What’s your Social Security Number again?
Jul 3rd, 2008 by Micheal
I’m a huge fan of getting rid of SSN’s for use as identifiers. I’ve talked about problems I’ve had before with SSN’s, but this latest round bothers me. Again.
Email disclaimers - do they really work?
Jun 30th, 2008 by Micheal
I’m sure you have at one point or another seen an email containing text that says something along the lines of “The contents of this email may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking action based upon the information contained herein is strictly prohibited.” But do these really work?
Cellphone numbers, get ‘em while hot
Jun 24th, 2008 by Micheal
The “iGeneration” (I think that’s the latest ridiculous name) and even those from my generation tend to overshare. Facebook, MySpace, and others tend to be breeding grounds for poor decisions. “Let me get Facebooked” or “Let me MySpace you” are common verbs nowadays. But why am I talking about oversharing and social networking when the title is cellphones? Keep reading.
Whitelists are better than blacklists
Jun 23rd, 2008 by Micheal
While checking on extension compatibility for Firefox, I ran across a rather worrying comment on the NoScript addon page.
No, that’s not a family event …
Jun 17th, 2008 by Micheal
I had all sorts of creative titles for this post, but this title sums it up the best I think. Watching America’s Got Talent like the rest of America and was rather … perturbed by statements one act made.
Software companies need to be more respectful
Jun 13th, 2008 by Micheal
As an on-again off-again security researcher (hey, full time college student), I’ve had occasion to contact software companies about vulnerabilities in their products.
Make sure to proofread!
Jun 11th, 2008 by Micheal
I don’t proclaim to be the world’s best writer. I make mistakes all the time. But at least I know enough to proofread before submitting a paper or article …
Dream big or go … to sleep?
May 30th, 2008 by Micheal
While trying to get to sleep at 4:30AM or so, I had some crazy ideas for hack projects (the real hacks, modifying software, hardware …), and various other things.
A new Google service - Google Health
May 27th, 2008 by Micheal
I meant to post this the day Google Health went public, but Murphy once again had his way, and I didn’t get around to it.
They are supposed to be our future?
May 19th, 2008 by Micheal
It seems to be happening more and more, children as young as 5 years old are stealing cars, going for joy rides, and getting involved in wild police chases.
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