June, 2008
Flash to the Future
The XMission Research and Development team was in Boston this week, catching a ball game, taking in some local flavor…oh and we went to USENIX. While there, I had the chance to hear from Adrian Cockroft, who is currently leading a performance tuning and research group over at Netflix. Though his presentation was excellent, one […]
Utah Arts Fest this Weekend
XMission has proudly sponsored the Utah Arts Festival for more than a decade. In addition to supplying funds for the “Sponsor Patio,” XMission provides wireless services to the festival grounds, and hosts the Utah Arts Festival website. We have even worked occasionally with exhibiting, tech-oriented artists. The festival is taking place this weekend (June 26-29) […]
Getting Phished?
Recently, a few dozen of our subscribers received an email claiming to be from XMission that urged them to email their password. This fraudulent, “phishing” email did not come from XMission; unfortunately, it looked authentic enough that a few customers responded. Obviously, we find emails like this incredibly frustrating. Spam has cost us tremendously in […]
Worried about Identity Theft?
The FTC’s national education campaign – AvoID Theft: Deter, Detect, Defend – aims to empower consumers to protect themselves against identity theft and to minimize the damage it can cause. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/ Using this site, consumers can learn how to avoid identity theft, and find out what to do if their identity is stolen. Businesses can […]