Monthly Archives: February 2007

A Master Inventor at work

How IBM’s Andy Stanford-Clark and his llamas inspired a new type of car insurance…and other tales of innovation There’s a very interesting video about innovation on IBM.com featuring an IBM Master Inventor, Andy Stanford-Clark. While I was on the IBM … Continue reading

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Open DNS – safer, faster, smarter browsing

One of the reasons computers use the Domain Name System (DNS) is to ensure that when you type a web site’s address into your browser you’re directed to the correct site. The web is built on IP addresses (e.g. 64.233.167.100) … Continue reading

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How long would you last?

I saw this over at vowe.net.

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Have you changed the default password on your router?

A news story from SANS advises that research indicates about half of router owners have not changed the password from the default. They use this in the context of a malicious scripting:

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DNS stuff

In episode 79 of Security Now (15/02/07), brought to you by the TWiT network, Steve Gibson and Leo talk about spam and spambots. They discuss the details of eMail “Received:” headers and explain how the examination of those headers can … Continue reading

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Two columns using CSS (look, no tables)

On the whole tables are not a good idea for page layout. CSS is considered much better and basic stuff is quite easy to learn (if you’re familiar with the <div> tag). In this post I’ll give you a short … Continue reading

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CSS rounded box generator

Rounded boxes are all the rage at the moment. Want to know how to easily create them? Well, look no further than the link in the rounded box below. Hi, I’m a rounded box made with the CSS Rounded Box … Continue reading

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Gates v Jobs – BBC decides

The BBC ran a show in 2003, Worlds Most Powerful hosted by Alvin Hall, which attempted to decide who the most powerful computer mogul was, Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. The video is available on Google Video and is also … Continue reading

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‘Get a PC’ ad

Another spoof version of Apple’s ‘Get a Mac’ campaign. Check it out from the PC’s perspective.

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Schneier on Video

On 10th June 2006 security expert Bruce Schneier gave a talk “Counterterrorism in America: Security Theater Against Movie-Plot Threats” at the ACLU New Jersey Membership Conference. The video is just over an hour long and it’s available via Bruce’s blog … Continue reading

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