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Looking for a Systems Analyst
081 days
My current employer (White Glove Technologies) is looking for a good Systems Analyst. Heck… I’M looking for a good Systems Analyst. We have plenty of work to share and it’s just plain difficult to find good people. So, if you think you’re the right person or if you know the right person, let me know!
On a related note, let me know if you need IT support from a top-notch managed IT services company in Texas. We’re doing good work.
Java: Keep It Updated (or Uninstall)
0579 days
by Eric
in Technology
Oracle’s Java platform is becoming an increasingly infection vector for malware.
This graph says it all:
Microsoft asks, "Have you checked the Java?" (click for full article)
The full article is a bit thick but has some interesting points. I’ll give you the punch line: The vulnerabilities that account for the huge spike in Q2 2010 had already been fixed in the most recent version of Java. In other words, users who stayed up-to-date were safe.
The moral of the story: Keep your programs updated. The Java update notification looks like this:
Alternative Moral: If you don’t need Java, uninstall it.
Google Chrome Extension Sync
0699 days
by Eric
in Technology
Google is planing to add the ability to sync extensions to its Chrome browser. This itself is noteworthy, but also interesting connotations if you consider the Chrome OS platform.
Support for third party add-ons or extensions is compulsory for any browser competing in today’s market. The ability to synchronize these plug-ins is simply the next logical step. Just as it is a boon to have bookmarks synchronized across browsers on different computers, wouldn’t it be convenient for all of the browsers that you use to have the same add-ons installed and enabled? (Why yes… yes it would.)
The problem of browser data synchronization echos the challenges faced by anyone who has upgraded to a new computer or tries to use more than one PC. How do you make sure that you have all of your stuff? How can you avoid having fragmenting your documents and data across multiple computers? What’s the easiest way to customize your computer so that it’s just the way you like it?
Now consider Chrome OS. You boot up, log in with your Gmail or Google Apps credentials and you get a browser. That’s it, just a browser.
But wait…
Bookmark synchronization is built-in.
Google Docs… File sync done.
Now add extensions sync to the mix. If extensions are the Chrome OS equivalent of apps, then application sync is in the bag. Any Chrome OS computers you use would take advantage of your hand-picked extensions, thus giving you consistent functionality.
If Google actually does launch a music service this fall, that’s just one more feature that elevates Chrome OS from a mere novelty to something that’s actually quite compelling. Simply log on to a Chrome OS computer and you have all of your stuff. Now THAT’S cloud computing.