http://www.allappropriatetech.com/tags/internet.htmlTechnology news and commentary.en-ca15 Jul 2010BOTTLE 0.8 alphaGlenn C. Lasher, Jr.Glenn C. Lasher, Jr.http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2010/04/26/godaddy_wordpress_hacked.htmlBlogcast.fm is reporting that a massive number of GoDaddy blogs have been hacked with a particularly stealthy set of malware. If you log in norally and directly, you don't see it because it hides itself, but if you hit the site from a set of Google results (and let's face it, that could happen easily), then the malware is triggered. 26 Apr 2010http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2010/04/26/godaddy_wordpress_hacked.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2010/03/12/ooma.htmlWell, we're all looking for ways to save money, yes? I've recently considered my phone bill as a prime target. Verizon currently takes, on average, $33 a month after taxes. On top of that, I have to pay Sprint another $22 for long distance service. In exchange for that, I get a dial tone with the ability to call long distance, and the ability to receive incoming calls. Whoop-de-flippin-doo. 12 Mar 2010http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2010/03/12/ooma.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/04/04/fbi_raids_dallas_data_centre.htmlVia Slashdot, I have learned this morning that the FBI raided the data centre of Core IP in Dallas. Rumours abound as to why, but that is not so important. Far more important is how. 4 Apr 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/04/04/fbi_raids_dallas_data_centre.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/03/05/ego_surfing.htmlEgo surfing is a slang term for looking yourself up on a search engine (usually Google these days, but the term goes back much farther than Google’s dominance of the search market). It used to be looked at as something you would do to stroke your ego, to see what that you have said has made its way into the web for the world to see how great you are. In short, it was viewed as narcissistic. 5 Mar 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/03/05/ego_surfing.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/11/12/iget_it_now.htmlA colleague of mine who had shared my sense about iPhones, but who has an even more insatiable curiosity than mine, has figured out the iPhone phenomenon. It is about cheap access to the Internet. Apparently, it can be more cost effective, and, in many cases, “good enough” access to the Internet than some other broadband options, plus you can make phone calls. 12 Nov 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/11/12/iget_it_now.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/10/03/the_movie_makers_have_missed_the_point.htmlQ. Why do you buy or rent a DVD? 3 Oct 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/10/03/the_movie_makers_have_missed_the_point.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/08/25/they_dont_make_broadband_like_they_used_to.htmlSF Gate has a story about Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who have started imposing usage caps on what was previously “unlimited” internet service. I find this trend to be troubling. 25 Aug 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/08/25/they_dont_make_broadband_like_they_used_to.html