Category Archives: Technology

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Virus protection… a new approach!

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

You never can be too safe living in the on-line world of today. If you read the ‘tech’ web sites, you are assured to find some article about a new exploit endangering your cyber existence. Even if you don’t follow … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs – top 10 greatest IT people…. where am I?

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

ComputerWeekly just named Steve Jobs the greatest IT person of all times. He even beat out Bill Gates, who came in 3rd. Many will think this is just silly, but really… read the article. I think it is a well … Continue reading →

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Finally… some sanity on Apple security

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

I just ran across this article on Apple’s security problems. From the press lately, you’d think the sky was falling. Thankfully, John Welch has written this excellent article on what this really means, and some tips to help protect yourself. … Continue reading →

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Apple laptops might get hot…. but…

Posted on June 24, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

This week, I was a bit bummed about some issues Apple has been experiencing with their new MacBook Pro and MacBook models. It turns out that some manufacturing problems have lead to CPUs running hot (due to thermal paste application … Continue reading →

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Has Apple finally awoke?

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

It has been about a week now since Apple released the new MacBook. Apple has now almost completed the transition of its entire computer line over to Intel CPUs. I have now been an Apple user for two major chip … Continue reading →

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If you hear an ‘oink’… duck!

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

Yes my friends, the time has come to be vigilant for low flying pigs. Why you ask? Well listen closely… very closely.. cause I’m only going to say this once. Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer said something that I actually agree with. … Continue reading →

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Is Microsoft’s Origami a breakthrough?

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

There seems to be a lot of media excitement over the new M$ Origami product, but after reading some of the articles, I began to wonder how big of a deal it really is. In a Wired article I read … Continue reading →

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Hysteria or Jealousy?

Posted on February 18, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

That is the question I have to ask of all the media hype over this new trojan horse type attack on OSX the last couple days. http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1415489 I wrote a response to this article as follows: From article: “One more … Continue reading →

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Got… a clue?

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

First, we hear that GM is having problems and cutting back. Now, about a month later, we hear the same or worse news from Ford. Huge cuts and changes affecting tens to hundreds of thousands of employees. I feel very … Continue reading →

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Sony gets spanked!

Posted on November 22, 2005 by Steve Wilkinson

AP writer Liz Austin reports on Thursday that Sony is being sued by the Texas Attorney General and a California-based digital rights group over their latest botch of an attempt at DRM (Digital Rights Management). I’m laughing by butt off … Continue reading →

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