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Archive for December, 2011

Cleaning Up Your PC For The New Year (part 1)

UntitledIt’s that time again – a new year, new resolutions and every attempt to be a better, smarter, smaller (that weight thing again), richer person in 2012. Some of you will even go so far as to do a New Year’s cleaning of your house, car (a source of shame for me, at least) and maybe the dog. As we consider our new, better lives, don’t forget January is … Read More »

Dragging your Database Out Through Your Login Screen

UntitledLet’s start with the visual image of one of those mechanical claw arcade machines – the one where you insert a few quarters and grab a toy with a mechanical claw. These can be addictive games for some of us. Let’s take that same visual image. But instead of a claw dropping down onto a pile of beanie babies, let’s visualize a hacker reaching through your login screen and … Read More »