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There were 4 blog postings during June (2006):
IronPort & Spam, AVID: The Fix Time
IronPort & Spam
I used to get irritated with spam, but no more. I became accustomed to it, just like I became accustomed to the obligatory but ineffectual security checks at airports. The security checks are a hollow ritual designed to convince...
Robin Bloor | 6th June '06
Googling Google; Oracle Shudders
Googling Google
Last week, the news that Google had released a spreadsheet burst out all over the news, prompting visions of Google boxing toe-to-toe with Microsoft. Some ill-informed commentators seemed to think that Google was making an Excel...
Robin Bloor | 13th June '06
AVID: A Trend In Motion; Firefox Rocks; IT Without Gates
AVID: A Trend In Motion
I was asked last week why I keep changing the D-word in AVID e.g. Antivirus Is Dead, Doomed, Dying and Dysfunctional. To be honest, it's a cheap and obscure trick; here's a tortuous explanation.
I am running a campaign to...
Robin Bloor | 20th June '06
Firefox Really Rocks; AVID: The Barkless Dog
Firefox Really Rocks
Yes it does. My complimentary comments on Firefox last week were understated. I had cause this week to spend more time with some other Firefox plug-ins. A reader (Chris) posted a recommendation for the Customize Google plugin,...
Robin Bloor | 27th June '06