Bob Walder

Bob Walder is Research Director for Gartner Inc., network security specialist, Mac/iPhone software developer, avid golfer, writer and gadget-loving technology freak living in the south of France

This is his tumblelog, which merges feeds from his Twitter account with occasional blog entries, photo posts, link updates and other micro-blogging ephemera

In effect, a one-stop-shop for everything you never wanted to know about Bob

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.

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…

BTW, when I said @nsslabs should give more info, I meant RESULTS, not that they should provide free malware samples to lazy vendors!

Just tried a 1am swim to “cool down” but at 28C the pool is warmer than the surrounding air temp! Sweating it is, then…

LANDesk Software acquired by private equity firm http://bit.ly/cw8DlZ « Man this LANDesk s/w gets around! Another nice deal for Thoma Bravo

NSS Labs: Client-side exploit demonstration videos http://bit.ly/bWkUKL « There are a few AV vendors who could do with checking this out!

BlackBerrys on or off on holiday http://bit.ly/chWNSL «Great piece on finding middle ground, the “Blackberry Quarter Hour” (sub req’d)

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