Keeping Kids Safe Online
I know many of us are at an age where our kids are online. I’m a typical geeky parent; I have more computers than I have people in the house to use them. It’s been important to me that my…
One More Thing for my List
Yesterday I spent the better part of the afternoon taking my daughter’s computer back to ground zero. I reinstalled a fresh copy of XP, which took two hours, and then updated everything I thought she needed: Windows update, flash, shockwave,…
Cybersecurity and the New Administration
President Obama has tasked a member of former President Bush’s administration to continue her efforts to tighten military and governmental security. Melissa Hathaway has already spent two years in the trenches tightening up government cyber security after multiple breaches. Problems…
The Kindle, Copyright, and Neil Gaiman
Amazon has announced the release of the second version of the Kindle. Not available for sale yet, it promises to have some pretty nifty upgrades. It is thinner, lighter, has longer battery life, holds more types of files, etc. And,…
Is Your ISP Throttling Your Connection?
Is your ISP throttling your connection? Would you like to find out? Google has released a platform of tools called Measurement Lab that might just be able to tell you. I’ve played around with it a little bit today, and…
Traffic Shaping By Any Other Name is Still…Traffic Shaping
Cox Communications has announced that they are going to test a traffic shaping, er, Internet Congestion Reduction Tool, in Kansas and Arkansas over the next few months, with hopes of deploying their traffic shaping, er, Internet Congestion Reduction Tool to…
Got a Profile at Monster? Better Change Your Password
With so many people out of work and looking, using any online resource they have available, it is important to know that Monster.com has been hacked twice in the last six months. Users names, birthdates, contact information, and passwords amongst…