Archive for August 2003

iSight? Not Really for DSL users!

31 August 2003 / 0 Comments

I had the chance to tests the beta version of iChat A/V, the latest audio and video conferencing tool from Apple. Since I don’t have a camera, I’ve only been able to use the audio conferencing with some friends. iChat is very friendly to use and the audio chatting works quite well actually. But I [...]

Who’s to Blame for the Blaster Virus?

18 August 2003 / 0 Comments

Blaster is the brand new virus plaguing the Internet for a month. Who is really to blame for that? The virus authors of course and Microsoft, which is selling vulnerable products. But it’s too easy. I think ISPs are also to blame because for 5 years, they’ve just let Mr John Doe connecting the Internet [...]

A New Unix Workstation

6 August 2003 / 1 Comment

Last week, I’ve bought an iMac G4 1Ghz. This is my first Mac since I’m from the PC world but with a solid background with legendary machines like the Commodore Amiga and the Atari ST. This new machine reminds me the early days of personal computing when there was a lot fun and love about [...]

Security with Blogger

6 August 2003 / 0 Comments

I’ve just though about security issues with Blogger and its really annoying. Their pages are not secured (with SSL) and you have to give your private FTP password. Since my ISP doesn’t use SSH for logins, it’s not really cool. I like the weblog philosophy for Web publishing but not if there is such security [...]

Welcome!

2 August 2003 / 0 Comments

Wow, it’s been a long time since I wrote something on the Internet. My old web site was completly deprecated and as I said in the main page, it was not reflecting my current job position in the computer/gaming industry. So, I finally decide to do something, but since I don’t have any time to [...]