EULAlyzer - EULA License Analyzer
Posted on August 16, 2008 - Filed Under IT In Life | Leave a Comment
Guess what you just added to you machine. Do you really know? That slick piece of freeware you found on some lesser known, questionable website, may have had some "extras" you did not notice. But it said free,… right?
Unfortunately, computer users can fall into a license agreement, after installing a piece of software, which may contain difficult to understand passages and terms. On the less complicated end of the pool, phrases like "We grant you the right to…" equates to what the user (you) can do with the software package. Whereas words to the effect of "We reserve the right to…" gives the software maker the right to stipulate conditions for using the software. The license agreement starts easily enough, but can become complex as the wording continues.
Has Web 2.0 gone 1.0 too far?
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under IT In Life | 2 Comments
Wikipedia tell us that Web 2.0 is:
Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users. These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies.
That all sounds mighty fine, collaboration is good, creativity is good, it’s all good up until the time you try and use a Web 2.0 site over a slow Internet connection. Let us not forget that the whole idea behind the HTTP protocol was to present data inside a thin client, using the least amount of network resources possible.
How to understand End User License Agreements (EULA)
Posted on February 22, 2008 - Filed Under IT In Life | 3 Comments
Ever read through an End User License Agreement (EULA) before? You are surfing the Internet, looking for some free software. File sharing programs, computer games, MP3 organizers, and file compression tools, among other software, are plentiful on the Internet. A good many of them are listed as freeware. Others may be categorized as shareware or trialware. Maybe this software can be installed and used for as long as you want, or perhaps there is a monetary fee after so many days.
Fighting Beselo, the SymbianOS Worm
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under IT In Life | Leave a Comment
Through MMS, it is sweeping the world under disguises such as Beauty.jpg, Sex.mp3, or Love.rm. Once it gets into your mobile phone, which runs through SymbianOS, you are presented an installation dialogue upon clicking on the malicious attachment. As you are deceived by its guises, you will then install it. And when it gets installed, the worm collect all your contact, then targeting them, and finally sending to them an MMS file carrying its packed SIS (or Symbian Installation Source) version. Apart from that, this worm can also send its copies via generated mobile phone numbers. Yes, it is Beselo, the fearful SymbianOS Worm.
PDA Phone Power - More than just an organizational tool
Posted on February 8, 2008 - Filed Under IT In Life | Leave a Comment
The traditional PDA was a device conceptualized and designed for our everyday organizational requirements. With our increased reliance on address books, electronic communication and a seamless task and appointment management system, the PDA has exploded onto the market. However, with technological advancement as it is today, PDA’s are no longer a simple tool of organization. They are fully operational handheld computers with media capabilities and wireless connectivity. As such they have the capacity to run us, as much as we run them.
How to Blog Anonymously so you don’t get fired
Posted on April 12, 2007 - Filed Under IT In Life | 4 Comments
Lots of people with blogs want to have lots and lots of visitors (like me), but can’t seem to get enough! Others, however, get visitors that they wish they never did! A blog is a great way to write about your favorite bands or your children and those sorts of things….but it’s also a great way to bash your crappy job or make fun of your last girlfriend too! And that’s where the one or two readers who might actually read your blog will get you screwed!
