Comments for Micheal's rantings, ravings, and general banter http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog Just another useless blog Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:40:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Google is being evil again by Micheal’s rantings, ravings, and general banter » Blog Archive » Facebook is being evil too http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/2008/09/03/google-is-being-evil-again/#comment-58 Micheal’s rantings, ravings, and general banter » Blog Archive » Facebook is being evil too Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:38:21 +0000 http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/?p=43#comment-58 [...] Custom Search « Google is being evil again [...] [...] Custom Search « Google is being evil again [...]

]]> Comment on Follow the bouncing WHOIS - Part II by Micheal http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/2008/07/15/follow-the-bouncing-whois-part-ii/#comment-57 Micheal Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:11:29 +0000 http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/?p=24#comment-57 That's very interesting. I think that the JS was put there on purpose, given the things I and others have found about Bluehost in general. That’s very interesting. I think that the JS was put there on purpose, given the things I and others have found about Bluehost in general.

]]> Comment on Follow the bouncing WHOIS - Part II by Crazy Penguin http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/2008/07/15/follow-the-bouncing-whois-part-ii/#comment-56 Crazy Penguin Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:53:40 +0000 http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/?p=24#comment-56 It is very interesting what you have found as far as Bluehost using JS to increase traffic. It really make one wonder what other tactics they are using that we know nothing about? On a side note suspect JS has been found in the mattheaton.com blog several times. (Matt Heaton is the CEO / President of Bluehost / Hostmonster / Fastdomain) A few examples have been found by <a href="http://42.kaizeku.com/wordpress/bluehost-hostmonster-ceo-blog-got-hacked/" rel="nofollow">Kakkoi</a>, <a href="http://chaoskaizer.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/matt-heaton-bluehost-and-hostmoster-ceo-wordpress-blog-got-hacked-by-mick-jagger/" rel="nofollow">Kaizeku</a>, and <a href="http://inetintegrity.com/weblog/?p=5" rel="nofollow">myself</a>. The question I have now with mattheaton.com and the JS found in his blog, "Was the site hacked or was the JS placed there intentionally for some reason or another? It is very interesting what you have found as far as Bluehost using JS to increase traffic.

It really make one wonder what other tactics they are using that we know nothing about?

On a side note suspect JS has been found in the mattheaton.com blog several times. (Matt Heaton is the CEO / President of Bluehost / Hostmonster / Fastdomain) A few examples have been found by Kakkoi, Kaizeku, and myself.

The question I have now with mattheaton.com and the JS found in his blog, “Was the site hacked or was the JS placed there intentionally for some reason or another?

]]> Comment on The importance of NOT giving out PII by Dave Rathbun http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/2008/08/18/the-importance-of-not-giving-out-pii/#comment-55 Dave Rathbun Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:41:05 +0000 http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/?p=31#comment-55 This is one reason why I don't have a page on facebook / linkedin / myspace / any of those other "social networking" sites, whether they're promoted as being professional or not. I don't give out my birthday or other information to people I really trust if they don't need it... why should I give it to the rest of the world? Although I did get one interesting tidbit of feedback from someone a long time ago... he suggested that even if you don't use a service (like myspace or facebook) you should at least register your name and keep up a placeholder page. The idea: keep someone else from using the same name and possibly getting associated with you. I guess it makes sense. Never did it though. This is one reason why I don’t have a page on facebook / linkedin / myspace / any of those other “social networking” sites, whether they’re promoted as being professional or not. I don’t give out my birthday or other information to people I really trust if they don’t need it… why should I give it to the rest of the world?

Although I did get one interesting tidbit of feedback from someone a long time ago… he suggested that even if you don’t use a service (like myspace or facebook) you should at least register your name and keep up a placeholder page. The idea: keep someone else from using the same name and possibly getting associated with you. I guess it makes sense. Never did it though.

]]> Comment on What’s Same Origin Policy? by Micheal’s rantings, ravings, and general banter » Blog Archive » Sun needs to revise their update strategies http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/2008/08/15/whats-same-origin-policy/#comment-54 Micheal’s rantings, ravings, and general banter » Blog Archive » Sun needs to revise their update strategies Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:30:06 +0000 http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/?p=27#comment-54 [...] Custom Search « What’s Same Origin Policy? [...] [...] Custom Search « What’s Same Origin Policy? [...]

]]> Comment on Strong passwords? Not here. by Micheal http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/2008/08/04/strong-passwords-not-here/#comment-53 Micheal Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:32:51 +0000 http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/?p=29#comment-53 I happen to like a piece of software called Password Safe. http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/. Another one I've seen suggested is KeePass http://keepass.info/. Both are opensource. A commercial product that I've heard good things about is IronKey. https://www.ironkey.com/. Your mileage may vary of course, but I can only say that I've used and like Password Safe (though KeePass is looking tempting). :) I happen to like a piece of software called Password Safe. http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/. Another one I’ve seen suggested is KeePass http://keepass.info/. Both are opensource. A commercial product that I’ve heard good things about is IronKey. https://www.ironkey.com/. Your mileage may vary of course, but I can only say that I’ve used and like Password Safe (though KeePass is looking tempting). :)

]]> Comment on Strong passwords? Not here. by Dave Rathbun http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/2008/08/04/strong-passwords-not-here/#comment-51 Dave Rathbun Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:11:53 +0000 http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/?p=29#comment-51 Do you have a mechanism to track all of your passwords? Something other than a sticky-note attached to your monitor? :) I am curious because as you noted, different web sites have different password rules. Sometimes it can be difficult to remember the password I set up for a specific site. Do you have a mechanism to track all of your passwords? Something other than a sticky-note attached to your monitor? :) I am curious because as you noted, different web sites have different password rules. Sometimes it can be difficult to remember the password I set up for a specific site.

]]> Comment on There their lose loose its it’s by Micheal http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/2008/08/02/there-their-lose-loose-its-its/#comment-45 Micheal Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:24:02 +0000 http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/?p=28#comment-45 LGoosens: Great site! Thanks. :) LGoosens: Great site! Thanks. :)

]]> Comment on There their lose loose its it’s by LGoosens http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/2008/08/02/there-their-lose-loose-its-its/#comment-44 LGoosens Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:58:20 +0000 http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/?p=28#comment-44 Well, I'm not even a native speaker, but I like raving about these things as much as you guys do, whether it be in English or Dutch - my first language. There's a wonderful website around, called the Eggcorn Database, which I'm sure both of you will enjoy. It contains mistakes like "wreckless driver" instead of "reckless driver"... It can be found at http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/ . Well, I’m not even a native speaker, but I like raving about these things as much as you guys do, whether it be in English or Dutch - my first language.

There’s a wonderful website around, called the Eggcorn Database, which I’m sure both of you will enjoy. It contains mistakes like “wreckless driver” instead of “reckless driver”…

It can be found at http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/ .

]]> Comment on There their lose loose its it’s by Micheal http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/2008/08/02/there-their-lose-loose-its-its/#comment-43 Micheal Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:31:06 +0000 http://www.michealcottingham.com/blog/?p=28#comment-43 haha, I haven't even thought about that before (mainly because I don't use the word and don't really hear it often enough to think about it), but you are right. haha, I haven’t even thought about that before (mainly because I don’t use the word and don’t really hear it often enough to think about it), but you are right.

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