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Comment It was the domain of research, academia, geeks and cool Californians who would surf, send flame emails and use quirky tools like Gopher, Mosaic and Veronica. Smaller firms that still see technology as a cost ripe for pruning are making a big mistake. [31 Jul 2008]
The Key to Security: On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Dog
White Paper During the 1980s and early 1990s hacking was almost an academic hobby of some computer geeks, mostly with no intention of any major damage. An important development has taken place with respect to the expansion of computing attacks and the level of... [03 Jul 2008]
You Can Help Stamp Out Spam
White Paper Junk e-mail (or spam) is the top complaint among Microsoft customers who use e-mail and speedgeeks.com is committed to helping find a solution to the problem. This white paper gives steps to be taken to fight against spam. [03 Jul 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News As a forum, there are security specialists, geeks who are not sure whether they want to go to the dark side, and guys [recruiting] who are definitely on the dark side. A Soca spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Friday: "We are... [23 Jun 2008]
Linux, Leopard and Vista: The ultimate hack contest
News He said: "We want the prizes to inspire lust amongst geeks. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA D is for DDoS E is for Extradition [08 Feb 2008]
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment Viruses were no longer just an outlet for notoriety-seeking geeks, but a key part of a serious criminal business proposition. Once the preserve of bedroom-bound teenagers, malware is now big business and aimed at financial gain rather than peer... [19 Nov 2007]
Minority Report: Apple's blues
Comment For true Mac geeks - the ones who live not for the upgrades to the shiny metal exteriors but for the upgrades to the shiny goodness in the operating system - a new iteration of the big cat OS X is like Christmas come early. [05 Nov 2007]
Linux Annoyances for Geeks: Configuring User Workstations
White Paper Linux geeks are normally happy to talk about the advantages of open source software. However, describing those advantages to a non-geeky user who is just converting from Microsoft Windows can be difficult - and to the extent that Linux requires... [24 Oct 2007]
Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks: Searching and Metadata
White Paper If a Unix Geek needs to find something, she'll probably use locate or find, depending on what she's looking for. Because locate is based on a static database that's only regenerated periodically, it would be the choice for things that don't change... [24 Oct 2007]
Mac OS X for Java Geeks: QuickTime for Java
White Paper When Java first came out, multimedia APIs were relatively weak; scratchy 8- bit sound just doesn't cut it in today's world. Users had rich media on their desktops and laptops, and the Java world quickly scrambled to find a better media API. [24 Oct 2007]
Linux Multimedia Hacks: Watch Videos Within Firefox
White Paper If one chats with a group of geeks for any extended period of time, the conversation inevitably steers into talks of the "Good old days" of computing, when geeks were geeks and one edited the files with a magnet and a magnifying glass. [24 Oct 2007]
Fox or hedgehog - which type of techie are you?
News Adam Thilthorpe, professionalism programme manager for the British Computer Society agreed, saying IT is no longer just about the geeks in the basement. The skills needed for tech jobs are now much broader and more business focused than previously... [16 Oct 2007]
Skills crisis? What skills crisis?
News Part of the problem is that while once IT was regarded as "dead cool", now tech professionals are seen as geeks, he said. The UK is not heading for a tech skills crisis, despite fears to the contrary, according to CIOs and the audience at the... [15 Oct 2007]
Photos: Are you part of The IT Crowd?
Photo Moss and Roy are the two stereotypical socially inept geeks in The IT Crowd who have been respectively banished to the basement for their lack of social skills and abrasive manner. The IT Crowd is a sitcom about a group of social misfits which make... [12 Oct 2007]
Q&A: Graham Linehan, writer and director of The IT Crowd
Comment Graham Linehan has written a string of popular UK comedy sitcoms, from Father Ted's eccentric group of Catholic priests on Craggy Island, to a grumpy bookstore owner in Black Books - and his most recent endeavour, The IT Crowd, about an IT support... [12 Oct 2007]
