Intel promoted an industry analysts' report that calls the 3-4 year upgrade cycle of PCs a fallacy and pushes for a 2-year refresh cycle. The report "Replacing Enterprise PCs: The Fallacy of the 3-4 Year Replacement Cycle" (PDF) is compiled by J. Gold Associates, LLC and was reposted by Intel yesterday. My initial reaction is to state the obvious in defense: Of course Intel … [Read more...]
Checking out Google Domains beta and AWS Route 53
I got access to the Google Domains beta and Amazon Route 53 expanded their external DNS to a registrar, so I wanted to create an overview of the services to anybody shopping around for a new registrar. I have transferred almost all of my domains from GoDaddy to Hover or Gandi following GoDaddy's SOPA support and the fact that there are alternatives without horrible websites. I … [Read more...]
Mondo 2014 IT Salary Guide
Mondo's 2014 IT Salary Guide just came out Friday so the data is hot and fresh. You have to submit your information in order to download the 15-page PDF but it may be very useful information if you're hiring IT Professionals, looking for a job, or looking for an area to specialize to improve your income and career's future. The data is presented very clearly in an … [Read more...]
Symantec report analyzes personal fitness trackers and security concerns
Symantec Security Response prepared a report on wearable fitness devices and found vulnerabilities with the devices and the model of data custodianship. It wasn't that long ago that your best way of tracking your activity might be an old-fashioned pedometer that mechanically incremented with each step. The next step was heart rate monitors, GPS watches, and smartphones that … [Read more...]
BitTorrent Bleep chat client is encrypted and without central servers
Bleep is a BitTorrent Labs chat client that is in pre-alpha stages. It is designed specifically with security in mind to keep conversations confidential. The experiment is open to invite only which you can request an invite at labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/bleep/ With NSA and other snooping agents out there, Bleep could be a very welcome addition to those wishing to … [Read more...]