Drowning in Web 2.0

There are 2 main factors related to Web 2.0 which are making it a success, but to be honest to some extent I feel they are complicating digital life again! The two factors are: Speed Cross-border (private, business) Integration Don’t you love the fact that new solutions are coming out at an incredible pace and…

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Kritische Analyse zur Schweinegrippe und deren Impfung und Rundbriefen im Internet

Nachdem ich immer häufiger in sozialen Netzwerken (wie z.B. Facebook.com) Fragen in meiner alten Funktion als Mediziner (ich praktiziere nicht) gestellt bekomme, möchte ich mal versuchen der allgemeinen Panikmache im Deutschen Sprachraum entgegenzuwirken und möglichst objektiv Fakten zusammenzutragen – mit dem Ansinnen das für Laien verständlich darzustellen, das bedingt immer den Preis in streng wissenschaftlichen Kriterien…

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How to open .7z files on a mac (SevenZip)

7z is a compressed archive file format that supports several different data compression, encryption and pre-processing filters. The 7z format initially appeared as implemented as a Windows solution. Both the 7-Zip program and a library to read the 7z file format are publicly available under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. The…

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Updating WordPress via installed SSL FTP Server on Debian (FTPS)

The newest releases of wordpress (> 2.x) offer a very convenient way to update the core wordpress release and the installed plugins through either FTP or a FTPS connection (FTP via SSL). FTP has been extended by a standard that describes the operation of FTP over SSL and TLS. This extension is commonly known as FTPS….

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Stopping iPhoto to sync with flickr.com

iPhoto 2009 has a great feature embedded to automatically synchronize chosen picture folders with flickr.com. The synchronization is two-ways, means that later changes in iPhoto will find their way into flickr.com and vice versa. This is in principle a great feature but if you want to hold older photos on flickr only (this is what I want…

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The Global Door Opener for Misuse of Your Privacy: Facebook Security Issue and Concerns

Do you also have concerns regarding the use of your private data by Facebook applications? It’s up to you to share your details with an application, but if you do not want to share your information, can you be sure that a friend that adds such an application will not pull your data without you…

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Facebook and Security issues – 12 Golden Rules

All social network platforms have by nature the embedded risk of getting your personal data stolen or misused. Copy & Paste is just too easy not to speak about digital “methods” for an automatic sniffling of personal data. It is a personal decision if one wants to post his data or not – I personally…

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