More and more, we’re seeing attention being given to passwords and personal security. It seems obvious that passwords are an integral part of securing your personal data, but that part of the security message seems to have been glossed over until recently. Ever notice the strange looks you get from your friends or even the [...]
I hope you all enjoyed Valentine’s Day! After reading the previous post, I hope that you all included a note to your beloved in that box of chocolates in which you announced that you’ve changed your shared gmail password. Here are a couple of articles that came out recently that highlight the fact that feelings [...]
Back in the 7th grade I had my first girlfriend. It was true puppy love: we were together constantly at school and we shared everything, including our locker combinations. Sharing locker combinations was the thing to do. Every once in a while you would hear about a breakup and that he or she had thrown [...]
The secret to just about all things in life: start with manageable or agreeable amounts and repeat. What am I talking about? New Year’s passed recently, so we still have resolutions ringing in our heads. How many friends do you have who loudly proclaimed on January 1, that they just joined a fancy new gym [...]
A few recent articles have revealed (again) that most people don’t take their online security seriously. Maybe a better way of saying this is that most people don’t seem to connect the dots between their passwords (online logins) and how they help keep their personal data secure. At a time when everyone is talking about [...]
It was a good weekend – except for the cold or flu or whatever it is that has me incapacitated since Saturday afternoon. (How am I supposed to enjoy play off football when I’m not feeling well!?) Earlier in the morning on Saturday, I ran into my friend the ice cream man at the crowded [...]
I met up with a friend from college last weekend. We hadn’t seen in other in quite a while, so we had a lot of catching up to do. I listened with interest as he told me that he owns a franchise of one of those ice cream parlors where you choose the fixin’s and [...]
Walk into any café, deli, or just about any place where you can sit down (for instance, the salon where my wife gets her hair cut), and you’ll probably be able to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot or a wireless network. From my desk at home, I can detect 6 wireless networks. Including mine, only [...]
