Hijacking mouse clicks? No, it’s not a marketing concept. “Clickjacking” is the scariest most diabolic security threat to everyday computing I have come across in a long while. And unlike those countless viruses out there, being a Mac user doesn’t automatically protect one from this type of attacks. So what is clickjacking? In a nutshell, [...]
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Lately I’ve been thinking about people who smoke while walking along crowded streets or standing at pedestrian crossings. Will the world be a better place without people who choose to smoke while walking along crowded streets or standing at pedestrian crossings? Possibly. But I have more important propositions that will definitely make the world a [...]
Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP, also known as LAMP, is probably the most cost-effective way of running big and small Internet applications, including this blog. I once mentioned I also have a “staging” blog, an exact replica of the live one, configured on my MacBook. Now that’s MAMP, i.e. Mac OS X instead [...]
Should you, I, or the average consumer buy a new computer in 2009? I’d say hold off on it. That is not just because of the rising prices of imported goods, particularly electronics; there are seismic shifts taking place in the world of computer hardware manufacturers and software developers right now. At the centre of [...]
Wrong. Right. Wrong. Right. There are reasons why I would never buy certain laptops with my own money – even if the economy is good and the local currency is exceptionally strong against the greenback. For people who: type with their ten fingers; use the keyboard to copy, cut, paste, save, select all, undo, find, [...]
Part 1 covered the preparatory steps and considerations for provisioning Windows virtual machines. Now let’s look at some of the best practices for keeping VM’s in good shape once they have been created and deployed. You may notice that what’s discussed here is very much applicable to maintaining Windows machines in general, not just virtual [...]
My eyesight cannot handle fine print well. It is with a bit of sadness that I have a few gripes, which I am sure are shared by many, about the screens of modern laptops. First, they are glossy, which quite frankly renders them useless under lights. Second, because they pack in a high resolution in [...]
In continuation of my earlier post regarding setting up a SharePoint lab with virtual machines, here I have put together a collection of awareness notes and best practices for dealing with virtual machines in general. When I say “in general,” I refer to the personal, experimental, or small-business setup for developers, engineers, and consultants who [...]
It’s now January 2009, and a statement like: The price of crude oil hits an all-time high of US$140 a barrel before it falls dramatically down to around US$40 by the end of the year. …would have been a hell of a new year prediction for this time last year. I am neither qualified nor [...]