Study shows technical individuals choose better passwords

Study shows technical individuals choose better passwords
A research at Carnegie Mellon University tested how likely a password is to be guessed, segmented by the faculty of the password owner. The news were covered in Ars Technica. To me this is scientific proof that technically inclined individuals care about computer security more than non-technical ones. I would go as far as to ...

IO Performance Benchmarking 101 3

IO Performance Benchmarking 101
Introduction There are 4 parameters that are important for any storage setup. They are, in no particular order: Performance – speed of reading and writing data at various usage patterns [measured in bytes/sec or operations/sec for each pattern] Capacity – how much space you can use [measured in bytes] Cost – $ per GB [measured ...

Why use – PingInfoView?

Why use - PingInfoView?
In this first “Why use?” post, I will tell you about PingInfoView, a freeware utility from NirSoft that makes it easy to monitor ping to several servers overtime. In the “Why use?” series I will review interesting software products and services. PingInfoView is a utility by Nir Sofer, a powerhouse of Win32 utilities. I have ...

DLNA or who the hell needs a “smart” TV? 1

DLNA or who the hell needs a
Most consumers prefer integrated solutions. A gadget that does everything and the more the merrier. I think that most of the time, you can get a better solution if you integrate top-of-category components yourself. Especially if, like me, you love technology and are not afraid of integrating. A few months ago, when I was shopping ...

Is one good “First post” on the blog better than two epic “First posts” in the head?

I think that, most often, doing something good is better than not doing something amazing. This is a motto of mine that I learned from experience. Most people will procrastinate, while working to make the deliverable better. While in reality, not making a deliverable at all. With this though in mind, I am writing “first ...