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  • HOWTO Configure Apache for SSL with DoD CAC Authentication on Ubuntu...

    Administering Linux servers is an art form not mastered by many because it is mostly command-line driven. Windows on the other hand, while a highly complex beast, has taught most administrators that configuring can be accomplished through a simple point-and-click interface. One of the more difficult Linux tasks is properly configuring an Apache web server - the sheer power Apache can wield is evident in the...
  • Winning In A Competitively Staffed IT Environment

    Have you been at a job where you admired a successful IT colleague of yours? Someone you were amazed by? Maybe even blown away by their level of proficiency? Did that person seem to complete work effortlessly? Were they ultra-productive in the work environment? Could you accept this person into your personal realm? Or did you feel threatened? Were you ready to develop this new relationship or did you quickly...
  • Navy Federal Credit Union Web Site Operating with Security Issue

    Online banking users are hopefully aware of the need to login to their banks web-based system using secure means, such as via a web site protected using SSL encryption. Every legitimate bank offers such protection, normally disallowing customers the ability to login via unsecure means. But not every bank appears to be conscious of the myriad of potential security risks associated with their site. Navy Federal Credit...
  • HOWTO Install Squid Web Proxy Server with Active Directory...

    Web Proxy servers are an essential aspect of a solid network perimeter defense strategy. Exposing the fragile desktop client to the internet at-large by allowing direct connections to the internet is dangerous and may lead to compromise. This can be exasberated if the overall network security strategy is not sufficient. Web Proxy servers can help alleviate a number of security concerns while offering a central...
  • HOWTO Install Cherokee, MySQL, PHP and WordPress on Ubuntu 9.04...

    Cherokee is a smoking hot up-and-coming web server capable of hanging with Apache while consuming exponentially less resources than its older sibling. As we wrote earlier, Cherokee saved TechMiso from Apache scalping all available RAM, ultimately allowing us to continue to provide the same service we provide today but with far better memory consumption. Learn how to install and configure Cherokee, MySQL, PHP and...
  • Dying For A Job?

    I'm not talking about being out of work.  I'm talking about six feet under.  If your job predominately consists of sitting in a chair and moving only your hands all day long, it may just be killing you. The human body was not designed to be sedentary; it was made to move.  And that is why I say that exercise is the key to good health.  Being thin and trim does not necessarily equate to being healthy. ...
  • I Refuse to Upgrade to an iPhone 3GS

    A few short weeks ago Apple released the highly anticipated upgrade to their flagship iPhone 3G, apparently aptly dubbed the iPhone 3GS. The “S” is presumably for speed because the updated product is touted as being twice as fast as its predecessor. Even though the new phone is the most advanced mobile phone on the market today, yours truly will be sticking with the trusty iPhone 3G. It was love at first...
  • Does U.S. Mobile Carrier AT&T Rule All App Store Applications?

    Earlier this week the internet was abuzz over Apple rejecting the official Google Voice (GV) iPhone app. This story was quickly followed by Apple removing every GV-enabled app already available in the App Store. The official GV app and all previously approved GV-enabled applications appear to have been removed from all international App Stores. Based on many accounts, the culprit behind this dastardly deed is none...
  • Dear Safari...

    Tabs, bookmarks, search forms, these are all features that we take for granted when it comes to browsing the web using our favourite web browser. We expect it to work, to be fast, and most important, it shouldn’t bother us with stupid behaviour or messages. Every major web browser supports tabbed browsing these days, it makes it easier to maintain the websites you are visiting. Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari, ...
  • Linux Mint 7 Gloria RC Unleashed

    I have always been quite fond of Linux distros capable of marrying the solid underlying Linux architecture with a usable graphical user interface. This used to be a tough job until Ubuntu burst on the scene to help propel desktop Linux in to areas it has never been. To further that thought, Linux Mint, a quite sexy distro based on Ubuntu, just unleashed their first release candidate of Linux Mint 7 “Gloria”...

Is Your Twitter Account Hacked?

Feb 22nd

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Articles

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TechMiso - Is Your Twitter Account Hacked?Over the last 24-48 hours we are [again] seeing a DM phishing attack blowing through Twitter accounts. Are you spamming your Twitter followers with Direct Messages (DM) that contain links leading to phishing websites? Have you received a Twitter DM to a Twitter login page that isn’t the actual Twitter login page?

How would you know?

One quick way is to filter tweets on yourself by using the @’youaccountname’ link to the right on Twitter’s home page. Do you see tweets from you, but in fact not from you? If you answered yes, your Twitter account may likely be compromised.

Read the full story …

compromised, Direct Message, DM, hacking, security, twitter, twitter accounts, twitter connections, twitter hacked

Smartphone Web Apps: No Network – No Productivity

Feb 21st

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Articles

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TechMiso - Smartphone Web Apps: No Network - No ProductivityEven our gracefully fast cellular internet connections in Japan still present one significant roadblock to accessing data through web-based applications: No network – No productivity.

Can a web-app ever replace a native smartphone app? Not likely without significant enhancements in cellular and Wi-Fi infrastructure.

Take Google Apps for example. We all know that Google is a heavy pusher of their web-based applications. With tools like Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and that OS-killing Chrome, Google in fact does a great job rolling out it’s web app offerings.

Unfortunately though, Google has a hard time pushing the majority of its web apps without a continuously live internet connection.

Read the full story …

android, apple, blackberry, cellular, connectivity, google, google android, Google Apps, iPhone, productivity, smartphone, web app, windows mobile

Adobe Says, “Sorry” For The Bug

Feb 12th

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Articles

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TechMiso - Adobe Says, With Adobe’s latest crasher bug going on two years after being discovered, Adobe finally released a statement saying they in fact dropped the ball during software development of Adobe Flash 10.

Did Adobe just ignore a well known and significant flaw in their software and in turn ship a degraded Flash player out to the masses?

Read the full story …

adobe, application, bug, emmy huang, flash, flash player, software

Apple’s Magical Tablet – Verbal Confirmation In <48 Hours

Jan 26th

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Articles

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TechMiso - Apple's Magical TabletApple fanboys across the globe are ready to blindly plunk down cash on what’s being billed as a technology game changer. Enter…Apple’s magical tablet.

“Apple is holding a “special event” on Jan. 27 to “come see our latest creation,” with invitations being sent out just seconds ago. 10am PST, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco.” –Gizmodo

We’re already guessing this is a touch-screen type computer that looks and feels like an overgrown iPhone.

Will it be called an iSlate? Are you buying one? Two?

Apple’s announcement coming in less than 48 hours.

apple, iPhone, islate, mac, tablet, touch screen

Pimp Your Excel Worksheet Episode 1: Data Validation

Dec 24th

Posted by Haslina Ali in Articles

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ExcelPeople with bosses usually either want to do 1 of 2 things to him (or her, but for the purposes of this article, let’s stick with him): impress him or annoy him without being obviously annoying. Here’s how to pimp your Excel worksheet to either impress him or annoy him, whichever it is you feel like doing. Who knows, you may even be able to use it at work.

Read the full story …

data validation, dropdown box, excel, microsoft office, ms excel, worksheet functions

Microsoft Forced To Back Down Against i4i In Patent Case

Dec 23rd

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Articles

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Steve answers Guy´s questionsKevin Kutz, Director of Public Affairs at Microsoft, said in a statement today that Microsoft will comply with an injunction just upheld against the software behemoth that would have forced Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office off store shelves by January 2010.

“With respect to Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft Office 2007, we have been preparing for this possibility since the District Court issued its injunction in August 2009 and have put the wheels in motion to remove this little-used feature from these products. Therefore, we expect to have copies of Microsoft Word 2007 and Office 2007, with this feature removed, available for U.S. sale and distribution by the injunction date. In addition, the beta versions of Microsoft Word 2010 and Microsoft Office 2010, which are available now for downloading, do not contain the technology covered by the injunction.”

Read the full statement at Microsoft Presspass.

i4i, injunction, kevin kutz, microsoft, microsoft office, microsoft word, patent, patent infringement

Tech For Your Health

Dec 6th

Posted by Greg Hill in Articles

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polarWB250The holiday season is almost upon us and many of you might be trying to think of a gift to give someone, or maybe you’d like to add something to your own wish list. Every year we see more and more tech gadgets coming out that can help us with the daunting task of keeping ourselves in good health. And why not? After all, health is of paramount importance in living a happy and fulfilling life.  If you don’t agree then ask yourself this, “What will I have if I lose my health?” If you do agree then why would you not make health the number one priority in your life? Think about it. Now on to the gadgets.

Read the full story …

gadgets, health

To iPhone and Blackberry Users

Dec 5th

Posted by Haslina Ali in Articles

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apple_iphone_blackberry_pearlDear iPhone and Blackberry users,

I know your phones are awesome. I know that your phones have video editing capabilities and Blackberry Messenger respectively. I know that your phones can do a gajillion things all at once. I know that your phones have their own plans from your providers.

Even so, despite being the Mobile Brat that I am, I do not want to spend every moment with you watching you play with your phone. I do not want to discuss the latest thing that you’ve discovered that your phone can do.

Read the full story …

blackberry, E71, iPhone, mobile brat, mobile phones, nokia

The “I Don’t Want To Be A Dick” Syndrome of Information Assurance Management

Sep 12th

Posted by Scott Jarkoff in Articles

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Locked and Lined Up....Information Assurance remains a growing field of expertise, maturing on an almost daily basis. The industry has exploded over the last 10 years even though the concepts of IA has been around since as early as the 1960’s. Although the industry and its practitioners continue to evolve, those in upper-management have a difficult time fully grasping the core principles. As in many areas of management these days, there are far too many gun-shy managers who are more concerned with appearances and perception than properly mitigating risk to the networks they are charged with protecting.

Read the full story …

ia, infosec, management, security

Goodbye, Eardrums

Sep 5th

Posted by Haslina Ali in Articles

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tunewiki4Ever felt like getting your karaoke on but found yourself to be miles away from the nearest karaoke bar? Ever feel like singing off-key with your BFFs but found yourself to be in a totally different country? Ever go camping and suddenly feel the need to play Rock Band? Never fear, technology comes to your rescue! Mobile carriers in Thailand and USA have what they call a ‘mobile karaoke solution’, enabling users to karaoke over the phone. I kid you not. Just in case there weren’t enough people who think they’re awesome singers when they’re actually not.

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blackberry, grammy thailand, iPhone, mobile karaoke, nms communications, nokia, tunewiki
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