Short Movie About Computer HackingAugust 25th, 2005 I enjoyed this short informative movie about preventing hacking and protecting your computer from Sunrise, a broadband provider from Switzerland. It talks about firewalls, IP address blocking, spamming, trojans etc.
Java, JSP, Servlets - Back To The BasicsJanuary 5th, 2006 I haven't taken the decision lightly. After due process and due consideration of all factors I decided I am going to shun all established Java frameworks and go back to basics for my next project.
IT Industry will be Back on Track in 2010 in Terms of Growth: Hewlett Packard Co.September 26th, 2009 The Chief Executive Mark Hurd of Hewlett Packard Co told an audience at the company's yearly analyst meeting on Thursday that IT industry is going to witness growth during the year 2010. The IT spend is expected to bounce back during the next fiscal year.
Interesting Quotes From J2EE vs. LAMP vs. NET Faceoff at LinuxWorld 2006April 7th, 2006 Perceived leaders of all three principal open source stacks (LAMP, J2EE and .NET via Mono) on Linux debated the merits of their respective platforms at LinuxWorld 2006 in Boston. My humble annotations are in square bracket.
Back from HibernationFebruary 1st, 2006 I was away for about a week for family reasons (read illness in family). I am now back.
I am back...December 7th, 2006 I am back from a business trip to USA. Last 10 days have been very hectic and I couldn't properly respond to many emails nor could I address some of them, despite my best efforts.
Google Web Accelerator Back With VengeanceNovember 14th, 2005 Google Web Accelerator is back with a vengeance. If your web site bandwidth consumption has spiked in the last couple of days, look to blame it on Google Web Accelerator.
Making iPhone SmoothieJuly 11th, 2007 I never thought I would see an iPhone smoothie. Ah well, never say never again.
Brit girl, 10, puts 'annoying but cuddly' grandma on eBay!October 1st, 2009 LONDON - A 10-year-old British schoolgirl tired of her grandmother's "moaning" decided to sell her on eBay. Zoe Pemberton, a pupil at the Great Clacton Church of England Junior School, described Marian Goodall, 61, as "rare and annoying and moaning a lot" but also "very cuddly and loves word searches", reports The Daily Express.
Synopsys board authorizes new buyback program, may repurchase up to $500 million in stockSeptember 9th, 2009 Synopsys to buy back up to $500 million in stockMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Synopsys Inc., which makes software to develop and test chips, on Wednesday said its board replenished its stock repurchase authorization, allowing the company to buy back up to $500 million in common stock.
Understanding Linkie WinkieAugust 13th, 2006 Update: LinkieWinkie merely leveraged the links to create yet another blog site. Nice bait and switch, but I expected better.
Twitting Twitter... AgainJuly 2nd, 2007 Twitter is down again. Initially I was getting down for maintenance messages.
America's Cup rivals headed back to court over rules for February showdownJuly 15th, 2009 America's Cup rivals headed back to courtBitter America's Cup rivals BMW Oracle Racing of San Francisco and Alinghi of Switzerland are heading back to a New York court in a fight over rules for their showdown next year in giant multihulls. BMW Oracle Racing spokesman Tom Ehman says the defending champion Swiss are "playing fast and loose with the rules," including the use of an engine to trim sails and possibly move ballast on their 90-foot catamaran, which was launched last week on Lake Geneva.
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Sock it to me! Ariz. man finds 12 pairs of socks snatched from clothesline in back yardAugust 20th, 2009 Sock it to me! Ariz. man's socks stolen from yardSIERRA VISTA, Ariz.