August 2010
62 posts
RT @hypatiadotca: Via @debcha, “Bad Romance” on tiny Korgs: http://ping.fm/HuNFm
RT @wgragido: If people start jumping on APT like PCI I may go postal « Too late…
Wow! Echofon text looks awesome on Retina display… #likingtheiphone4
RT @jack: #endmalaria = Back to School: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQUJfTOzBa8
RT @mattgemmell: Amusing email I received this morning: http://bit.ly/duopRj « This made me smile!
First impressions of iPhone 4: speed! And i think I will quickly find problems switching between IOS4 multitasking and my iPad. Liking it!
Managed to lose the dog this morning-that’s why I wasn’t in when Chronopost arrived. Damn. Oh, found the dog eventually, little sod…
Shiny new iPhone 4 is syncing as I write…. feel like a kid on Christmas Eve waiting for this to finish…
Ordered my iPhone 4 yesterday lunch, arrived first thing this morning. Well done Orange. Shame I wasn’t in to receive it :o(
Angry Birds +iPad = SO damned addictive. Just saying…
France Apple store says 3 weeks delivery for iPhone 4,Orange stores longer,but Orange site has them in stock.Mine should arrive by Friday!
Writing writing writing for the UTM MQ - my brain has turned to mush…
LinkedIn has the suckiest interface ever. Why is it SO difficult to find possible connections-even within my own company?!!!
RT @mattgemmell: “Record exam results” all round, seemingly. Then you walk down the street, and realise how pathetic the exams must be.
LANDesk Software acquired by private equity firm http://bit.ly/cw8DlZ « Man this LANDesk s/w gets around! Another nice deal for Thoma Bravo
BlackBerrys on or off on holiday http://bit.ly/chWNSL «Great piece on finding middle ground, the “Blackberry Quarter Hour” (sub req’d)
NSS Labs: Client-side exploit demonstration videos http://bit.ly/bWkUKL « There are a few AV vendors who could do with checking this out!
Just tried a 1am swim to “cool down” but at 28C the pool is warmer than the surrounding air temp! Sweating it is, then…
BTW, when I said @nsslabs should give more info, I meant RESULTS, not that they should provide free malware samples to lazy vendors!
Anti-virus Products Struggle Against Exploits http://bit.ly/cIC7Ip «I agree with Wismer. I HATE that NSS won’t make more info available
Will Barnes & Noble Lose the E-Book War? http://bit.ly/aU7ZfI « Already has. Can’t win while it stops non-US residents from buying
Nothing worse than a Labrador having a wet dream on a tiled floor… except for finding it in your bare feet… :o(
With temps of 37C today it was hard to cool off given that even the pool was at 30C! Nothing for it but to have a lazy day…
New blog entry: Intel + McAfee: Game Changer or Disaster Waiting to Happen?: While an acquisition of McAfee was ha… http://bit.ly/bF7lQi
RT @D1N: How many shells will it take b4 we can get some straight answers & a little accountability? « Depends how thick-skinned vendor is
Studios Giving Up on DVD, Pushing VOD http://bit.ly/bggBNb «If true, studios need to get act together on letting non-US residents view!
RT @hdmoore: OH: Intel CEO: “We need antivirus, can someone buy me McAfee?” Few hours later: “Done.” “Great, which version?” “Version …
RT @BreakingPoint: NSS Labs looks at client-side exploits: http://bit.ly/9Jv7hW
Did I mention how I hate the Echofon UI? See how a careless key press makes that last Tweet unintelligible?
RT @lwalder: Duck braised with soy, Ginger, star anis, wine & garlic. A few noodles too. Yum. Nice supper. « I’ll second that!
Have to look hard for synergy in the Intel/McAfee deal-bits could work, but I hope they spin off IntruShield so it doesn’t die
Intel to Buy McAfee in $7.68 Billion Deal - WSJ.com http://bit.ly/9WI0eH « WTF??? Didn’t see that one coming… not convinced either
Thank you Radia and XP SP3 for a complete waste of a morning… and they wonder why I prefer Macs…
I get to do my “10 Key Steps to Testing In-Line Security Devices” talk again at the London Summit-make sure you’re there! #GartnerSecurity
RT @Security_Sifu: Found 2 more vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks firewall. Awaiting cve’s. Breachin’ tha rules baby!
RT @rickmoy: Client-side exploit backgrounder for our AV/HIPS test http://bit.ly/aOF7nQ
Vimeo now on iPad, iPhone http://bit.ly/dmZeuX «Beginning of the end for Flash. Can’t come soon enough for me…
No, really… if I want a new iPad/iPhone I will pay for it. If you offer me one for free you will be blocked and reported for spam
RT @Gartner_inc: Early bird registration for Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando ends this Fri. 8/20 (a $400 discount): http://bit.ly/cNdOlH
Client-side exploits explained (and why so many EPP products just can’t cut it) http://bit.ly/dmIkNC
“As much as we’d like to believe that the AV market is commoditized, nothing could be further from the truth” http://bit.ly/aKQzps
RT @georgevhulme: Anti-Virus Suite Protection? Not Much - Security Blog - InformationWeek http://t.co/MNMjEwh via @AddThis
RT @vikphatak: RT @rickmoy @nsslabs report released today on HIPS protection of client-side exploits #AV #infosec http://bit.ly/cfhr7E
I still use my Kindle in preference to iPad for reading books, especially outdoors. For reading, ipad only wins for magazines
Color eReader Race Gains New Contestant http://bit.ly/avk2RU «They still don’t get it do they? Reading outdoors? Battery life? Eye strain?
RT @danpalmer: How many SEO experts does it take to change a light bulb, lightbulb, light, bulb, lamp, lighting, switch, sex, xxx, hardc …
The reason that ‘guru’ is such a popular word is because ‘charlatan’ is so hard to spell
Facebook needs to get to grips with this latest flood of fake accounts & friend requests. 20-30 a day is no joke. Next step-disable account!
‘Dangerous’ iPhone exploit code goes public http://bit.ly/dg6zBp « How long before this turns nasty?
RT @wondroushippo: The secret to computer security, as in everything in life, is to just not be an idiot « So true ;o)