29
2012
US Has The King of Supercomputers again!
Great to hear that we have the new fastest supercomputer, and we plan on keeping it that way. Titan, the U.S. Department of Energy’s top open science computer, is going live on Monday with an upgrade that will likely make it the fastest supercomputer on the planet. At 20 petaflops — that’s 20 quadrillion calculations each second — Titan outperforms by four petaflops the DOE’s Sequoia supercomputer, which has held the crown since June. What is really […]
24
2012
Hate to say I told you so…
Yet cybersecurity has now been shown to be a number one concern for companies across the world. The largest, and most damaging, cyberattack has now taken place. On Aug. 15, more than 55,000 Saudi Aramco employees stayed home from work to prepare for one of Islam’s holiest nights of the year — Lailat al Qadr, or the Night of Power — celebrating the revelation of the Koran to Muhammad. That morning, at 11:08, a person with privileged […]
22
2012
HOSTGATOR 10th BIRTHDAY!
Happy birthday Snappy, and they are giving some crazy deals! I love having all of my sites with them, and I am using there domain registration now too (especially at 5 bucks) <—- Click here 🙂 HostGator.com LLC is a world leading provider of shared, reseller, VPS and dedicatedweb hosting. Privately held and based in Houston, Texas, the company was founded in 2002 by Founder and current Chairman Brent Oxley, who started the company from his dorm room at Florida […]
19
2012
Copyright Alert System is end of privacy, not piracy
Ready for your ISP’s and media outlets to know exactly what you are downloading, when, and where from? They have been doing that, but now they are not only keeping track of it, but they are going to use it against you. It is about to get a bit more difficult to download TV shows, movies or music online. A new alert system, rolling out over the next two months, will repeatedly warn and possibly […]
18
2012
LinkedIn Is A Must For All Small Businesses
It’s the professional’s facebook, without the politics and crazy trolls (most of the time). Social media can be a great way for your business to both expand and build as well as solidify your brand, which can in turn bring in more customers. While there are numerous services out there, many companies focus on Facebook and Twitter, when they should also be focusing on the main business related social media service: LinkedIn. Here’s four reasons […]
16
2012
McKinnon extradition blocked
A lot of interesting points here. One of the most expensive and largest hacks into a military system in history, and the guy is out on bail? The extradition treaty says United States prosecutors are not require to provide evidence to his legal team to support the extradition (Britain’s Extradition Act of 2003) pretty crazy, it means they should have sent him over. What is more crazy is that the UK agreed to that act […]