I suppose this was just a matter of time, eh? And I suppose that Symantec is rating it such a low risk because, really, who would be dumb enough to open this sort of attachment? Well, there’s a news story about it, so I bet there are some folks who have… 🙂
Yesterday afternoon, the company that acts as our ISP at work disappeared from the face of the earth. OK not really, but it seemed that way for all intents and purposes. An electrical transformer blew somewhere near their building and their backup systems only had about an hour of life. I watched in horror as…
Scoble says hotmail’s been upgraded and he’s not getting spam or virus emails lately. Personally I haven’t noticed any difference, I still get a bunch of spam to it every day. Any other hotmail users out here?
As discussed with many people, the fact of the matter is, as a one-man shop, if I got hit by a bus tomorrow, this place would be in a world of hurt. There are simply too many things that I know how to do that absolutely no one else knows how to do. I’ve been…
Andy’s post today reminded me of a similar experience I had. I submitted a resume in response to an ad on a nationwide job board. Actually a reputable one at that, but obviously they don’t control everyone who posts jobs there. Within minutes of sending the resume in response I got an email, letting me…
Re-reading that last entry brings to mind one of the big advantages to working in a smaller office. I can document and know everything that goes on my network. You give me an IP address and within a minute I can tell you who’s PC that is, what’s installed on it and what peripherals they…