by Joseph Forbes | Apr 15, 2013 | The Daily WTF
Kolby had gotten a stellar reputation as a developer able to solve difficult problems. His newest client was an international food supplier. “We’re so glad you’re here,” said Rita Manesh, the CEO. “The IFS Quality Control scheduler is too slow. It...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals
The sun is shining and the bees are buzzing, which can only mean one thing: spring is here, and with that comes spring cleaning. In between emptying closets and decluttering your basement, give yourself some time to clean up your computer and smartphone, too. Here are...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 14, 2013 | Cloud Apps, DATA, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, Technical Support
from the stop-or-i’ll-say-stop-again dept. Social Media Widget, a free plug-in for the WordPress blogging platform with more than a million downloads, was restored to WordPress’s official plugin directory on Thursday, days after it was found injecting...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 14, 2013 | EDUCATION, HACKING, INTERNET, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals
from the you-put-me-right-off-my-fresh-fried-lobster dept. Two hundred hackers from around the world gathered at a Miami Beach hotel Thursday and Friday for the Infiltrate Security conference, which focuses on systems hacking from the ‘offensive’...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 14, 2013 | LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS
from the what-have-we-learned dept. Last summer we followed the odd case of lawyer Charles Carreon, as he went after Matthew Inman, creator of The Oatmeal webcomic, with legal threats. Carreon had been hired by FunnyJunk, a website Inman accused of stealing his...