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🕑Oct 09, 2014 🖋John Locke 💬8

Why tech work is so hard to estimate

"Hey, since the upgrade, I can't use the power edit feature anymore!" came the request. Ok. There have been several different upgrades over the past few months. The menu editor module has been updated. The server has been upgraded.

🕑Sep 26, 2014 🖋John Locke 💬2

Freelock status on Bash ShellShock vulnerability

The short answer: Not Vulnerable.

We've been asked by several customers about whether they or we are affected by the recently discovered Bash ShellShock vulnerability. And to the best of our knowledge, we are completely unaffected.

🕑Jul 16, 2014 🖋John Locke 💬2

Performance problem: N! database calls

Kicking off some posts about various performance challenges we've fixed.

N Factorial

[Edit: Thomas point out this is not really factorial, because it's addition of each number in the sequence intead of multiplication].

🕑May 07, 2014 🖋John Locke 💬1

How should I manage my passwords?

May 2014

Heartbleed. The end of XP. Zero-day Internet Explorer attacks. April was a tough month for security on the Internet -- are the days of safe browsing over?

Probably not. But it is time to make sure you have good password management processes -- or learn how to do it if not.

Years ago I wrote about Smarter Password Management, and how to more easily create secure passwords. It's time for a brief update, as the environment has changed a bit.