A virus that encrypts documents and demands a ransom to get them back is circulating on the internet
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Your money or your file
Computerworld > New Trojan encrypts data, demands ransom:
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
How would you answer the question?
Pounding A Nail: Old Shoe or Glass Bottle?:
A client has asked me to build and install a custom shelving system. I'm at the point where I need to nail it, but I'm not sure what to use to pound the nails in. Should I use an old shoe or a glass bottle?
Thursday, March 23, 2006
This scares me just a little
dresskevin.com - Help and FAQ:
One day, I had to face the facts: I had no idea how to dress myself. After going through old yearbooks and photographs, I came to the stunning realization that I needed serious help with my wardrobe. So, at first I did what most people would do. I went to others for advice. It was good, but limited.
So, I turned to the Internet. I put pictures of all my clothes up for everyone to see, and I'm asking for comments and suggestions for how to wear my clothes, and what to wear. This is where you come in: every day, I want you to vote on what I should wear for all my daily activities.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Microsoft .NET = nyet
Microsoft Vista and .NET:
between PDC 2003 and the release of Vista Beta 1 Microsoft has decided that it is better to use native code for the operating system, than to use the .NET framework.
Cars vs Computers
Michael Howard's Web Log : Security Analogies are usually Wrong:
However
If Cars Were Built Like Applications…. :
If cars operated in an environment like the Internet, they would...
However
If Cars Were Built Like Applications…. :
Cars would have no airbags, mirrors, seat belts, doors, roll-bars, side-impact bars, or locks, because no-one had asked for them. But they would all have at least six cup holders.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Quantum weirdness
computer takes quantum leap and works when it's asleep:
Nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann, who once said: 'We know how to use [quantum mechanics] and how to apply it to problems; and so we have learned to live with the fact that nobody can understand it.'
Cubicles: The great mistake
FORTUNE: Trapped in cubicles - Mar. 9, 2006:
Even the designer of the cubicle thinks they were maybe a bad idea, as millions of 'Dilberts' would agree.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Cheap Programmers Cost More - Software Reality
The Fallacy of Cheap Programmers:
"If you think good programmers are expensive, try getting some cheap ones."
"If you think good programmers are expensive, try getting some cheap ones."
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
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