Adobe Flash Player, the browser plug-in that brought rich animations and interactivity to the early web, has officially reached the end of its life.
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Tag: Security
Opensource: be grateful for enterprisey quirky mess
Apparently, it has taken almost a year for the most popular PHP mailing library …
Read moreCookie-less REST API with Laravel
We learned to rely on browser cookies for many years.
Read moreEmails and SPAM
Microsoft’s Live.com marks the returned email as SPAM.
Read moreMicrosoft’s Live.com decided my password was too long: over 16 characters ?!
I don’t think it was a wise decision to set the character limit for passwords down to 16 characters.
Read moreNew joint venture scam from Argos
A few days ago, one of my friends bought the cheapest laptop (netbook rather) in Argos: £199.99.
Read moreMS SQL Server: Anomalies
Backup/restore databases: After the restore, you must revoke (sp_revokelogin) and grant access (sp_grantlogin) to users again, esp. if you are restoring the database on a different machine.
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