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February 6, 2010 by webhat

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January 31, 2010 by webhat

Microsoft Office Installer woes #fix #installer

January 30, 2010 by webhat

For the last couple of months my copy of had become corrupted, naturally the OEM vendor’s solution was to use the disk provided and just overwrite the whole installation. This machine is my primary machine and although I don’t use Office very often, preferring , I do use it.

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ING reveals names using account numbers #bank #risk

January 30, 2010 by webhat

Last week I saw an episode of a popular Dutch Ombudsman program , they revealed that it was possible to order goods online using only a name and account number, without verification using signature. (This makes use of the “eenmalige machtiging”, which is a single ‘authorized’ direct debit to an account.) And they wondered how these people were able to find names and account numbers which can be used in this scam.

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January 30, 2010 by webhat

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January 22, 2010 by webhat

LinkedIn connection count revealed #iphone #linkedin

January 16, 2010 by webhat

I just received a note from a friend of mine who tells me that connection count is visible in the new iPhone app. I don’t have an iPhone, so I cannot confirm this, although he was able to correctly quote my connection count.

Too little, too late?

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January 15, 2010 by webhat