Now Hiring

The University of Northern Iowa is now looking to hire a Programmer Analyst.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information management, or related field required. Candidates must possess an understanding of administrative uses of computing services, have a working knowledge of SQL, knowledge or exposure to a relational DBMS, and course work or practical experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Perl, C++. Experience with UNIX operating systems, Oracle DBMS, and Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle Reports, Oracle Forms, Oracle Discoverer, JSP, and familiarity with University standards and practices preferred.

McAfee Anti-Spyware

I saw today that Staples has McAfee AntiSpyware free after rebate, so I picked up a copy. I re-did my home machine when XP SP2 was released, so it's pretty clean. After installing and updating McAfee's product, I did a scan, and it detected 3 things: "Adult Links": This was something related to the ICQ search bar that ICQ annoyingly installed in IE, but since I don't use IE, I really hand't worried about removing it yet.

"ABCKeylogger" mouse/keystroke logger: This is what it thinks my registry entry for Macromedia Flash files is, as well as my Windows Update/Auto Update .adm template. Don't ask me why, I looked them over, and they're completely normal as far as I can tell. If you can hide a keylogger in an .adm file, you're pretty clever.

"BackAttack" remote administration tool: Again, this is what it thinks of my .mfp file association in the registry, and all it contains is "MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper"

So, in conclusion, McAfee Anti-Spyware seems to be worth about what I paid for it, after rebate. :)

Golden Cyclone

Congrats to fellow ISU Alumnus Cael Sanderson, who won the Olympic gold medal tonight in the freestyle wrestling competition. In case you haven't heard of him, he's the wrestler who was an impressive 159-0 during his collegiate career, racking up four consecutive NCAA championships for Iowa State University.

Dish HDTV Receiver auction

My Dish 6000u HDTV receiver is now up for grabs at eBay, for anyone wanting HDTV satellite service.

For a worthy cause

My wife, Holly, is walking in the Memory Walk to raise money for fighting Alzheimer's Disease. Won't you please make a donation? She wants to raise at least $100, and it's obviously going to a worthy cause. You can donate online (securely) via that link using your credit card, or feel free to PayPal a donation to me at seth.bokelman@uni.edu and I'll make sure it gets there.