I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal How to Know You Have it and What to do About Removing It What is it? Malware, short for Malicious software, is the macro concept behind names like “Adwareâ€, “Spywareâ€, “Hijackersâ€, “Toolbars†and “Dialersâ€. Malware is a growing PC-related assault epidemic (doesn’t effect Macintosh too much yet). How you get it? Malware tends to sneak into your life (usually in a hidden or invisible manner) via third party software (software from less-than well known developers) disguised as added functionality to your work flow and your internet experience (and other bells and whistles) in order to execute many malicious tasks that are bad for business.…
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FileMaker and Directory Services
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Did you know FileMaker can be configured to authenticate with Open Directory and Active Directory? What does that mean? Well, most companies use a Windows Server or Macintosh Server to allow their employees to log in every day. FileMaker Server 7 now has the ability to connect to those same user accounts instead of having to remember usernames and passwords for both your FileMaker account and your computer account. This also allows companies easier account maintenance when employees join or leave companies. You no longer have to add an account for both the network and FileMaker. In addition to all these benefits, external authentication…
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal While attending DefCon, a hacking conference in Las Vegas, Three18 staff members learned of Ciscogate. Ciscogate revolves around the plight of Mike Lynn. He was a researcher for Internet Security Systems Inc (ISS) until he resigned last week after giving a speech at Black Hat, an Information Technology security conference in Las Vegas. Due to the presentation and the speech Lynn gave a suit was filed against him by ISS and Cisco. Cisco hired people to go through the CDs given out by Black Hat containing all of the presentations and replace them with CDs absent the presentation. The first appearances of the case…
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What's a Podcast?
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal iTunes Latest Buzz Tops One Million Downloads In First Two Days. Podcasting is the latest evolutionary branch of the iPod. With Podcasting, anyone with an iPod can download and listen to books, editorials, unofficial museum walkthroughs, and a variety of other audio commentaries. In it’s simplest from, Podcasting is simply an audio download from a website. Utilizing a few new web technologies, iTunes now can check the site for new content, and automatically download it into your iPod. Many industries have taken advantage of this technology to provide news services to their clients. For example, several software companies publish Podcasts informing clients of upcoming…