TIME’s Invention Of the Year: The iPhone
November 4, 2007
TIME declares the iPhone to be the “Invention of the Year”. Yep, I know, so what else is new? And, as the article is quick to point out, lots of people are now “sick of hearing about it!” But some of the reasons they chose the device are actually quite insightful…
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Where is Microsoft going with Windows?
October 31, 2007
It’s starting to sound like a broken record: Microsoft has a few problems with Vista and its current Operating Systems strategy. The question everyone is asking now is “What is Microsoft going to do about it?”
Is there really such a thing as “unbreakable” encryption?
October 25, 2007
Russian-based ‘password recovery’ company Elcomsoft has pressed the GPU into the service of password cracking.
While this may be small stuff compared to the ‘Storm Worm’ network, which potentially might have millions of compromised Windows PCs at its disposal, this puts brute-force password cracking within easy reach of the masses… which simply reinforces the fact that NOTHING on your computer is ever really completely ’safe’.
(Via ArsTechnica & TechRepublic) Read more
Will Apple sell an unlocked iPhone in France? Pricing matters…
October 17, 2007
An article in the International Herald Tribune suggests this is a done deal. But another article by Gizmodo says Apple has not confirmed this yet. My gut feel is that Apple has no choice in the matter. But what will be critical is the price differential between the locked version, and the unlocked version…
(Via IHT.com & gizmodo.com) Read more
Boycott Windows Vista - Dutch Consumers’ Association
October 15, 2007
AMSTERDAM – The Consumers’ Association (Consumentenbond) has called on consumers when purchasing a new computer to explicitly ask for the operating system Windows XP. New PCs come standard with Windows XP’s successor Windows Vista but there are many complaints about Microsoft’s latest OS.
Its pretty grim when a Consumers’ Association wades in to specifically recommend against your product. Just another indicator that Vista continues to be a thorn in Microsoft’s side while they desperately hope that SP1 will turn the tide. I’m not so convinced yet…
(Via expatica.com) Read more
It’s time to install virtual throw-away PCs
October 14, 2007
I give up. You should too. It’s time to stop trying to secure users’ web browsers, and instead just throw them away. We can’t stop users from clicking on the wrong links or going to compromised websites. We can’t eliminate drive-by worm infections or block zero-day rootkits. But thanks to virtualisation, we can flush them all away.
I have been saying this in my consulting role for a while now - Frank Hayes is exactly right. Whoever is the first to productise this in a way that is easy and straightforward for users and Admins alike will do very, very well… Watch this space!
(Via Computerworld.co.nz.) Read more
