XP on an Intel Mac!
by Bob on 18 March 2006, under Windows
Good Start
by Bob on 9 March 2006, under Projects, RIT
Student Government’s "Tiger Reviews" has been online for three weeks and we’re at 474 posts! My goal was to achieve 400 posts for the Winter Quarter, so we’re actually off to a very good start. I hope to have a solid base (around 1,000 posts) by the end of the Spring Quarter. We’ll see…
If you haven’t already, hop on over and review your professors!
HOW TO: Work Least-Privileged in Windows XP
by Bob on 25 February 2006, under How To, Security, Windows
Have you ever been the victim of a computer virus, worm, or other malicious software program? If so, then you understand what a pain it is to recover. Often times, the only way to fix the problems is to do a clean re-install of Windows. Of course you can buy anti-virus and anit-spyware products, but these programs are all meant for after-the-fact. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to stop malicious software (malware) in its tracks before damage is done?
Enter the “least privilege” security model. This approach to computing is very simple — only give yourself enough privileges to accomplish the task you need to perform. For example: do you need to be able to delete all of your system files while you write a letter in Microsoft Word? The answer would be “no, of course not!” But running with full privileges, you would be able to do so.
(continue reading…)Tips for a Healthy Computer
by Bob on 4 February 2006, under Windows
Whenever something goes wrong with our computers, we are always quick to assume that it’s a virus or spyware that’s to blame. This might have to do with the fact that they’re the most common computer problems. But what I find to be the single biggest computer problem is user ignorance.
(continue reading…)Jumping on the Bandwagon
by Bob on 24 January 2006, under Random
“Why would anyone care to read my opinions on a website?” That was the excuse I used for never having started my own blog. And for the longest time I was comfortable with that.
But now-a-days I’m seeing other computing professionals sharing their thoughts about products, personal projects, and even works-for-hire. Microsoft has a special blogging site for its employees to blab about company products. I am consistently finding good and helpful information from that website. And that’s just one of many.
Using the Internet as a publishing platform has definite advantages. Instead of handing prospective employers my resume, I can point them to my website. I tried this approach with my present employer… and it worked. The other big advantage is a little more altruistic. I know something… and you can know it, too, if I publish it. The point is that innovation breeds through collaboration.
In following with a good article that I recently read, I’m going to give this blogging thing a try. I think I shall write about my field — software systems and information security. These are great topics that I’m really interested in. And who knows?… maybe somebody will get something out of my ramblings.
So… here’s my blog.
