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News from the IT Services IndustryThe 25 worst passwords of 2010!In spite of a constant drumbeat of news about hacking and cracking computer accounts, users still are employing extremely common and obvious phrases as passwords. A compilation of the most commonly used — and potentially most insecure — passwords seen over the past year was recently drawn up by Splashdata and reported in Mashable. Splashdata found that incredibly enough, the leading password in use today is the word “password.” Interestingly, number 4 on the list, the keyboard lineup of “qwerty,” is counterbalanced by item number 23, “qazwsx,” which is the first three rows of keys typed vertically.
The list closely parallels that developed close to two years ago by Imperva, showing that these terms never go out of vogue. Here is this year’s list:
source: techrepublic.com Apple founder Steve Jobs loses cancer battle"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and CEO who died today after a long battle with illness, said those words in 2005 after beating back an unusual form of pancreatic cancer. He was 56. He went on to help Apple launch a series of groundbreaking products which revolutionised the computer and digital communication industries. Jobs, considered by some to be the Leonardo da Vinci of his age, was renowned for his fierce determination. He was the mastermind behind Apple, the company he founded only to be forced out and then return to rebuild into a dominant force via a string of hugely popular products - the iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes. In recent years he mixed huge business success with personal turmoil, including surviving a liver transplant in 2009. Today the plaudits flowed, with Jobs being compared to the great American entrepreneurs Henry Ford and Walt Disney. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, at times a partner and fierce competitor, said the world rarely saw someone who had such a "profound impact" the "effects of which will be felt for many generations to come". "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honour. I will miss Steve immensely." Apple's board of directors said they were "deeply saddened" to announce Jobs' death. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. "His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts." Most mere mortals cannot understand a person like Steve Jobs," said bestselling author and venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki, a former Apple employee, in a recent interview. He considers Jobs "the greatest CEO in the history of man", adding that he just had "a different operating system." Charismatic, visionary, ruthless, perfectionist, dictator - these are some of the words that people have used to describe Jobs, who may have been the biggest dreamer the technology world has ever known, but also was a hard-edged businessman and negotiator through and through. "Steve was the best of the best. Like Mozart and Picasso, he may never be equalled," said Marc Andreessen, venture capitalist and co-founder of Netscape Communications. Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/5743151/Apple-founder-Steve-Jobs-dies NZ Businesses not taking IT seriously enoughBusinesses around New Zealand are underestimating the extent to which poor computing systems can hold them back, says Dell New Zealand. A second-rate information technology set-up can cause big delays for businesses and can harm productivity, said Dell's James Arnold. Despite this, he said companies were not paying enough attention to their IT set-up. "Good business strategy will include an IT strategy, it shouldn't drive the business strategy but should be part of it. The critical thing is getting the right advice." Part of the problem was that small businesses, which make up more than 80 per cent of companies in New Zealand, do not have the time or resources to employ specialist IT staff, he said. "Small businesses don't want to be spending all their time on IT, they want to spending time working out how they sell more services and focus on their business growth." As such, Arnold said businesses needed to make partnerships with technology companies so they could get the right advice on what equipment they needed to maximise productivity. While cloud computing was commonly touted as the antidote to many business IT problems, Arnold said the platform was not right for all firms. "For some, cloud computing is the right solution but other business will want to keep their information in-house," he said. source: www.nzherald.co.nz
HP Touchpad loses US$206 per unit during fire saleHP dropped two bombshells last week. The company will spin off its PC unit and discontinue production of WebOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and WebOS phones. You can read Jason Hiner’s obituary of the TouchPad on his Tech Sanity Check blog. In an effort to unload the existing TouchPad inventory, HP slashed the ill-fated tablet’s price to fire-sale levels. A 16GB TouchPad (originally priced at $499.99) could be purchased for $99.99, and a 32GB model (originally priced at $599.99) was going for $149.99. At these rock-bottom prices, buyers rushed to snatch up the remaining TouchPads. Demand was so heavy, HP’s Web site couldn’t handle the traffic and most retailers sold out within a few days. So just how much money is HP losing on each TouchPad? Market research firm iSuppli estimates that each 16GB HP TouchPad costs $306.15 ($296.15 components + $10.00 manufacturing). The more expensive 32GB model costs $328.15 ($318.15 components + $10.00 manufacturing). These prices don’t included development or marketing costs. Source: Techrepublic.com
NOD32 update - 2.7 going End of LifeESET’s very old version 2.7 which was replaced in 2007 is finally coming to the end if its supportable life.If you are still using v 2.7, you need to upgrade to a current version [free upgrade] before Feb 2012 when the product will stop updating and support will cease.
Has Facebook peaked?Its users are bailing out, there are concerns over privacy and even murmurs that it’s going the way of MySpace. But the death of the social network that changed the world is greatly exaggerated, says Stephen Foley. If one is to believe Bill Gates - and who wouldn't? - we ought to offer our congratulations to Mark Zuckerberg on his engagement to long-term girlfriend Priscilla Chan. Strange that we got no relationship status update from him, no little heart icon, but we will let it pass, and wish them well. If you're a Facebook investor, though, perhaps you might worry just a little bit. For we have also just learnt that Facebook's growth has stalled in its biggest territories and user numbers have gone into reverse in the United States and Britain. If Zuckerberg is taking his eye off the ball, perhaps he is not alone. At some point we all have to get our heads out of cyberspace and focus on our real-life relationships. Is that what is happening?
Command IT's New Website Goes Live!Command IT is very proud to announce our new website, with a fresh new look. The new site provide a centralised place for all information related to Command IT as well as links to important downloads, current news and also our real-time job management system. Don't forget to review the current hardware specials!
Office in the cloudMicrosoft has taken its Office software into the internet "cloud", moving the suite of popular business.
Are your passwords strong?Readers of Gizmodo, Lifehacker and other Gawker Media sites may be among the savviest on the Web, but the most common password for logging into those sites is embarrassingly easy to guess: “123456.” So is the runner-up: “password.” Read on for the top 50 most common passwords.
Command IT expands!Command IT is pleased to announce that it has acquired BSS, an IT solutions provider based in Mt Eden. This expansion will provide increased leverage in the industry for the benefit our customers. Additionally, we can now provide even more skilled resources to enhance our client services.
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