Archive for December, 2009

28
Dec

Infected websites

   Posted by: Richard    in Tech stuff

I am being driven demented at the moment.

There is a web site that I used to subscribe to via RSS, though I can’t see any mention of it in my current feeds (and I have a couple of hundred of them).

The problem is that either the site has been hacked, or the owner has inadvertently uploaded a virus.  Either way, I am getting a loud alert from my anti-virus software every few minutes to say that I am attempting to connect to an infected site.

I have tried e-mailing the webmaster, but either he doesn’t read his mails very often, or I have the wrong address.  Leastwise, I have had no response; just more alerts.

There is a moral to this, of course.

If you do maintain a website, it is no harm to have a visit once or twice a day to check for infection.

An infected site is at worst very dangerous and at best, a bloody nuisance.

22
Dec

The recession on Head Rambles

   Posted by: Richard    in Blogging

I have been keeping a track of advertising on Head Rambles.

 resession

Just out of interest, I plotted earnings against the ISEQ Index of Irish shares over the same period.

Quite a remarkable correlation?

The only problem is that as shares fall, advertising rises.

Shares are rising.

I just hope the correlation doesn’t hold true for too long?

15
Dec

Google to end the world?

   Posted by: Richard    in General, Tech stuff

What do Google know that we don’t?

Is the world going to end on the 31st December?

Why are they giving us a countdown?

Go into Google homepage and click on ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ (without anything in the search box).

You’ll see what I mean.

Hmmmm.