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The Software “Check Engine” Light

Raymond Chen notes that, in his personal experience, users don’t read dialogs: How do I make this error message go away? It appears every time I start the computer. RC: What does this error message say? User: It says, ‘Updates are ready to install.’ I’ve just been clicking

By Jeff Atwood ·
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The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security

Marcus Ranum, the inventor of the proxy firewall [http://www.ranum.com/stock_content/about.html], brilliantly condenses why many security efforts are doomed from the start: they fall prey to the The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security [http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/dumb/] : 1. Default

By Jeff Atwood ·
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