Monthly Archives: January 2010

Levels of Thinking

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Learn about Blooms Taxonomy. Blooms Taxonomy is a breakdown of the six levels of thinking, from the lowest level to the highest. Can you challenge yourself to think about everything in your life at the deepest level?

Knowledge: Knowing a fact. Knowing 2 + 2 = 4, doesnt mean you know what 2 + 2 = 4 means.

Comprehension: Understanding a fact: You understand the concept of addition and how 2 + 2 = 4.

Application: Knowing how to use the fact. You can determine that 2 cats plus 2 cats equals 4 cats. You dont know what 2 + 2 = 4 means, but you can apply it.

Analysis: Breaking down information into its parts. 4 – 2 =2 ; 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 2 + 2 = 4

Synthesis: Creating something new. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 4 + 4

Evaluation: Discussion of the merits of 2 + 2 = 4.

via How to Think Like a Genius – wikiHow.

Top 10 Threats to Your Network

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1 Automated exploit of a known vulnerability
2 Malicious HTML email
3 Reckless web surfing by employees
4 Web server compromise
5 Data lost on portable device
6 Reckless use of Wi-Fi hot spots
7 Reckless use of hotel networks and kiosks
8 Poor configuration leading to compromise
9 Lack of contingency
10 Insider attacks

Your Best Options for Hosting your Startup Website

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An old friend of mine was contemplating hosting his own website and asked me about my recommendations in terms of technology. I asked about his requirements and use cases. his response was:
“The start up will be educational and tutorials for anyone. Later it will grow to sell software programs, technologies and ideas“

 If you happen to have a similar set of needs, I suggest at the start that you use a service either free or paid. The following services are the most viable solutions:

WordPress and squarespace are both blogging platforms as well as great web publishing tools. Squarespace is more consumer friendly for web publishing but both can do the job nicely and easily. 


When you start selling we will use other augmenting services including google checkout. Paypal and authorize.net. Squarespace is my number one choice. WordPress is more viable if you want to start free the upgrade later. All these services import from each other and can export to other formats. You can also
use the wordpress platform on the other hosing providers as your Content Management System (CMS). 

All these are very easy startup solutions that you can elegantly use and grow. They require no learning curve. They require no admin and security hardening and defense. which are all time wasters. I am aiming at conserving your time to concentrate on your core work not on web admin, security or content management technologies.

If you still want to run your own server, then I suggest:
if you need to run your own software on a server not just traditional hosting, you can use their virtual server options instead of the traditional hosting packages.

Finally if you have lots of money and hate to keep it, you can get your own dedicated server at www.rackspace.com the ultimate in availability and reliability. too much for a startup in my opinion.

There are other technologies like Amazon’s Elastic Computing or Google App Engine, but these are suitable for more interactive online apps and services.

The History of the Internet in a Nutshell

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By far the most complete yet brief and friendly history of the internet:

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The History of the Internet in a Nutshell

While the complete history of the Internet could easily fill a few books, this article should familiarize you with key milestones and events related to the growth and evolution of the Internet between 1969 to 2009.

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Read the history at the source: The History of the Internet in a Nutshell: