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A Telephone Book Analogy
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A Telephone Book Analogy

This column was originally published on May 11, 2007, and only slightly updated it explains the worldwide outage of Facebook, Whatsapp, and Instagram that occurred on October 4, 2021.

Cybersquatting
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Cybersquatting

One of my clients emailed me complaining that her internet was not working. She was probably discomfited to learn that the problem was that she had simply mistyped the name of The New York Times website. In doing so, she stumbled upon a case of cybersquatting I had not previously known about.

The Computer Corner
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The Computer Corner

There was encouraging news last month when Ukrainian law enforcement, in cooperation with South Korean and U.S. investigators, had arrested six suspects allegedly tied to the notorious Cl0p ransomware group.

Fixing One Problem Sometimes Creates Another
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Fixing One Problem Sometimes Creates Another

From time to time people ask me what is the meaning of the flashing lights on their modems. The meaning of a modem’s LEDs varies from one model to another, but for one of my clients the problem was that the flashing lights on the modem in her bedroom were keeping her awake at night....