End Users

end users

Hard passwords made easy

In the online world, security plays a role in all online activities. Passwords are the most commonly used method to limit access to specific people. In my previous article I discussed assessing the re ...

by John Locke – 3/25/2005

end users

Case study: Mythic Beasts

There is a company in the UK that provides Unix shells to their users: Mythic Beasts. They offer fantastic service to people who need a shell account on a very fast server, and don’t want to fork out ...

by Tony Mobily – 3/19/2005

end users

Poking at iTunes

One comment: _No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame._ Rob “CmdrTaco” Malda introduced the iPod to the Slashdot crowd with a statement rivalled only by Bill Gates’ quip “640 KB should be enough fo ...

by Chris Karr – 3/13/2005

end users

Smarter password management

Your dog’s name... your anniversary... your childrens’ initials, birthday, or birth weight... your favorite hobby, or the name of your boat. Which one do you use for your password? Network Administrat ...

by John Locke – 2/10/2005

end users

The magic of live CDs

A “Live CD” is a bootable CD, which contains pre-configured software, this allows the user to be productive without accessing any other hard drives (unless the user wants to store information). Why wo ...

by Harish Pillay – 2/4/2005

end users

Mac OS X: Welcome to the jungle

If software platforms are habitats, the Mac OS X platform is surely the jungle. Mac OS X is a modern Unix-based operating system that combines the classic Unix/X11 environment, a modern Java toolset a ...

by Chris Karr – 2/1/2005