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Category: Computers

Beware the Patent Trolls…

Posted on November 1, 2010 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Beware the Patent Trolls…

So here we are, a society that considers itself civilized. A society that has tons of issues. A society that loves clogging up the court system with litigation. You get litigation if you buy coffee at McDonald’s and spill it on yourself, if you are a 4 year old who hit an older lady while…

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Malware everywhere with some new tricks

Posted on October 19, 2010 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on Malware everywhere with some new tricks

So as the malware war continues, I have found that the fake AV virus learned a new trick or two. The latest version I dealt with had a new rootkit in it that prevented combofix, malwarebytes and superantispyware from running. Of course it is not smart enough to stop those pieces of software from running…

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Computers, Security, Software

Why Cloud Computing Hasn’t Completely Taken Off

Posted on July 13, 2010 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Why Cloud Computing Hasn’t Completely Taken Off

So Microsoft is declaring this year, yet again, the year of cloud computing. I’m going to a meeting with a different partner on cloud computing. You hear that cloud computing is the wave of the future and can save SMBs money. while all that might be true based on a cost per on site server…

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