Ever wonder about why people like me continually rave about the wonders of open source software? One reason is because bugs get fixed really fast. Witness some of the security flaws in Firefox which were reported recently and patched within a few days. Here is a more personal example. I had been having a problem […]
HOWTO Open a Kensington Laptop Lock with a Toilet Paper Tube
Were you thinking of using a Kensington lock to secure your laptop computer? You might want to reconsider. Thanks to Boing Boing for this pointer to a demonstration of how to open a Kensington laptop lock with the cardboard tube from a roll of toilet paper. Here is the two minute long, 7.5 MB WMV […]
Pay Microsoft Twice
Microsoft today announced the beta test of Microsoft OneCare. In case you haven’t heard of OneCare, this is Microsoft’s anti-virus “solution.” Doesn’t it seem odd that MS builds insecure software and then wants to sell us a second product to secure it? Isn’t this like buying a brand-new-but-broken safe from the store and then paying […]
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