by Tom | Jul 13, 2011 | Reading, Tech
Stuxnet was the first modern cyberweapon: a targeted attack on a nuclear facility. We now know it’s possible, so we know it will happen again. How Digital Detectives Deciphered Stuxnet, the Most Menacing Malware in History | Threat Level |...
by Tom | Jul 7, 2011 | Reading, Tech
It’s a labs feature, so you have to do some fiddling to enable it, but this is a great addition. Android Google Maps takes users offline. You have to choose to download the area around a location rather than have it happen automatically, but it covers a 10km...
by Tom | Jul 7, 2011 | Tech
I can’t use Google+, not because I am not cool enough to have been invited, but because I pay Google for services (for Google Apps to run Raggett.net mail and extra storage on Picasa). This seems a little odd in terms of customer service, but that’s how...
by Tom | Jul 7, 2011 | Tech
Some good stuff in the original post and the comments, but as usual, people should really read the post rather than jumping on their own personal bandwagons. But I guess that would be why Scott Adams blogs. Scott Adams Blog: Useful Business Web Sites...
by Tom | Jun 23, 2011 | Tech
First gadget envy for a while. A light field camera captures more of the image in front of it than traditional sensors, so you can dynamically refocus the image after you have taken it. It also allows for some immersive 3D effects. Worth clicking through to the...
by Tom | Jun 22, 2011 | Business, Personal, Tech
The downside of Facebook as a public space: Censorship has a critical point for all of us. Facebook, Twitter et al are corporate entities and have their own corporate ethics. This can result in outcomes we might see as negative (c.f. taking down pages in error). When...
