This week, Mark Shuttleworth closed the longstanding Ubuntu bug #1, which simply read, “Microsoft has majority market share.” Because Microsoft didn’t lose its market share lead to Ubuntu, or Red Hat, or some other conventional Linux distribution, some people, including John C. Dvorak, are interpreting this as some kind of surrender. I don’t see it [...]
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No, this doesn’t mean Ubuntu and Linux are giving up
Posted by Dave Farquhar on June 1, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/06/no-this-doesnt-mean-ubuntu-and-linux-are-giving-up/
How I accidentally found a way to mess with “Peggy”
“Peggy” from “Computer Support Department” just won’t give up. He called me again at about 8 PM this evening. This time, I played along. I had a thrift-store junker PC for him to infect with his malware. The only problem was, the hard drive wasn’t connected and neither was the power cord. So I quickly [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 20, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/05/how-i-accidentally-found-a-way-to-mess-with-peggy/
The trouble with bringing your own software
PC Magazine is advocating a bring your own laptop, with your own software approach to business. It likens it to mechanics who bring their own tools. The trouble is that while mechanical tools in a toolbox operate autonomously and don’t interfere with one another, software residing on a computer does.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 3, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/05/the-trouble-with-bringing-your-own-software/
Apply this fix if you aren’t running IE9
Windows XP users, and those running something older than IE9 on newer versions of Windows need to apply this fix immediately.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 3, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/apply-this-fix-if-you-arent-running-ie9/
Scratch one fake antivirus vendor
The FTC appears to have sued the makers of XP Antivirus, among others, out of business–to the tune of $163 million. There will be no tears from me.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on October 5, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/10/scratch-one-fake-antivirus-vendor/
Windows 8 won’t fail just because nobody likes Windows upgrades
John C Dvorak wrote today about the great upgrade upheaval, and argued that Windows 8 is doomed to fail because it’s just going to be too hard to upgrade, and nobody likes Windows upgrades anyway. I agree on the first point but not the second.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on October 4, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/10/windows-8-wont-fail-just-because-nobody-likes-windows-upgrades/
Office 2010, early impressions
I’ve mentioned several times that I hadn’t seen Office 2010 yet, so I couldn’t comment on it, and would reserve judgment until I’ve seen it. I’ve been working for companies that were a bit behind the times on that. I’ve been working with it for a week now. I won’t be buying it for my [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on September 3, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/09/office-2010-early-impressions/
Windows 8 comes out later this year, but I won’t be moving just yet
So Windows 8 was released today. I won’t be moving to it anytime soon. There are some people who make a habit of waiting for Service Pack 1 to be released before upgrading to a new version of Windows. The trouble is, I can think of one instance, Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1, that [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 1, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/08/windows-8-comes-out-later-this-year-but-i-wont-be-moving-just-yet/
Why the Windows firewall is OK
I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard an unsubstantiated statement like “Windows firewall is junk.” I went looking, and the best I could find was this, an editorial that said it doesn’t do enough to address outbound connections, particularly on a program-by-program basis. OK, point taken. But “enough” is a moving [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 17, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/05/why-the-windows-firewall-is-ok/
Strategies for taking the Security+ test
One of my coworkers is being required to get a Security+ certification, and asked me for advice. She’s gone to class, read some books, and she’s going to another class on TCP/IP, but she’s just not comfortable yet. Since other people might be in her situation, I figure it’s worth writing about.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 13, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/04/strategies-for-taking-the-security-test/