Tag Archives: Computer rants
When is password security not security?
In a wondrous attempt to increase security, more and more vendors are now requiring me to choose passwords of many characters with mixed case, numbers and punctuation. My bank does one better, where I have five different question/answer combinations they … Continue reading
Upgraded my Macintosh. Super-stressful day. … Not!?
Bought a new Mac. Wanted to duplicate the config on my old one. Figured it would be 16 hours of reinstalling, reconfiguring, etc. Turned on the new Mac. It asked if I was migrating from an existing machine. I said … Continue reading
Email just sucks, doesn't it?
Loved Nora Ephron’s take on email today. You can find it at http://SteverRobbins.com/r/m1nog.
No one really knows how to measure software productivity
I just ran across this article on how consultants (mis-)measure productivity in software development. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/11/10b.html Sad to say, I couldn’t agree more with the article. I started my career as a software engineer, and I’ve met very few people who … Continue reading
How much privacy should businesses guarantee?
Privacy isn’t just about hiding what you do. It’s about confidence that your information can’t be falsified, forged, or misused. Continue reading
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