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| Sunday, 10 August 2008 | |
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Between the Olympics and security conferences there were some nice nuggets of information I picked up during my reading. As to be expected, some relate to current events and others deal with constant problems like computer performance, cookies and performance. I’m also looking for ideas to rename these short web find articles and am open to suggestions.
The recent outbreak of fake CNN My Custom Alert and Daily Top 10 emails, illustrates how spammers use legitimate entities in an attempt convince us their email is real. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see more examples relating to security issues about products from Microsoft, Google and Apple. And speaking of Google, Erik Schonfeld of TechCrunch, wrote an interesting article about how Google and Yahoo now allow you to opt out of ad targeting cookies. The links provided in the article won’t stop ads. Instead, they set a preference so that ads can’t be targeted based on your browsing habits. Consumer Report wrote an article titled, Online Blunders, that nicely outlines 7 common mistakes people make while online and the consequences. The article also references Apple since some people mistakenly think they are invincible to security issues. I’m of the opinion most security issues relate to our behavior and not necessarily the operating system. One area where Apple doesn’t shine is the battery life of the new iPhone according to a study by Gartner (the report costs $495 or you can try the NYTimes synopsis). Actually, the battery issues apply to most 3G cell phones. Apple has addressed the issue created a good web page on prolonging battery life. Lifehacker had a post which referenced how to speed up Windows Vista. The article was based on a Microsoft PDF file which covers everything from power options to using a flash drive. The PDF document has some good tips, but I found it difficult to read online in the present 2 column layout. I printed it out instead. If you decide to get a USB drive, check with your public library to see if they sell them. I was delighted to learn my local library sells them at cost. Jeremy Toeman of LIVEDigitally had a great article on Words the Internet Killed. Much of the article dealt with how the meaning of words has changed as a result of social networking sites. It’s a fun read, but one that also makes you think about word use. Interestingly, “read” is one of the words mentioned. That's all for this web round up. If you want to know when our next article comes out, you can sign up for email updates or the RSS feed. And yes, I’m still playing with Twitter. |
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| Last Updated ( Monday, 08 September 2008 ) |
