December 2009 – Paradigm Consulting Company

Book Review: I’m on Facebook – Now What???

Posted December 25, 2009 petern1 CommentPosted in Business, Internet, Security

I just read I’m on Facebook–Now What???: How to Get Personal, Business, and Professional Value from Facebook. While the majority of this 100 page book was review for me, I would recommend it to anyone who is brand new to Facebook or social networking in general.

Microsoft: “Please Upgrade from Internet Explorer 6.”

Posted December 21, 2009 petern1 CommentPosted in Business, Desktop Software, Internet, Open Source, Security

While Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP will be supported until July 2010, the writing on the wall is fairly clear, and Microsoft is encouraging users to upgrade to IE 7 or IE 8.

Software Review: Thunderbird 3

Posted December 15, 2009 petern31 CommentsPosted in Desktop Software, Email, Internet, Open Source

After a long period of apparent stagnation, Mozilla Messaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, has released the long-awaited Thunderbird 3. In short, if you do not require connectivity to a Microsoft Exchange server (for calendar, contacts, and other non-email data) I recommend you try Thunderbird 3.

Google Public DNS

Posted December 4, 2009 petern29 CommentsPosted in Internet, Security

Yesterday, Google announced its latest service: Google Public DNS. This service appears to be similar to the also-free OpenDNS.