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The TechnoFile by Peter Smith

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Fire brings down authorize.net services

Details are still trickling in, but a fire in Authorize.net primary data center in Seattle took the service off line for a few hours today. The backup data center was also impacted, but details are still hazy. Service should be back online by the time you read this.

Posted on 7/3/09 at 1:59 pm | Authorize.net, ecommerce
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Apple: Inside the cult by Josh Fruhlinger

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Declare your independence! Jailbreak your iPhone!

Though some of us prefer the shackles that Apple places upon us.

Posted on 7/3/09 at 1:12 pm | iPhone, iphone jailbreak, jailbreaking
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IT Underworld by Phil Johnson

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Interview etiquette tips

Mistake #10 new grads make during job interviews: Updating Facebook status

Posted on 7/3/09 at 8:00 am | cartoon, Facebook, interview
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ITwhirled by Amy Bennett

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Flying cars hit market -- 53 years ago

One California man is taking to the road and the sky in a vehicle built in 1956.

Posted on 7/3/09 at 8:00 am | future tech
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Today's Security Fix by Cara Garretson

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Spammers attempt to lure victims with fireworks

Security vendor Symantec, which uses its probe network to catch and analyze spam, says the typical uptick in holiday-related spam has not yet happened in the weeks leading up to the Fourth of July. Usually spammers jump on holidays and other recurring events to lure unsuspecting e-mail users into visiting a bogus Web site and entering their personal information.

Posted on 7/3/09 at 7:09 am | spam
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Smart Tech for Small Biz by James Gaskin

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The Internet Devalues Everything It Touches

The column by Tom Foremski entitled The Internet Devalues Everything It Touches takes a fascinating look at many of the issues faced by companies in this connected age. If you're in any type of “white collar” business, the Internet either has caused big changes to your operations or it soon will.

Posted on 7/2/09 at 5:27 pm | broadband, Internet, Skype, South Korea, Tom Foremski
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Unix as a Second Language by Sandra Henry-Stocker

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Unix: Impossible File Types

In spite of its long history as one of the tried and true Unix commands, even the tar command can offer some surprises. My first encounter with "impossible file type" errors took place earlier today.

Posted on 7/1/09 at 2:27 pm | impossible file type, length, Sandra Henry-Stocker, Solaris 9, tar tvf
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Data Protection 360 by Dan Blacharski

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Companies facing more pressure in disaster recovery

According to a recent survey, companies are facing greater pressures in the area of disaster recovery. The prospect of the high cost of downtime is putting pressure on disaster recovery staff to deliver, but at the same time, the survey shows that disaster recovery budgets will stay flat after 2009. What's that mean?

Posted on 6/30/09 at 5:14 pm | disaster recovery
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Security: Secrets and Hype by Ari Takanen

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Visualizing Security - The Challenge of 2009

Have a look at all leading security companies today, and you see all of them launching or planning to launch solutions targeted at visualizing and collaborating over security issues. What is this about? Let's have a look at different initiatives in this area.

Posted on 5/20/09 at 7:53 am | attack surface, security, security visualization, web threats
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The Left Field by Sean McGrath

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Future techtorials

I'm soliciting feedback/suggestions on the techtorials I have been doing with ITworld.

Posted on 5/19/09 at 3:01 pm | techtorials
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