Blogs Posts in Computer category; 21 blog posts

Zero Day Threat

If you're wondering why identity theft is such a problem, take a look at this book: Zero Day Threat by Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz, two reporters at USA Today. The authors tackle the rise of cybercrime and show how it's fueled by our car [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Can a computer game teach us to cook? Yes, if you can afford...

I am useless at DIY. The reason is that, fundamentally, I am bored by it. Confronted by some fiddly task, I decide, like a petulant child, that I cannot be bothered. Many people feel that way about cooking. They may enjoy food, but they are [...]

Posted On : Jul, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Sounding the Internet alarm

Book Review: Jonathan Zittrain's "The Future of the Internet And How to Stop It" When I reach Jonathan Zittrain by phone, the law professor isn't doing well. Jet-lagged, recovering from strep throat, and forced to use a colleague [...]

Posted On : Jun, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Keep your Internet; we want books

Whose kids are these, anyway? A new survey released by Scholastic Corp, the U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter books, shows that book publishers, newspaper proprietors and massive forest logging concerns have a future: 75 percent of kids a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Review: Professional Plone Development by Martin Aspeli

Alan Berg from Free Software Magazine publishes a review of Martin Aspeli's new book. He introduces Plone and explains what the book is made for. In 300 pages, Aspeli systematically builds from scratch a viable example application based on [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Review: ASP.NET 2.0

ASP.NET developers are bored with traditional books that outline concepts in a lengthy way. These books are good if you like to learn the features in a detailed manner. However, by the time the book is read, a new version will be released. [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Win copies of Hacking Windows Vista by Steve Sinchak

I’ve never been a big fan of computer books because if it’s in a book, it’s probably on the interweb. But relying on this ‘internet’ might not be as reliable as Senator Ted Stevens explains, the internet is mad [...]