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IPv6 Firewalls
I don’t quite understand the thinking of commenters on this story that think that security lies in having an end-system firewall – that is the Windows Firewall, the built in Mac Firewalls, Symantec Personal Firewall, etc. That’s a degree of security. That’s not real security. Find out the IPv6 issues being discussed for there’s far…
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Exclusive Podcast: Performancing Sold to Splashpress Media
David Krug on the Sale of Performancing to Splashpress Media. Aaron can’t pronounce Dave’s last name. David will be running the site and Splashpress Media will be operating it. The status of Nick Wilson and Patrick Gavin – they will continue to develop the Scribefire plugin (formerly Performancing for Firefox). The goals and intents of…
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Blogs Do Sell
Just to prove that selling a blog is not that far out of the norm, TrueHoops has just been scarfed up by ESPN.
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Forgive Me, Father, For I have a Tech Question
Chris Pirillo, the nutty, high-strung brain behind Lockergnome and former host of the TechTV (remember that network?) show Call For Help is taking the Call For Help idea to the bastion of new media, the blogs and YouTube. He has initiated his first video and is soliciting further questions. Pirillo says, “If you submit a…
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Google Misspells Its Own Name
Google has misspelled its own name in the Valentine’s Day version of it’s logo. Abe Olandres at Blog Herald has the details and a screenshot (I’m sure it will be corrected forthwith). Update: Apparently, the stem is the L. Hmmm, not very obvious.
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Has Windows Vista Been Released?
I ask the question, “Has Windows Vista been released?” in a tounge-in-cheek sort of way. Of course, I know it has, but to be honest I wasn’t aware until about 3 days after it had been released and the only way I found out was because I was watching a TiVo’d episode of Jon Stewart…
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No, I Won't Have Your Baby and Answers to Other Popular Questions
Several weeks ago, Darren Rowse posted about 103bees which is an interesting service that logs the questions people ask the Googles and Yahoos of the world that result in visitors to your site. Intrigued, I installed the tiny bit of javascript on my blog and have occasionally checked in on it. It’s interesting, though. I…
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Technosailor Sale: Anybody's Game
Those of you following the auction over at SitePoint, the private bidder that was interested in purchasing the site backed down off the offer of $23,750. I don’t hold this against him. Essentially, the bid was contingent on some provisions that I was not able to meet. No harm, no foul. This means that the…