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Conficker: In Retrospect

Dave — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:08:00 +0000

There are a few cardinal rules when it comes to computer security. These rules are easy to follow and can prevent quite a lot of computer viruses and malware infections. The first rule of course is to use strong passwords. The second rule is to update your software. The third rule is to use some [...]

SMB’s IT Purchasing Habits and the Studies that Figure Them Out

Dave — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:47:31 +0000

Here is an assumption you can take to the bank, the percentage of SMBs that buy new IT equipment, both hardware and software, will be far less than their enterprise level equivalents. This is business class 101 and the assumption pretty much holds water 99% of the time. This assumption is so bullet proof in [...]

Net Neutrality – Removes Consumer Empowerment

Dave — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:25:49 +0000

Many readers of this blog know that I am against net neutrality. Many also know that I am pro-consumer and when there is an argument between consumers and corporations I will side with the consumer. So how can I be a consumer advocate and be anti net neutrality? Seems mind-boggling doesn’t? It may, but not [...]

Marketing Jargon: Thinking Outside the Box

Dave — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:19:21 +0000

Every time I use a CD or DVD-ROM I always think of 7th Guest. It was the first CDROM I ever remember using and the game itself was unique (at the time). The storyline was quite involved, the puzzles where devilishly hard, and horror was a much overlooked genre when it came to PC games [...]

Niche Markets: Not Just About Products and Features

Dave — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:47:52 +0000

When I talk about niche marketing and building a niche I often refer to the products or the feature lists. For instance, local ecommerce hosting would approach the niche by maintaining working relationships with area vendors, media, and the like and that becomes an added feature; by hosting from us and we will give you [...]

cPanel Conference 2009: As I Saw it

Dave — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:18:04 +0000

For those who use to watch Bullwinkle and Rocky let me add an extra part to this title, As I Saw It or Dave Swallows Some Humble Pie. See now all of a sudden you are interested in this blog, shame on you. So this was my first cPanel Conference and I was pleasantly surprised. You [...]

I have become Death, Destroyer of Technology

Dave — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:12:37 +0000

Due to the DNS problems with WebHostBlog (thanks to OpenDNS I was able to figure out the problem and get it solved), I have decided to make today a double shot of blogging. The DNS crisis that I just had though made me think, that I am truly Death. In the past, three days alone [...]

Abort-Retry-Fail: Hotmail Phishing Uncover Sad State of Password Security

Dave — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:48:17 +0000

I have a mental list of the 30 passwords I use on a daily basis. These passwords are never less than 8 characters and they include all manner of things from caps, to numbers, odd characters, and if I am allowed really crazed ASCII characters (which I am only rarely allowed). Not to toot my [...]

Partnerka: Get Paid for Infecting Macs

Dave — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:49:31 +0000

Reading the blogs from Sophos, I came upon a gem, Earn 43 cents every time you infect a Mac. What is even more spectacular about this is the fact that I just read (maybe a week or two ago) a news article that asks do Mac users really need to have anti-virus software? When I first [...]

Data Center Efficiency:What about Customer Support?

Dave — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:59:38 +0000

There are a lot of definitions of efficiency, but I think my personal favorite is,” the ratio of output to input in any system.” If what you get is close to the amount of what you put in its efficient. Energy efficiency is therefore the ratio between the amount of work produced and the amount of [...]