Facebook's E-Mail Flop
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed that Facebook new Messages service is not "Facebook email." Yes, it is, and it's lousy.
Networking
All things network from Web browsers to wireless networking to IPv6 with your host, and long-time networking hand, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka sjvn, has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting edge PC operating system. SJVN covers networking, Linux, open source, and operating systems.
Latest Posts
Here comes the 100GigE Internet
You want a fast Internet? We've got your fast Internet right here, but it won't be fast enough for long.
We're a long, long way from securing the Web with SSL/TLS
It sounds so simple: Just use SSL or TLS for secure Web connections. So, why are 99 out of the world's top 100 Web sites not automatically securing their connections?
Shearing Firesheep
The good news is that more tools are appearing that can block Firesheep. The bad news is that they don't get to the root of the problem and they're Firefox specific.
RockMelt: Dumb or Stupid? You Decide
We need yet another Web browser like we need a hole in the head.
Dealing with the Pain of Giving Up IE6
Browsium's CEO explains why they've created a Web extension that will let users run IE6 inside of newer versions of Internet Explorer.
God help us: Internet Explorer 6 Lives On
We all know that Internet Explorer 6 needs to die, but early Web-based applications still rely on it, and now--NO!!!--there's a browser extension that will let you run IE 6 in later versions of Internet Explorer.
Herding Firesheep
The only real answer for Firesheep is for all Web 2.0 sites to start using security. That won't be easy. Here's how to start.
Five Ways to Shear Firesheep
Firesheep has made it possible for any moron to raid your Web use, but there are ways you can stop it. Here are a few of them.
Firesheep's Real Lesson: Take Wi-Fi Security Seriously
Firesheep has people in a panic because it makes it easy to grab useful information when you're using public Wi-Fi. Big deal. You could always do that. The real worry is that businesses' Wi-Fi networks were, and are, often just as vulnerable.