September 2, 2009 – 6:49 A.M. Back up and back it up! digg_url = 'http://blogs.computerworld.com/14644/back_up_and_back_it_up'; digg_window = 'new'; The wildfires in California are nothing new. They do however serve as a stark reminder that life is unpredictable and that data… Continue reading

So Gmail Was Down. Get Over It.Google's e-mail service works 99.9 percent of time. Why do we freak out during the other 0.1 percent? By Farhad ManjooPosted Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at 5:09 PM ET Gmail went down on Tuesday… Continue reading

I wanted only to deposit one check and cash another. It took an inordinately long time at the teller window. When the supervisor helped the teller do an override, she asked me “And how are you today?” www.marksanborn.com to READ… Continue reading

StumbleUpon WebToolbar – 15 Awesome Tutorial Websites You Probably Dont Know About – Dumb Little Man Good list of valuable resources. "Good counsel has no price." – Mazzini "Many receive advice, only the wise profit by it." – Syrius Have… Continue reading

WIRED MAGAZINE: 17.09By Kristina Shevory We're gluttons for infographics, and a team at Kansas State just served up a feast: maps of sin created by plotting per-capita stats on things like theft (envy) and STDs (lust). Christian clergy, likely noting… Continue reading

I downloaded and have been watching the "Homegoing Celebration" service for Charlie Tremendous Jones who died last October. It is turning out to be one of the best spiritual lifts I have had in a long time. Charlie Jones designed… Continue reading

The headline today read: Sean Hannity should write a thesis about his hypocrisy On his radio program, Fox News' Sean Hannity claimed that The Washington Post is trying to "smear, besmirch, [and] demonize" Virginia gubernatorial candidate Robert McDonnell (R) by… Continue reading

Related ArticlesTwitter hit by denial-of-service attack which puts it offline for around three hoursHacker Croll details how he hit Gmail account of Twitter employee that led to last week's incidentGmail hit by problems once againGmail can be easily spoofed www.scmagazineuk.com… Continue reading

There is nothing worse than going to your blog or website and seeing that it’s not loading. What is even worse is the amount of readers and/or customers you may lose just from a few minutes of downtime. Plus, a… Continue reading

There is so much good in the worst of us, And so much bad in the best of us That it ill behooves any of us To  find fault with the rest of us. – Anonymous I must confess that… Continue reading