Why You Need to Lie to be Secure
When you sign up for a new site that requires a logon with a password, it generally asks you to answer one or more security questions just in case you forget your password. These questions are simple ones like “What…
In The Land of iPhone, iTunes is Still King over All Others
This last week I gave up my older HTC 8125 for the Apple iPhone. It’s been an interesting experience so far and I really like how the phone works. I also like the apps – Especially the ones that keep…
Goodbye, Compuserve
After 30 years, Compuserve has decided to shut down. Not the whole thing, though, as Compuserve 2000 will still be around. Still, this marks the end of an era. Compuserve started as a dial up service in 1969. That is…
GNC-2009-05-01 #473 Tech News you Need to Know
Honestly I have no idea how my lovely wife keeps things organized, I am just glad she is not going to be gone more than 2 weeks. Lots of tech tonight and a few laughs as well which you will…
Signal to Noise,
This morning I received an e-mail that I had been chosen to join the Geek News Central Team. At first I was ecstatic to pickup a spot in a great Internet news source, but then I realized, my passive days…
Chumby – CES 2009
Check out what the folks at Chumby have planned for 2009. They are focusing on community and hope to see some changes in the hardware department. The unit they show in the video is a “proof of concept” device and they…
Want to censor something then be quiet.
I was reading a story about a bit torrent site concerning some data that some people did not want made public. I won’t mention the site since it would defeat the purpose of this post because I don’t want the…