reputation. We may as well close our doors at that point. So we don't store sensitive data on our laptops. And we go to the...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2005-09-16
- Novell: Vista will drive users to Linux
- Novell: Vista will drive users to Linuxarticle rootYet another Linux-is-cheaper claimNot that I'm advocating any particular OS, but we've heard this before, and too many real-world experiences have shown that the claim is inconclusive. For some, it might be cheaper to go to Linux; for others, it would be...
- Tags: desktop, hardware, Larry the Security Guy, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, Novell Inc., SCSI, SuSE, training, windows linux
- Discussion threads 2005-09-13
- The Internet again in the political crosshairs
- The Internet again in the political crosshairsarticle rootBringing Government into the HomeEvery time I see a story like this one I have to wonder why these whiners aren't taking responsibility for their own parenting.For the sake of your children, take charge of your own homes, spend some quality time with...
- Tags: government, Internet, it management, Larry the Security Guy, stupid parents
- Discussion threads 2005-08-30
- Microsoft's eye on open source
- Microsoft's eye on open sourcearticle rootWell?"There's really nothing innovative today that Linux does that we can't do."The key word is "can't." Microsoft, with their programming forces, should be capable of doing absolutely everything that Linux does. I wonder why they don't.People around me are considering or actually making...
- Tags: Larry the Security Guy, Linux, Microsoft Corp., open source, programming, software, windows linux
- Discussion threads 2005-07-22
- SCO e-mail: No 'smoking gun' in Linux code
- The chickens are coming home to roostWe are finally finding evidence that this entire SCO law suit has no merit. The judge's comments about the lack of evidence to support SCO's allegations shows where this debacle is going.The thing that bothers me most is that Daryl McBride is probably getting...
- Tags: C, Daryl McBride, e-mail, Larry the Security Guy, Linux, networking, programmer, sco, SCO Group Inc., Unix
- Discussion threads 2005-07-15
- UK employees admit to 'desktop skiving'
- Not just a UK phenomI was going to write a lengthy article, but since I'm doing this at work ...15 minutes?If I spent less than 5 or 6 hours for personal online interests when I was a F/T employee I would have gone through withdrawl!That Reminds MeI haven't checked out...
- Tags: career, desktop, Larry the Security Guy
- Discussion threads 2005-04-14
- Microsoft offers $5 windfall for errant software
- Bill's generosity"Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment."When they've stopped laughing, maybe they'll speak up.Seriously, anyone who expects a license agreement and a crisp fiver to satisfy their data loss woes is not practicing good computing habits. Backups, frequently and completely, are the best defense against...
- Tags: software, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-02-28
- Zombie trick expected to send spam sky-high
- Time to throttle someoneAn ISP in the Pacific Northwest once tackled their spamming customers by using a throttle among many other methods. For every message sent by one user the server increments a counter for each recipient. When the user sends another message the server pauses for a...
- Tags: e-mail, Larry the Security Guy, retail company, scammer, security
- Discussion threads 2005-02-03
- Gates may be world's most spammed person
- A funny thoughtI wonder just what anti-spam technology Mr. Bill's using. My guess would be spamassassin on his postfix-based server, but I'm cynical that way.Is this technology he is hording or a white listI'm thinking if I'm Bill Gates and I receive 4 million emails a day, I would...
- Tags: Spam, Cyberthreats, Bill Gates, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2004-11-19
Additional Resources
- Leisure Suit Larry Magna Cum Laude demo (zip)
- Note: This game has been rated "Mature (17+)" by the ESRB for mature humor, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, and use of alcohol. The demo does not contain nudity, but it does contain mature humor, strong sexual content, and strong language.With gorgeous coeds everywhere, college dweeb Larry Lovage is...
- Tags: Nudity, Humor, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2005-03-02
- Interview with Larry Ellison
- The Telegraph.co.uk just released an interview with Larry Ellison, A winning strategy based on innovation.It's a good interview and shows some of his thinking with all of the recent acquisitions. I've heard plenty of Oracle competitors say things like "Oracle has bitten off more than they can chew" or...
- Tags: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-07-03
- Gates and Jobs head poll of top 10 most influential personalities in IT
- A recent poll by CompTIA asked IT professionals to vote on the most influential personalities in the IT industry during the past 25 years. The poll was part of CompTIA's celebration of its 25th anniversary. Here's the list of the top 10: Bill Gates Steve...
- Tags: Job, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, List, CompTIA, Chambers, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-11-09
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