Folks, after recording this personal blog on the Quickcast, I have to tell you, the summer is really starting to heat up. The Ford Videos are being pushed out. The contests continue with the Summer of Podcasts II contest. I have been confirmed to go with Andy McCaskey out to the HP Tech Forum. We […]
When I got my T-Mobile Dash a couple of years ago, I toyed with getting an anti-virus program for it. After doing some research, I discarded the notion; although smartphone proof-of-concept viruses existed, there was no indication that there was anything in the wild for Windows or any other phone operating system. That is no […]
This year’s Blogworld New Media Expo looks to be even better than before. To begin with, it’s being held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas! What is great about that is the hotel and convention center is all in one spot. With bars in Mandalay Bay like Sushi Pop and House of Blues, there […]
The Guardian reports on spyware making its way through the world of Apple Macs. This stuff hides behind screen savers. As the screen savers install, they download malware which opens ports and ships personal information out the back of the computers. The intent does appears to be neither stealing identities nor creating botnets, but, rather, […]
This sort of news story pains my brain. The BBC reports that real police raided real homes looking for virtual furniture stolen on the online site Habbo Hotel. As near as I can tell, Habbo Hotel is sort of a cross between a virtual world game and a social networking site. The FAQs weren’t real […]
According to Reuters, the Financial Times (the FT requires a subscription for regular users.) reports that Google is phasing out Windows for its standard-issue employee computers. The final straw seems to have been the Chinese hack attack in April. According to the reports, Google is trying to reduce its computer security hassles. The Reuters story […]
I look out toward the street and see the cars that litter our streets today. Compact cars, sedans and light pickup trucks. Every now and then I see the occasional souped up car. But a concept car? When I got to the Dearborn Inn in Michigan, we sat down for a nice dinner – us […]