December 16, 2004
by Joe
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Just a few tips on digital security from Bruce Schneier… Schneier on Security: Safe Personal Computing. Here’s a couple of excerps I want to emphasize: Operating systems: If possible, don’t use Microsoft Windows. Buy a Macintosh or use Linux. If … Continue reading
December 15, 2004
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The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will have him no pain or trouble. —Henry Miller
December 11, 2004
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InfoWorld: The top 20 IT mistakes to avoid: November 19, 2004 I will just quote No.11 here. Despite the fact that mission-critical applications continue their march onto the Web browser and that Windows continues to dominate the corporate desktop, Web … Continue reading
November 28, 2004
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Earlier I posted a link back to a SecurityFocus article on getting started with public key authentication for SSH. A follow up article now shows how to implement ssh-agent to automate authentication. Both articles have nice examples posted and use … Continue reading
November 24, 2004
by Joe
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I finally upgraded to Microsoft Office 2004. My favorite new feature that is totally overdue is the implementation of S/MIME in Entourage. Here’s some Instructions on setting up Entourage for S/MIME, but it’s really pretty easy to figure out. Using … Continue reading