Passwords should evolve -Until we find something better! I was having a look recently at an interesting article on Ars Technica about how a normal guy with no particular hacking skills was able to break some reasonably complex passwords. It’s scary stuff, and should make us all have another look at this aspect of security. I’ve recently been evaluating a free
Quite frankly we were surprised that our engineer didn’t simply burst into flames when crossing the threshold at this site for the first time, but it turns out we have a lot more in common than you may think. We’re impressed that our stereotyped ideas of Churches aren’t realised here. It’s a happy place with a focus on community. As
Tex Whitney Productions produce high quality corporate and event videos. And we’re proud to say that we’ve been working with them for over 10 years to gain a competitive advantage through efficient IT. When we first met the crew at TWP, they were working from a converted terrace in Kings Cross, using a combination of old reliable sneakernet to get
We’ve been dealing with the people from Spinifex in one form or another for nearly 20 years. As you can imagine, business, and business process has changed dramatically during that time. We’re proud to have assisted Spinifex through many of these changes. Spinifex have been very forward thinking, happy to experiment to get the best outcome, and using IT as
This might seem like a pretty boring subject for a post, but if you spend time on the internet (we all do!) then you may have noticed that the WordPress platform is getting more and more popular. It uses templates for general look and feel, widgets to extend capabilities and an SQL database backend to store content. It all works
We all use email extensively, but we tend to forget the fact that it isn’t encrypted by default…..The best analogy is to think of an email like a postcard- yes, anyone involved between sending and delivery can read it- it’s plain text and unprotected- and they can modify it and you won’t know! One thing you can easily do is
… and nobody notices. Well, not quite. I did have one client put out because they swap files with someone who uses a Java based file loader. What’s more interesting is how Apple disabled it. Like most of you (OK big assumption) I ignored the fact that Apple has a technology they call Xprotect. This is a mechanism whereby
I’ve noticed more and more frequently recently that I’m getting friend requests that seem OK at first glance, but don’t stand up to scrutiny.Why? Well, it’s all about marketing, but from the very bottom of the barrel. Anybody wanting to look popular can actually buy FaceBook likes now, from places like this. Unfortunately these ‘likes’ are made up of
This is a simple post with a few methods of getting the data usage of your mobile account on your iPhone- handy if you have a low limit! Please remember this information is iPhone specific, and if you know something I don’t, please message me and I’ll update the article. And don’t forget your iPhone has a built in usage
Most people are quite happy with the standard ADSL2+ which is available pretty much everywhere in Sydney metro. However recently we’ve been asked by a few clients to turn the internet up to 11, so here’s a few options that you might not know about. You can read these while waiting for the NBN to be connected……. Bonded DSL As