by Joseph Forbes | Jul 27, 2013 | DATA, LAW, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the trust-no-one dept. Following the /. story on the Feds demanding SSL keys, now comes news that the feds are demanding user passwords, and in some cases, the encryption algorithm and salt used. From the article: ‘A second person who has worked at a large...
by Joseph Forbes | Jul 26, 2013 | HAPPINESS, HEALTH, NERD NEWS
from the bofh-demands-tribute dept. July 26 is Sysadmin Day, the system administrator’s version of Secretary’s Day. Are you giving your hardworking sysadmin the recognition they deserve? Blogger (and, yes, sysadmin) Sandra Henry-Stocker argues that a...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 28, 2013 | HAPPINESS, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
It’s the most common question I receive from aspiring freelancers of all types: How much should I charge? The question comes packaged in various different guises—whether it is a beginner dipping their toes in the freelancing waters for the first time or someone...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 27, 2013 | Blog Entry, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
For many customers, cable may be getting even more expensive. A new FCC ruling lets cable providers require customers to rent set-top boxes for their basic tiers (including local stations). With HD boxes running around $10 a month for each TV and using more power than...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 26, 2013 | Blog Entry, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
The iPhone has a pretty beautiful home screen, but it looks the same as every other iPhone out there. If you want a phone that’s truly yours, here’s how to customize the look of your home screen from top to bottom. Note that for all the tweaks below,...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 26, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the on-my-own dept. There are rumblings around this week’s OpenStack conference that companies are moving away from AWS, ready to ditch their training wheels and build their own private clouds. Inbound marketing services company HubSpot is the latest to...
