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Two posts in one day. ddos & wordpress

I believe godaddy.com hosted wordpress were part of this yesterday including mine. What I saw – site was up (perhaps slow) – unable get on admin. pages. We live in interesting times. wordpress ddos  limit logon attempts better wp security (maybe)

“might”???

Try to maintain a sense of humor about these microsoft.com groaners. “might be blocked”? On Tuesdays, Thursdays & alternate Saturdays, but only in months w/an ‘r’ in them? Brought to you by the twisted mind of microsoft.com.

Inside the twisted mind of dell.com

It’s dark & scary in there. 😉 Here’s the latest – on the one hand – a bios update on a dell business line computer is labeled “recommended”. Ok. Bios update repeatedly fails over repeated attempts over several months. Why? It’s unpackaged. “download the file and copy it to a DOS-bootable diskette”. For those of […]

Fun with (bargain) tech – samsung chromebook & netflix

As of most recent beta channel update – netflix streaming support is here.   This is recent – within the last two weeks? Version 27.0.1430.0 dev Platform 3797.0.0 (Official Build) dev-channel daisy Firmware Google_Snow.2695.117.0

Fun w/Tech. Property Tax R&D

And some google drive sharing r&d as well. Pdf of cook tax search results: cook 405 n wabash 22nd floor Property Tax Portal – Pin Results

Never say never

In a statement to reporters Tuesday, Apple said some of its computers were infected with the same malware that hit Twitter and Facebook. Like Facebook, Apple confirmed that its employees’ computers were infected with malware when they visited a Web site for software developers. Neither company has named the Web site. But according to a […]

tech 1-2 punch?

Was step one frontline? 24/7 available reporting? frontline untouchables Step 2 one man’s lame duck another man’s nothing left to lose nytimes.com reporting? s&p fraudA suit against S.&P. — expected to filed this week — would be the first the government has brought against the credit ratings agencies related to the financial crisis, despite continued […]

What Fresh Hell? – Thermostats & Printers…

Once hackers get in, it can be hard to get them out. In the case of a 2011 breach at the United States Chamber of Commerce, for instance, the trade group worked closely with the F.B.I. to seal its systems, according to chamber employees. But months later, the chamber discovered that Internet-connected devices — a […]

1/2 a step forward – 50,000 steps back – microsoft ad hell for the day

Tripped over this microsoft bug (Yes – it is a a BUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGG!!!!!! microsoft) again today. “exclusive access” by default for redirected documents on a 2008 or better server by default. LOL. It does prevent certain oh, how shall we say this – trivial? features. What features? Oh, well…. Backup? you want the administrator account to […]

Hey Doc – It hurts whenever I hold my arm like this…

…So don’t hold your arm like that. (rim shot here for this old chestnut). Recent java scare – getting close to same fix. Hey – here’s a better idea – disconnect from the internet completely. That’ll be even safer. What’s that? You need internet access to do your job? Oops. What’s that – you need […]