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Approaches to security metrics
There are three approaches to security metrics; qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid. A qualitative approach is one where security is measured on a sliding scale of : SECURE -> INSECURE. Various levels or shades of security (or insecurity) can be determined as a measure of some stated policy. A grid/matrix of values can then be designed in such [...]
Motorola Droid X
At 65.5 x 127.5 x 9.9 mm, this will be the biggest mobile phone form factor I will ever get. I thought the IPone was a monster of a phone, and reluctantly accepted to carry a Treo, and later a Curve. But the Droid X by Motorola is also my most anticipated smart phone. I [...]
Mr. President. When you’re in a hole. Stop digging!
The biggest problem with this president and the presidency is not just the jobs numbers as the pundits will like to make you believe. It is the increasing perception by the coalition thatelected him, that the president is in bed with the same group that screwed the country up. Both on the left, and the [...]
The President and the pile ons
Barack Obama’s ascendancy to the United States Presidency was a cinderella moment in American history. A black looking mulato who hardly knew his father and is married to a great-grand-daughter of slaves won the Presidency with one of the largest electoral margins in history and so much promise at a time when the national mood [...]
The move to 64 bit computing
Since 2003, there has been a concerted move by the computer industry to migrate to 64 bit computing, first with the AMD’s 64 bit general purpose machine, and Microsoft’s 64 bit XP. Most operating system vendors, including Apple began to seriously release 64 bit versions of their software in 2007, and the number has grown, [...]
HTML 5 : A new page is turning…
A new page, in the internet (inter-web as some on the US right will call it) is turning, albeit slowly. Internet 5 standard is finalized, mostly, and the major players are readying their best shots. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome 6, Safari 5 are all promising to deliver the most profound update to the [...]
A crazy nation ups the ante
There’s been news lately of the political class in Nigeria outdoing themselves again. Most Nigerian Newspapers carried the distressing news of Nigerian politicians planning a jamboree in London – A summit to celebrate Nigeria’s 50th independence anniversary in London. It’s like the United States organizing a jamboree in London to celebrate its 250th independence anniversary, or India organizing a jamboree [...]

Kindle,Nook, IPad - A losing fancy. A wasteful fad

Jun 212010

The E-Reader fad is soon going to be over. Today, Barnes and Noble deeply cut the price of their Nook from $259 to $149 for a Wi-Fi only version, and $199 for a 3G+Wi-Fi version. Less than ten hours later, Amazon – the original pioneer of the contraption – announced their own cut, from $259 [...]

Apple dejavu : Why openness bests sleekness

Jun 102010

Three decades ago, Apple had the more appealing personal computer, and arguably the better user interface design. Ten years later, Microsoft won the PC war, and Apple was on its way to going under. Ten years after that, Microsoft lost all its cool, waged a control war to gain a strangle hold on the PC [...]

Hubris - Apple and facebook

May 112010

The consequence of Steve Jobs’ over sized ego in the late 1980s was an Apple that trailed Microsoft, loosing any semblance of market respectability and tottering on the verge of extinction. True Steve Jobs lost his job and was later returned to head Apple; and for several years seemed to have learnt some key lessons [...]

Re NY Times - why Microsoft failed

Feb 042010

Failure, timing yada yada yada – It doesn’t matter what the Seattle based company does, it lost the battle of “crass opinion” aeons when it had a commanding dominating position in the industry. Microsoft continues to lead innovation, only that newspapers like the Times would rather write a different story. When the Microsoft multi-touch was [...]

Google vs. Microsoft : Round 5

Jul 102009

Google discovered search and by 2001 turned it into a major platform for a technology company. Microsoft and Yahoo and a host of other companies tried to follow Google’s lead, but none has been nearly as successful. And since 2004, Microsoft has began to up the ante in that competition; throwing money after the problem, [...]