Bruce Schneier: that's not what I meant!

In a soberly worded response to Friday's edition of The Long View, Bruce Schneier clarifies that he didn't expect anyone to think he believes that 9/11 made us safer. I'm indebted to Bruce for clearing that up. In his response, he comments...

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9/11 made us safer: Bruce Schneier's sign of the Times Square

According to oft-quoted security guru and BT CTO Bruce Schneier, 9/11 actually made us safer from terrorists. Yes, really. Let's take The Long View...

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UC Davis hasn't "Gone Google"; why not?

Are organizations rejecting the Google Apps cloud service because of security and privacy concerns? Or are journalists and bloggers just looking for something to write about? You be the judge (but, yeah, I get to have opinions too). Google, email, security, and Europe: sounds like perfect fodder for The Long View...

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I have given in to Google Chrome's charms

Resistance, as The Borg would say, is futile. Every so often, I give the latest version of Google's Chrome browser a try. Each time, I walk away frustrated, returning to Firefox and my collection of favorite extensions. But slowly, insidiously, Google has been reeling me in. Improving and tweaking its browser to the point where even I -- a hardened, grizzled, long-time Netscape user -- have to admit defeat. In my first The Long View post, I'll tell you why this is and why you should care...

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The Long View: coming soon, to a blog near you...

Hi gang. Yes, it's been a year since I last wrote here. I'm in the process of cleaning the inter-cobwebs from this corner of Computerworld (please pardon my dust). The good news is that this virtual spring cleaning is in aid of relaunching this blog: starting next month, I'll be writing here much more often.

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