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happygeek in a Nutshell
I am a freelance technology journalist from England, and have been for fast approaching 20 years now. For 14 of them I have enjoyed being Contributing Editor with PC Pro magazine, the biggest selling monthly IT publication in the UK.
Currently, I hold the title of Information Security Journalist of the Year (2008) an award that I also was fortunate enough to win in 2006 as well. Other awards include Best Information Security News Story (2008) for a DaniWeb piece about TomTom satnav Trojans, Best IT Security Feature (2008) and (2007), as well as Technology Journalist of the Year back in 1996. All of the above being UK based awards, I hasten to add.
My latest book 'Being Virtual' was published by Wiley, in conjunction with the Science Museum in London, during May 2008.
Currently, I hold the title of Information Security Journalist of the Year (2008) an award that I also was fortunate enough to win in 2006 as well. Other awards include Best Information Security News Story (2008) for a DaniWeb piece about TomTom satnav Trojans, Best IT Security Feature (2008) and (2007), as well as Technology Journalist of the Year back in 1996. All of the above being UK based awards, I hasten to add.
My latest book 'Being Virtual' was published by Wiley, in conjunction with the Science Museum in London, during May 2008.
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All Recent Tags Multiple arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in Ruby have been revealed by the Apple Product Security team which could lead to Denial of Service attacks. A total of five vulnerabilities have been reported, with versions impacted being:
1.8.4 and all prior versions
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Amazingly, according to The Inquirer, an Orange County hacker is facing an incredible 38 years in prison if found guilty of several counts relating to hacking into his school computer.
It seems that Omar Khan, 18, of Coto de Caza, California hacked into computer in order to change his grades....
Read More | 34 Days Ago | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: 33 Days Ago
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Read More | Jun 19th, 2008 | Comments: 4 | Last Comment: 32 Days Ago
File under strange but true: an IBM developed supercomputer based on the same processor technology that powers the Sony PlayStation 3 has just been officially ratified as the fastest computer on the planet. According to the Top 500 supercomputing rankings, published today at the International...
Read More | Jun 18th, 2008
It has not been a good couple of weeks for Microsoft, at least not when it comes to how the online search space is fanning out anyway. Following on from the refusal of yahoo to take the Microsoft buy out bid seriously, comes the news that it is jumping into bed with Google instead. If it were not...
Read More | Jun 16th, 2008
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, as I learned a long time ago while eating my soup and being forced to listen to a product pitch from some marketing droid straight out of college. I thought I was going to get an inside edge on technology developments at the company, instead I found myself...
Read More | Jun 14th, 2008
Following announcements at the Microsoft Tech Ed IT Professionals 2008 conference in Orlando this week, it would appear that Internet Explorer 8 will concentrate on getting things right for the business user. This means a focus on deployment issues, a focus on improving compatibility and updates to...
Read More | Jun 13th, 2008
With Father's Day here in the UK fast approaching (hint for my own kids: it's on Sunday!) research published today by the world's 2nd largest digital music store, eMusic, suggests that nearly half of us lie about the music we have on our iPod. It seems that us Dads are caving in to the cultural...
Read More | Jun 12th, 2008
Where are Mulder and Scully when you need them to investigate a mystery? The paranormal technology happening I am referring to is the strange case of the UK House of Lords publishing a handful of short videos on YouTube. The idea is OK, in that it has been designed to encourage youngsters to get...
Read More | Jun 12th, 2008 | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: Jun 13th, 2008
Andrew Cuomo, New York Attorney General, has been fighting one of those fights that you sadly cannot win: to rid the Internet of child pornography. Believe me, as a father of four I would love to say that it was possible but as a technology journalist with some 20 years experience of writing about...
Read More | Jun 10th, 2008 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Jun 11th, 2008
