Security: Identification, Authentication, and Authorization
Many grapple with the concept of authentication in information security. What tends to happen is that they confuse authentication with identification or authorization. They are…
Many grapple with the concept of authentication in information security. What tends to happen is that they confuse authentication with identification or authorization. They are…
I’ve had what I think is a good definition for AGI for a while now, but ASI has been more elusive—at least for me. The…
You’d think certain things would come second nature to a major OS — things like network connection handling or returning to full functionality when coming…
I was looking for a bookmark of mine on delicious a moment ago and did so in a very primitive way — I went to…
I was having some issues involving losing connectivity to a system of mine due to a dynamic IP. Normally one would just use a dynamic…
One of the coolest (yet little-known) features in Firefox is the ability to search virtually any website via your address bar. To do this, simply…
I’ve always heard two things about IT consultants — 1. they make tons of money, and 2. they don’t know much. In short, I’ve always…
As we all know, tons of people are having their identities stolen — the most recent story involving over 600,000 customers with Wachovia and Bank…
I’m suddenly re-pissed off about John Boyega’s character in Star Wars. But way worse than before because it’s all much clearer looking backwards. We basically…
If you’re like me (which you likely are since you’re reading this), you’re probably obsessed with GTD, Lifehacker, 43 Folders, and a number of other…
If you’re a geek like me (which you might be if you’re reading this), you’ve maybe heard the buzz about something called AJAX. Well, what…
I have an obsession with reading. Well, actually, as it stands now, it’s more of an obsession with being able to read if I wanted…