Learning to embrace Net without fear

Like some others out there, I was terrified of the dark and avoided watching horror flicks growing up.

But, as I matured and my adult mind learnt reason and rationale, I realized my fear of the dark was baseless and that those screaming bloodied actors were actually covered in prop blood and latex...though I'm still horrified each time I look..... Read more »

Tags: Data Breach, Risk, Security Company, antivirus, Security, Internet, Social Networking, information technology, credit card, IT security

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In death do we digitally depart

My parents never really sat me down for that dreaded discussion about death, but I knew at an early age that life was infinitely finite, regardless of what or who you were. Death comes to all, and that includes your beloved pet terrapins, hamsters, dogs and of course, humans.

My earliest memory of "knowing" a human death was at age..... Read more »

Tags: Death, Security, Password, credit card, journalist, asset, blog, Facebook, Web, e-mail

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Why tech should play like jazz

Al Jarreau, considered one of this generation's greatest jazz vocalists, was in town this week for a one-night concert at the Esplanade Concert Hall, where the 69-year-old rallied the crowd with hits like We're In This Love Together, Mornin' and my personal favorite, Take Five.

Jazz is a genre I've enjoyed for some years now--apart from Barry Manilow's music, of..... Read more »

Tags: industry standard, best practice, Music, IT Industry, information technology, barrier, environment, team, R&D

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Where's technology when the earth shakes?

This past week has been calamity filled. Following the freak dust storm in Sydney, Typhoon Kestana flooded into the Philippines and later raged its way toward Taiwan and Vietnam.

Then came the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Sumatra on Wednesday, where the tremors were so strong that neighboring Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore were also shaken by the ripples.

I was..... Read more »

Tags: Satellite, Philippines, Tornado, Taiwan, NASA, heavy construction, Taipei, Thailand, Vietnam, Research Institute

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• Not all employees are created equal
• Why tech should play like jazz
• In death do we digitally depart
• Shhh, but I ain't no Apple fanboy
• Credit cards trapped in archaic security era

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Eileen Yu

Eileen Yu began covering the IT industry when Asynchronous Transfer Mode was still hip and e-commerce was the new buzzword. These days, she gets stirred up over issues concerning Internet regulation, intellectual property rights and software patents, online privacy and data protection. Eileen is senior editor at ZDNet Asia, where she oversees the business tech news site.