http://fuery.com Simplifying Technology and Entrepreneurship since 2003 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:30:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my clients had their web site compromised this morning. Apparently some hacker in Russia figured out their web server’s SSH password, logged in, and replaced their root index page. (No, my firm had never performed a security audit for them – the site structure was set up by ... http://fuery.com/2008/08/22/a-security-checklist-for-newbies/ On some UNIX systems, the command "sleep with me" returns the error "bad character". http://fuery.com/2008/08/12/type-sleep-with-me-at-your-next-command-prompt/ While writing a SQL-based search function (the simple kind with basic string matching against ordered data) today, a question regarding the size of the google cache ensued in my lab. After about 20 seconds of discussion, someone said, "so they have a whole lot of servers then, huh?" I retorted that it's ... http://fuery.com/2008/08/12/largest-computing-applications/ A few of my subscribers have been bugging me for a couple of weeks about my feeds. As in, where did they go? I wasn't sweating it a whole heck of a lot since, well, if there's no new content, there isn't much point, now is there? Well, I went ahead and ... http://fuery.com/2008/07/31/whats-wrong-with-feedburner/ Seems like the credit crunch will never go away... http://fuery.com/2008/07/31/guess-i-was-wrong-about-indymac-bummer/ I've been dealing with a juggling act this year and finding it harder and harder to write. With that in mind, would you rather see one good article a month, or articles of moderate quality 2-3 times a week? http://fuery.com/2008/07/28/would-you-rather-see-mediocre-content-or-no-content/ With a market cap of $38M IndyMac (IMB) should be a value play. Right? http://fuery.com/2008/07/10/indymac-closed-at-38-cents-today/ We are a small software engineering company located in downtown Oakland, in need of two dynamic individuals to complement our already solid team. By joining our team, you will be working in an intelligent, flexible, and friendly environment with opportunities for growth within our startup company. We're part ... http://fuery.com/2008/07/09/help-wanted-engineer-advertisment/ About the Company: We're a small up-and-coming Technology Consulting firm that does software, support, and documentation. Our small team is young, hardworking, and brilliant. We're looking for some fresh talent to round out our service offerings, provide administrative support, and help us make sure we get everything done. Ideally, you'll grow ... http://fuery.com/2008/07/09/help-wanted-office-manageradministration-advertisment/ Where's my blog skin? I just migrated to a new web host. It'll be this way for a few days. Hey, at least I got around to writing about it! :-) As for where I've been, well, no one's heard from me in a long time... just busy. I'm hiring, though. Got ... http://fuery.com/2008/07/09/out-of-touch-and-out-of-my-skin/ A friend and business partner of mine mentioned his commitment to a charity the other day. As a technologist, he donates four hours per week to the cause, assisting them in developing technical solutions for their operation. I probed a little further on this, and he proposed the idea that giving ... http://fuery.com/2008/04/26/giving-back/ Where have my contacts gone? The API says they are still there. Screenshots from my two accounts, both personal gmail and google apps (click through for the full size version): http://fuery.com/2008/04/19/reasons-8-and-9-why-google-contacts-address-book-sucks/ Last week I lamented about the lack of hosted Exchange alternatives. Unfortunately, I still haven't found a solid solution. The inherent problem is the desire to use Thunderbird as the client and sync OTA with Blackberry devices. Using Google for shared calendar, address book, and email is the avenue I've been ... http://fuery.com/2008/04/18/using-thunderbird-as-your-groupware-client-without-exchange/ Activate Google Apps and switch your mail server mx settings over to the big G. Absentmindedly change the email system that has been working for you for half a decade, realize the contact management and history migration are going to be painful, then come up with the temporary solution of mail ... http://fuery.com/2008/04/16/how-to-lose-90-rss-subscribers-in-48-hours/ I got an invite a week or two ago to a site called Blue Chip Expert. The source was a fellow I've traded emails with, but never done actual business with. A blog-friend, if you will. Still, the fellow has a good rapport, so I clicked. Networking is always a ... http://fuery.com/2008/04/13/blue-chip-expert-elite-version-of-linkedin-or-scammy-wannabe/ I have an interesting problem. I need to solve this for both my own business and for a client (the new one, actually, whose network apparently destroys NetGear Products). What I Want Shared "global" address book across 1-20 users. Some sort of consolidation tools would be a nice value-add. The address ... http://fuery.com/2008/04/03/shared-calendar-and-address-book-without-exchange/ No, there was no announcement you missed today. I've used their FVS318 Router/Firewall product for years, more or less standardizing on it as the platform of choice for all of my client's offices. That backfired for me this week. On Monday, I got a call from a brand new client from an ... http://fuery.com/2008/04/03/rest-in-peace-netgear/ (Courtesy of ValleyWag and my friend Sam.) http://fuery.com/2008/03/13/more-thoughts-on-the-microsoftyahoo-merger/ Apparently amidst the subprime mortgage juggling, some banks have lost a couple of trillion bucks worth of paper.  Not hte write-down on the balance sheet, mind you, but actually lost the loan documentation.  Makes you feel a little better for being late on your taxes, eh? Anyone know of a ... http://fuery.com/2008/03/04/food-for-thought-quick/ I get pitched at least once a week on some new idea. These are, almost invariably, half-baked pipe dreams. There are a lot of people out there with good ideas -- the keys to success, I believe, are based on connections (who you know), experience both in the specific business ... http://fuery.com/2008/02/25/so-i-have-this-business-idea-id-like-to-talk-to-you-about/