Archive for July, 2008

Gmail looking out for security – again – Part 2

July 30, 2008

In Gmail looking out for security – again I wrote about the new Remote sign out feature which allows you to monitor account access and close any open Gmail connections to your account. Recently I was reading ZDNet’s Make your Gmail even more secure this great post was about increasing security for your Gmail account. [...]

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Update your Computer

July 29, 2008

UPDATE YOUR BROWSER
According to Study: 637 million Google users surfing with insecure browser about 45% of Google users from January 2007 to June 2008 were using the most secure version of their browser (read the article above for more specifics). Google users not using the most secure version of their chosen browser, according to the [...]

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Joining the fight against spammy comments!

July 19, 2008

I have joined the fight against spammy comments. I already have Akismet activated, and I review my comments for “spamminess” but today I’ve gone a step further and added rel=”nofollow” to the URL of comment posters. According to some reading I’ve done search engines may be encouraging blog owners to use the ‘no-follow’ tag.
We’ll see [...]

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Would you pay more for Intel`s “Green” Processors

July 19, 2008

Many of us pay extra to for hybrid automobiles (and save on fuel costs while helping the environment) but would you pay more for a computer that has an Intel CPU VS competitive non-green CPU’s taking into consideration that Intel is going “green”?
According to The Green Enterprise: Intel a ZDnet.com Video Feature (click link to [...]

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Yahoo! Blows deal with Microsoft, raises Domain rates, GoDaddy to the rescue

July 15, 2008

According to GoDaddy’s Bob Parsons, Yahoo! not only blew a recent takeover offer from Microsoft, but they’ve also lost many talented employees as a result of the disappointment of that Microsoft deal gone sour and subsequent decisions. As if that’s not enough, Yahoo! is also raising their rates for domains.
“… to the dismay of many [...]

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