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I'm Michael Koby, and I love technology. I'm also a programmer, currently doing Ruby on Rails development for a small Houston startup. Here I talk about technology, programming, politics, movies, music, and anything else I feel I need to talk about. If you would like to know more, you can check out the About page.Popular Series
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Securing Your Digital World: Passwords
When it comes to securing yourself in your little digital world, everything revolves around your passwords. Your passwords are the first and major line of defense in securing your personal data be it email, documents, or even your money. The problem is, most people have fairly unsecure passwords and as a result their “front lines” are weak and easily penetrable. So how do we create secure passwords? What makes a password “secure”? And how many passwords should you have? We will answer all of these very important questions in this article. Continue reading
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Trent Reznor: Steal My Music Reznor to Fans: “Has anyone seen the price come down? Okay, well, you know what that means – STEAL IT. Steal away. Steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your … Continue reading
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Power of Information 2007-09-16
This week on the Power of Information, Derek and I discuss digital rights management: what is it, why does it exist, and can you get around it? We also look at securing yourself online with passwords and safe surfing procedures designed to help you stay safe when surfing online. All this and more on this week’s Power of Information. Continue reading
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7 Awesome ‘Dear John’ Letters [PICS] Not sure how to say ‘goodbye’ to that not-so-special somewhow? Here are some good, bad and downright ugly examples to choose from. Pick your favorite or fill in the ‘Dear John Letter Generator’ to … Continue reading
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Consulting Consultants: Introduction & "On the Bench"
Last week I started a new job as a Senior Consultant for one of the larger consulting firms here in Houston, Texas. I figured that this might be a great time to start a new weekly topic on consulting. Since I am pretty much a newbie to the consulting world, this would be a great place to post about my experiences in this new job field so that 1) others can share in my experiences and hopefully learn from them and 2) give insight to what I learn as I become a better (hopefully) consultant. I think that others might be able to benefit from my experiences and apply them to their situation. I know that there are a lot of people just like me, starting fresh consulting careers. Either they, like me, worked in a large corporation or they are fresh out of college and new to the IT job world. Continue reading
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Big Companies & Open Source
Last week, IBM announced that they would put somewhere around thirty developers on OpenOffice to help improve the product through bug fixes, new features, and collaborating with the OpenOffice team. The reason IBM says they are doing this is because they are seeing wide adoption of OpenOffice and it’s ODF (Open Document Format) by governments and companies the world over. But what makes this interesting is the fact that IBM is paying employees to work solely on an open source project, giving away features, code, and resources to a project that long term, makes them next to no money (if any at all). Big Blue seems to be doing this a lot lately. Why would a company do this? Continue reading →