Publish and Perish?

Is the printed publishing industry in 'deep doo-doo'?

Infoworld (computer magazine) and Life magazine both announced today that they are ceasing printed publication, and now will be available only on the Innertubes. Other magazines have slowly moved their most immediate content to the Innerweb.

For you old-timers: remember when computer magazines were as thick as "Modern Bride", with 300+ pages every two weeks? And there were at least a dozen competitors in the computer magazine marketplace.

Granted, a lot of that page count was advertising, but there was a goodly amount of editorial content. Now, PC magazine is lucky to get to 100 pages. (And aren't they monthly now?)

Life magazine, formerly a weekly (as I recall) with awesome photography, has been (until today) relegated to an add-in to the Sunday newspaper, with a page count of under 30 pages.

With all of the printed magazines going to the Innertube, what will I be able to take into the 'one-seat library' (small room, with fan) at my house?

Places to Go, Things to Read

One of the things about security is there is lots of information "out there". Blogs are very popular, and you are bound to find a security blog that you'll want to add to your regular reading list.

Todd Bishop, a columnist for the Seattle (WA) Post Intelligencer, created a list of all the bloggers at Microsoft. You'll find it here: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/109605.asp . If you live in a Microsoft world (spare me from the "Microsoft is evil" comments), there might be a few links in there that you'll want to add to your list.

I've added a few to my 'morning group', along with a link to Todd's blog. You might find something in there for your morning group.

The Beginning

Welcome to the new "Security Dawg". Our aim is to provide you with information that will help keep your computer safe from the evildoers of the Innerweb. You'll find reports that we've written, links to interesting articles, and general tips and techniques for computer safety.

We hope that you'll find this information useful ... and that you'll tell others about our new home.