Firefox - Taking back the web

A little while back someone suggested I try out the new Mozilla browser FireFox. So I downloaded it but didn't see that much difference in the way I use the web personally. That is, until the company I work for installed new content filters from Computer Associates. This filter prevented me from looking up CD-tracks in Microsoft Media Player 9 and accessing some gaming sites I frequented. Then the other day I happened to give FireFox another try, and... I was able to get to the gaming sites again (Media Player still doesn't work). So either this is evidence of how well FireFox works or of how crappy the content filter is. I also noticed that my browsing was a lot faster than with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.

So here it is! Give it a try and you'll be amazed.

File Encryption and Content Protection

In my line of work engineers stamp their work with their personal Professional Engineer's stamp with data and signature to indicate that they personally have inspected the work and given their professional blessing to it. In the current digital world such practices are hard to maintain when you want to email a document. With the modern technologies it is easy to lift the stamp and signature of an electronic document and forge another document. One that the 'signing' engineer has never seen.

This FineCrypt encryption utility may be helping the engineer in protecting his seal.