by wwarren | Nov 5, 2011 | Cloud Computing, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Server 2008, Sophos, Vendors, Windows
I currently have two virtualization projects going. One is to convert 3 physical server to hyper-v and one is to convert 3 physical servers to KVM. Unfortunately p2v on a domain controller is not only not recommended, it doesn’t work well. Also there is no...
by wwarren | Nov 1, 2011 | Cloud Computing, Internet, Open Source
The so-called PROTECT IP act, sequel to the much-criticized COICA, is under fire again as it enters the process of becoming law. We’ve talked about it on this blog before and no doubt the discussion will continue after it passes or is rejected, but it’s important at...
by wwarren | Oct 31, 2011 | Apple, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Internet, Smartphone
The design geniuses at Apple, who are yet to come up with an iPhone 4 which did not have some serious design flaws, are scratching their heads about the latest problem which has hit the cargo cults latest toy.Apple recently released the iPhone 4S which was an iPhone 4...
by wwarren | Oct 19, 2011 | Internet
I have a client that is constantly being pushed to engage is SEO games to try to raise his Google pagerank. Hopefully this is the first nail in the coffin of the hideous Google Ranks manipulators. On October 18, Google announced that it would begin pushing...
by wwarren | Oct 19, 2011 | Apple, Hardware, Security, Security Alerts
Whoopsie. Apple’s new “Siri” feature, the voice-activated personal assistant built into the iPhone 4S, leaves owners’ spanking new smartphones partially unguarded. Those of us who work in the security arena have often banged on about the...
by wwarren | Oct 14, 2011 | Cloud Computing, Internet
Business consultants…..nough said. I have a client that has been scammed into going all cloud. This consultant believe in no servers, no central logins and no local storage of anything. I know this “practice management” company is totally based in...
by wwarren | Oct 5, 2011 | Apple, Hardware, Internet, Linux, Open Source, Smartphone
There’s one thing he is leaving out. Andriod is not a closed, one vendor only operating system. IOS is apple and pp-le only. I’d like to start by stating I am not a rabid Android “fanboy.” In fact, I heavily considered the iPhone 3GS back in the day...
by wwarren | Oct 3, 2011 | Hardware, Internet, Linux, Open Source, Security, Security Alerts, Smartphone
HTC screwed up big time here. If you are using the stock HTC Sense UI(and most folks are) they have enabled a backdoor into the phones base operating system that essentially allows any app with simple permissions to sniff everything on or about the phone and send it...
by wwarren | Oct 3, 2011 | Microsoft, Windows, Windows 8
Microsoft is pushing Windows 8 and the new Metro UI extremely hard. If you want to see Metro look at a Windows phone 7 equipped phone. Anybody developing for Windows xp-Win7 you best take Microsoft serious…MS wants Metro to be the new standard and they...
by wwarren | Sep 23, 2011 | Internet
Oh how I can identify with This entire article…here’s the highly relevant part. So when I look out that window and see a robin perched on a tree gently swaying in a warm breeze, I begin to wonder just what life would be like if I wasn’t in the...
