There are two sets of passwords I must deal with in my life: my own and everyone else's. Users constantly forget their passwords, or mistype them because they're so CoNv0Lut3d, and only a technologist can resolve the problem for them. My own problem isn't not remembering my passwords, but being confident in them. I just don't think there is as much variation in the passwords I use to prevent massive data exposure should one of my passwords be compromised. I need something to educate my users --... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 10/28/2005 8:39 AM By Mel Beckman
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A recent report by Cisco networking guru Tony Hain predicts the end of IPv4 address space in about 2010, just five years from now. This is in contrast to the prior prediction of 2022 made by the Asian Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC). Why the suddenly sooner deadline? According to A Pragmatic Report on IPv4 Address Space Consumption, the APNIC report does not take into account the temporary growth slowdown of IP address allocations from 2000 to 2003 due to the dot-com crash. Since... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 10/17/2005 11:40 PM By Mel Beckman
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Voice over IP has been around for years, and many were wondering when it would grow up. It just did. VoIP slammed through adolescence over the last year or so and is now a "newly mature" technology with many benefits and rapidly dropping deployment costs. But if you're new to the technology, it can be hard to get your arms around. That's where O'Reilly's new book "Switching to VoIP" fills a void. This gem of a techno primer by Theodore Wallingford explains VoIP better than any other book I've... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 10/13/2005 8:47 AM By Mel Beckman
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