Got my first-ever PDF spam today… that is, email with a PDF attached with the content of the spam in the PDF rather than the mail. Well, it may not have been the first, but it was the first that didn’t go straight to the spam folder.
Sigh. If only spammers would use their power for [...]
Every once in a while when I’m using Firefox, if I type a URL into the location bar, hitting Enter to go to the location does nothing. If I restart Firefox, it works again, but it seems to happen at least once a day.
Anyone else seeing this? This is on Linux (Ubuntu) x86. I’ve seen [...]
Short version: PR folks need to learn different work habits to survive in a vastly more connected world. Long version here.
Unfortunately, the biz is not evolving quickly enough. Many in PR seem to be treating Web 2.0 as simply an extension of the traditional media – another venue for buzz. They are pumping thousands of [...]
Today has not been my day for computers. This afternoon while plugging away at some editing, I accidentally kicked the power cord for my external USB drive and it briefly cycled off and back on. When it came back on, my computer had frozen up.
That was weird, but after it became obvious it wasn’t going [...]
If the ZDNet Australia folks have this right, this is an insane legal decision:
A federal judge in Los Angeles last week ruled (PDF) that a computer server’s RAM, or random-access memory, is a tangible document that can be stored and must be turned over in a lawsuit.
Say what? Uh, huh. Here your honor, here’s my [...]
An article on The Blog Herald discusses common problems with user-generated passwords, specifically that they’re too easy to guess. According to the article, users often choose passwords with combinations of their middle name, phone numbers, birthdays, combinations of dictionary words, and (yes) the word “password.”
That’s probably OK for registering for online newspapers or any [...]
L. forwarded this on to me. F—ing awesome!
