Monthly Archives: November 2004

Beer Googles – how to benefit from Google and still see straight

In the world of search, Google was in the right place at the right time with the right technology and people. This remarkably hard thing to achieve has been rewarded by a large customer base and a vast overvaluation of … Continue reading

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The Genius of Gmail

Gmail: The stickiest of Google’s many substances? (updated) Gmail is a truly innovative webmail service. The interface is incredibly fast and clean, mail is usefully sorted into threads, the targeted ads are inobtrusive, and the features are second to none. … Continue reading

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Code Vulnerabilities – a physics, semantics, or engineering problem?

Anyone who uses a personal computer (or who reads the paper) is aware that PCs are highly susceptible to a raft of problems that fall into the domain of “computer security”. Even my parents know that computers need to be … Continue reading

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Computer Security and The Human Factor

I recently read The Human Factor by engineering professor Kim Vincente. This is an eye-opening book about the importance of “adapting technology to people” instead of “forcing people to adapt to technology.” The field of Human Factor Engineering has apparently … Continue reading

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Faith Edges out Empiricism by a Nose

This eastern Canadian was up until 3AM election night until it was pretty clear what was going to happen down south. With much of the world I followed this US election closely because we all know thanks to the 2000 … Continue reading

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