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Security expert blasts shoddy software
News "Do hackers have root [control] of all your systems? Well, yes, they do," said Mudge, the head of L0pht Heavy Industries -- a collection of hackers bent on improving the Internet's security -- during a Thursday keynote.
[July 9, 1999, 10:52]
Migration migraines: the top seven DBA data headaches
Blog Most of what we came up with was related to shoddy management (both business and technical) - and shoddy management with a poor appreciation for real-world data use case scenarios. Once or twice a year I get to work with an excellent DBA pal from...
[January 26, 2009, 0:53]
How do you attract the best staff?
News More and more the first impression made by a company's Web site is proving to be a telling factor in the quality and quantity of candidates applying for jobs -- the connection candidates are drawing is shoddy Web site equals shoddy company.
[September 2, 2002, 10:58]
IBM server falls off a lorry
Blog The government contractor responsible argues that the machine would have withstood the jolt were it not for shoddy packaging, apparently. IBM guilty of shoddy packaging? IBM blames green movement for shoddy packaging"?
[August 30, 2007, 12:37]
"We need to take more of a leadership role."
Talkback They lead in shoddy, and bloated software, spreading virus infections, adware, malware, trojoans, breaking the law, and getting away with it, patent trolling, and forcing their products on the public.
[February 13, 2009, 13:06]
If there was ever a place for non-violent protest...
Talkback Their shoddy products, consumption centered design, and taking good ideas and making them worse are just fine for deluding you and me directly, causing us to waste time and money in confusion and mediocrity, but an international body determining...
[April 14, 2008, 21:41]
ACTIVEX
Talkback Thanks to MS for allowing hackers access to your computer through their shoddy software. ActiveX strikes again! Using IE is like driving a car without brakes.
[February 18, 2009, 12:47]
Pushing 'shift' draws lawsuit
Talkback The DMCA is just a get out for companies who produce shoddy software to sue anyone that lets the world know how cr*p they are. This is ridiculous. I have Auto Run disabled by default on all my PCs. This was initially to prevent annoying DVDs which...
[October 13, 2003, 13:11]
Open source renders patching a problem
Talkback I loathe this sort of shoddy "journalism. Ignorant rubbish! Why didn't you research before writing your article? No wonder bloggers are so numerous and so popular- we sure can't count on the "professionals.
[November 18, 2005, 15:33]
Apple notches up 50 million iTunes sales
Talkback Pure shoddy journalism obviously meant to bolster Napster's reputation while also diminishing Apple's credibility. This article is loaded with misinformation and is deceptive and unethical. A five minute block of time would show most of what this...
[March 15, 2004, 18:00]
Open Source only viable way to do shared-services
Talkback Government IT has had a shoddy record under the present government. DfT should take a leaf out of Becta's book and start investigating Open Source. Way too much money spent for absurdly poor results. The main problem being the tenuous link between...
[May 23, 2008, 14:15]
Time Computers denies tales of woe
Talkback I've never seen such shoddy, badly built machines from any other UK supplier. About time they went bust after selling low end rubbish for years and messing up the trade for decent independent suppliers.
[July 27, 2005, 20:07]
When justice is a one-way street
Talkback The US goverment are just trying to cover up their really shoddy security and poor IT skills. Its about time someone in authority started to read comments like yours. I whole heartedyl agree with this article.
[July 7, 2006, 16:39]
Schneier: Beware security products
News A leading security expert has warned businesses to beware of buying shoddy security products. Bruce Schneier, founder and chief technical officer of BT Counterpane, issued the warning at the RSA Conference Europe 2007 in London on Tuesday.
[October 23, 2007, 17:12]
SoundSeeing Vienna Secession Building1
Downloads The surroundings are a bit shoddy, but if you just keep your eyes on the building then you won't even notice. Absolutely beautiful ? we could not describe it any better. Klimt, Schiele, Olbrich and Wagner founded the Secession ?
[January 7, 2008, 7:00]
Research your facts!
Talkback Shoddy reporting by ZDNet! You obviously didn't bother to research this or you'd know that MacSweeper never pretended to be an anti virus program. As for F-Secure, they should be totally ashamed with themselves for making this ridiculous statement.
[January 21, 2008, 13:50]
Apple notches up 50 million iTunes sales
Talkback Shoddy reporting. It's only March 15, 2004, how can you report on Apple missing a goal set for the end of April 2004. Yes it's true that without the Pepsi purchased tunes, iTMS is on track to sell around 70 million songs.
[March 15, 2004, 17:29]
Time closes stores but keeps running
Talkback By staying in their job with the full knowledge that they are trying to con people into buying shoddy goods and / or changing the order and sending a different system out, they have a responsibility to those customers.
[August 3, 2005, 16:27]
Motorola MPx200: a first look
Talkback I have never encountered such shoddy business practice and am amazed the OFT have not closed them down.Too big a fish i suppose! I would not take a contract with Orange again if they were 50% of the price of everyone else and they had a an spv that...
[December 13, 2003, 12:32]
Which comes first Driver or OS?
Blog Comment I also think there are some shoddy device drivers out there, responsible for a whole pile of BSODs but MS always gets the blame for this. I think the world missed the driver signing initiative that Microsoft put forward, instead the world saw it as...
[January 18, 2009, 16:19]
