If you follow the evolution of Internet technology you probably are aware of the “pending” transition from IPv4 to IPv6. I say “pending” because it seems the day in which the Internet genuinely makes this leap never seems to be upon us. It has always seemed there was enough time. Read more
The saying goes: “you can’t get too much of a good thing”. But — this isn’t always the case and in the case of TCP/IP networks (read: the entire Internet), it would seem you definitely can overdose on good things. Read more
Dec 30
It used to cost about $50,000 to buy network sniffing equipment that allowed one to locate, target and eavesdrop on mobile phone calls on the ubiquitous GSM network. Researchers have now shown that for about $60, the same can be achieved. This moves such sniffing from the realm of law enforcement agencies clearly into the hands of individuals — and individual criminals. Read more
I’ve recently inherited responsibility for a brochureware site that was built in an older version of Joomla. Now I’m looking to migrate it to another CMS platform. Read more
The latest Internet demographic data shows a trend that shouldn’t surprise anyone: the mix of language use on the Internet is changing — and changing rapidly. Read more