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Tag Archives: web applications

Network Solutions “Hacked Account” Demonstrates Incompetence

January 7, 2010 – 5:00 am – When in doubt, claim the account was hacked. That appears to be the reasoning of a Network Solutions Technical Support Representative. Normally I do not write about other companies but this is an interesting case. As professionals we view being hacked as something we defend against. While some…
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Bill Gates, Facebook and Privacy Controls

July 27, 2009 – 5:00 am – While in India this week, Bill Gates made the following comment: He admitted that he once had a Facebook page, but every day “ten thousand people tried to be my friend.” He said he spent too much time trying to decide “Do I know them? Don’t I know them?” Ultimately, he said, “I had to…
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Web X.0 – Should We be Scared?

March 16, 2009 – 5:00 am – I sit and watch my 16 year-old son texting on his phone while messaging on the computer while watching television and apparently trying to do some homework. I’m a nervous wreck after about 15 minutes of watching it all happen at once. Finally I’ve had it. “Stop!” I tell him. “There’s…
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