A few weeks ago, I was doing my usual reading of celebrity news on TMZ.com when I came across the headline about John McAfee. The name I once associated with the famous antivirus software was now the leading suspect in the murder of a Florida bodybuilder named Gregory Faull in San Pedro Town. What I had read about this deranged, power-hungry maniac was eyebrow raising. But truth be told, I don’t find it to be a complete surprise that such flawed software could be associated with a complete nut job.I recall my youth in the early 90’s which was also the early days of the web when online services...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
McAfee - Off to Belize to Blow it All
John McAfee, creator of the McAfee
Antivirus we have all probably heard of (and learned
to trust) has dipped in popularity recently in that it seems he is
determined to find trouble wherever he goes.
In the beginning, McAfee fled the U.S
in order to evade the taxes he would incur by staying. Belize is
popularly known for being a “tax haven” and is generally heavily
favored by those with large sums of money. Unfortunately for McAfee,
he is now quite “shunned” by their local government for being
resistant to helping out a local political party.
Obviously, the greed shines through; he
is...
Monday, November 19, 2012
McAfee Mistakes – Should We Pity Him Or Did He Deserve What Happened?
It truly is sad how money and power can
go to one’s head – but even worse when this irrational behaviour
is attached to the integrity of their brand. This is precisely what
has happened to John McAfee; the founder of McAfee Software.
Brains and the mighty power of knowing
how to put together a sellable product for the booming computer
industry is what John McAfee originally did in the late 1980’s
which permanently attached his name to the software he developed.
His software began like all others,
slowly gaining the spot light in the world of security linked to
computers....
What is the Real Consequence in the Michael Vick and John McAfee Controversy?
The most obvious and simultaneously discredited continuing drama of poor decision making has to be Michael Vick and that of McAfee Antivirus founder John McAfee. Jumping straight past the actual arrest of Vick, eventual confession with all of the fallout, as well as McAfee’s recent allegations of drug manufacturing, distribution, underage sexual relationships and even wanted in connection to the murder of his neighbour in Belize, what are most people truly focused on?
In a word; it is their Integrity.
It is well known that Vick was arrested in 2007 after significant evidence proved...
The Truthful Comparison of John McAfee to Michael Jackson
They say that there are two sides to every story – but in the court of public opinion, the only thing needed to convict a person of unethical behaviour seems to be an allegation these days. Need two examples – just ask McAfee Antivirus Software founder John McAfee and former pop-singer and icon Michael Jackson.
The story of Michael Jackson is well publicised. While he was experiencing one of the most ambitious rises to fame in the music industry during the 1980s, Jackson made some personal decisions that created more than just controversy. Public support was there for his music, but one has...
Martha Stewart and John McAfee – Forever Linked in Crime
Don’t get me wrong, but as much as I
love those cool little nick-knacks that Martha Stewart has created
over the years, she’ll always be a criminal in my eyes. And based
on recent reports surfacing about McAfee
Antivirus founder John McAfee hiding out in Belize; wanted in
connection to murder and drug charges – he and his company have
lost a lot of my respect.
I don’t sugar coat things – as I’m
sure you can see by the opening paragraph. So, let’s be blunt. When
somebody is convicted or accused of a crime in any way, shape or
form, it is due to the personal decisions they made to...
Lack of Integrity Lands McAfee Anti-Virus Developer Hiding Out in Belize
Once worth over $100 million dollars,
John
McAfee is now worth next to nothing financially and is on the run
from authorities is Belize due to claims that he was running a meth
lab from his home. Belize authorities stormed McAfee’s home,
shooting his dog dead and taking McAfee to a cell in which he had to
sleep on a cold, hard floor. Authorities found weapons and what some
are calling a “meth lab”, though McAfee states that he simply had
ingredients for an antibiotic he was developing.
McAfee is well known for developing a
highly successful internet security software program, called...
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