And what does this mean to the average small business computer user? < a href="http://consumerist.com/2010/07/security-patching-for-xp-service-pack-2-ends-today.html">“Security Patching for XP Service Pack 2 Ends Today”. It costs money to have teams of people, like fire fighters, employed for the “in case of emergency” situations. Yes, while they aren’t responding to the latest hacker attacks, they can be...
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They show up at the most vulnerable spots…
The "bad guys" on the Internet have long had a habit of finding the biggest security holes with the greatest potential impact. That's one reason why the Apple computer line has remained effectively virus free (I caught at least one in the early Mac...
FireFox 4.0 beta ia out!
I enjoy living in the beta world of software. I have rarely come across really bad betas, and I get to know what’s coming “our” way before other begin using it. Today I installed FireFox 4.0 (beta), meaning the released for testing by people outside of the development place in order to get feedback. I’m...
WordPress Marches on!
Yesterday was the day that the final release version of WordPress 3.0 made it’s way into the hands of those who wait for “final releases.” Recently, one of the people who does a lot of lectures on Social Media wandered off the tracks long enough to say he wasn’t a web designer, but people should...
Random Bits From the Digital Trenches
Technology is creeping ahead…quickly. iPads are making it off the shelves in massive numbers, and…yes, there is a security issue. Interesting, isn’t it: The more connected we become, the more we are “exposing” our information. And, as the old saying goes, you can make mistakes with computers so much faster...
iPad: So Simple, Even a Cat Can Do It!
Update: Well…the YouTube video was pulled…it was funny, but now it’s gone… Click the “Read More” button to see a cat using and iPad! Link To This Page1. Click inside the codebox2. Right-Click then Copy3. Paste the HTML code into your webpage codebox<a href="http://www.thecomputerwhisperer.us/2010/04/17/ipad-so-simple-even-a-cat-can-do-it/">iPad:...
