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Yearly Archives 2009

Happy Holidays

Happy New Year !

Posted 31 December 2009 † RB § Fun ‡ Comments Off °

Wi-Fi on Wheels

Chevrolet has announced that owners of several new models can turn their rides in a mobile hot spot with Chevrolet Wi-Fi by Autonet Mobile . This option enables full Internet access inside the vehicle and up to a 150 feet radius around the vehicle.  Chevrolet Wi-Fi is designed for use by passengers, or by [...]

Posted 30 December 2009 † RB § Networking § wi-fi ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

BPL Clings to Life

Marketwire recently reported that OneFi Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ONFI) announced the installation of WiMax/BPL Technology under the ARRA. The installation will occur in the 600 square mile Hogback Region of the Navajo Nation and will begin in January 2010.
Tom White, CFO of OneFi who is managing the project, said in a press release, [...]

Posted 27 December 2009 † RB § BPL § Broadband § Recession ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: , ,

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas

Posted 24 December 2009 † RB § Fun ‡ Comments Off °

Bots Attacking Servers

Web servers, FTP servers, and even SSL servers are becoming prime targets for botnet operators, not as command and control servers says Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure, in a recent DarkReading article, “but in some cases to execute high-powered spam runs.
Botnet operators are going after certain types of servers specifically to harness [...]

Posted 21 December 2009 † RB § Malware § Security ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: , ,