Both EB and I were online back in the early 90’s. In those now seemingly halcyon days, the Web was awash in really good free programs and email was still really cool. Sure, there were viruses and worms running amok on the Web but they weren’t nearly as advanced as today’s malware. As time went by, more and… Read More »
Let’s say you’re a politician. And let’s say, like most politicians, you have a lot to hide. Not only do you have all those government secrets, like how much pork you packed into that farm bill so your financial backer, Petey’s Fine Pigs ‘n Such, has the funds to study the effects of colon cleansers on low-bellied Australian… Read More »
So your eyeballs are focused on the duck below. What duck? Get a bigger monitor! Get those eyeballs back up here. I have a story to tell you. Don’t worry, it’s short. I promise! Once upon a time there was a little girl named EB. She looked an awfully lot like ET. When I first saw her in… Read More »
Some of you use Twitter, fewer use FourSquare (a Facebook-like site), and many of you use image-hosting sites like Flickr. In an age where privacy is getting harder and harder to find, you still may be startled to learn, if you use big social-networking sites or image-hosting/sharing sites, your privacy has all but evaporated. Leave it to some… Read More »
Some of you have noticed that Norton 360 now includes “LifeLock”. So Norton now not only touts that its firewall can keep you safe from identity theft – but “LifeLock” can keep you even safer. The truth is, neither one can. Norton knows it. We know it. Anyone who understands how identity theft works knows it. If all… Read More »
Do not track lists (and browser extensions) Windows XP, Windows Vista, Window 7 There’s a big brouhaha boiling over do-not-track lists. To make a complex thing simple – it take simple minds like ours to skim off the cream and leave the milk behind -we’re going to give you nothing but cream: Do not track (me) is similar… Read More »