Speculation is that Microsoft will force hardware vendors to hard wire their computers so that they can only boot Windows 8, through a feature called UEFI. See here, here, here, and here. Microsoft requires that machines conforming to the Windows 8 logo program and running a client version of Windows 8 ship with secure boot enabled….
Author: John Nash
Mr. Nash is an experienced systems analyst/programmer and business manager who believes in giving back to the community through producing open source software.
Simple and Easy Security
InfoWorld.com had a good, short, article on hacking here by Roger A. Grimes. Roger makes the point that security losses are not usually due to smart criminals breaking in by unpredictable means, but rather Malicious hackers are using pretty much the same old tools and exploiting the same old weaknesses. However, companies and end-users aren’t…
HP Touchpad Review
http://geekbeat.tv/review-hp-touchpad-with-webos-is-a-great-deal-for-the-price/
Add Google +1 to Your Web Pages
Look at http://www.google.com/webmasters/+1/button/ for instructions on adding the Google +1 button to posts on your web site. Supposedly this will result in improved ranking in Google’s search engine. The actual code you insert at the end of your page is: <!– Place this tag after the last plusone tag –> <script type=”text/javascript”>// <![CDATA[ (function() {…
New Mobile Phone Exceeds Above Apple
This prototype Android-ish phone in development by Mozilla, the makers of FireFox. The technology is impressive. Since it is also Open Source, the entire planet will be able to manufacture the phone without payment of royalties.