Category Archives: Technology

My boss erased my cell phone!

April 10, 2012

A colleague of mine recently had his cell phone wiped by his employer.  It was his personal cell phone, but as is often the case in our modern life, the line between personal and business computing is blurring. We are … Continue reading →

Older Adobe Reader Subject Of “Critical Zero-Day Attack”

December 6, 2011

Windows users running older version of Adobe Reader (9.4.6) are currently vulnerable to targeted attacks.  The vulnerability also exists in Adobe Reader X, but there are other ‘built-in’ anti-exploitation measures that reduce the risks for those users. According to Adobe: … Continue reading →

Groupon, Living Social, and now…Google Offers?

January 21, 2011

After having been rebuffed by Groupon despite a rumored 6 billion dollar offer, Google appears poised to launch their own entry into the local prepaid voucher business.  The new service is rumored to be called Google Offers. Details according to … Continue reading →

Windows Phone 7 Officially Unveiled

October 11, 2010

Attempting to duplicate the success of ‘Windows 7’, the latest smartphone platform from Microsoft was unveiled this week in New York City.  On display were nine phones from Dell, HTC, LG and Samsung.  Microsoft is positioning Windows Phone 7 as … Continue reading →