The Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania November 19, 1863 On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called it a “monumental act.” He said Lincoln was mistaken that “the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.” Rather, the Bostonian remarked, “The...
May 24th, 2009 by ssh
More Facebook Phishing
The word “Phishing” is used for sites that steal your identity, and there are more Phishing sites stealing Facebook login information today. First thing this morning, I received a Facebook message with the subject “Hi” and the content “Look at redbuddy dot be”. Going to that site gets you the same kind of site as I reported in Facebook Trojan Attack earlier this...
May 23rd, 2009 by ssh
Facebook Trojan Attack
This morning, I received a facebook message that was short and questionable: “Check kirgo.at.” Interested, I visited the site, only to discover a poorly-disguised site attempting to look like a Facebook login page: Fake Facebook Page While this page doesn’t look very much like the real Facebook login page, and all of the links at the bottom go nowhere, some people are being caught...
May 21st, 2009 by ssh
Windows Backup Made Easy
One of the aspects of Apple’s Leopard update to OS X that was so attractive to so many was Time Machine, the transparent yet effective backup system. I recommend Leopard upgrades to my clients that use Macs simply for the value that Time Machine provides. But, backup of Windows machines has been notoriously challenging, and virtually impossible for the typical PC owner. Enter Clickfree, who announce...
May 7th, 2009 by ssh
Religion on an Airplane?
I’m sitting here at 38,000 feet somewhere over the central US, thinking about religions. But not the religions you may think I mean. Instead, technology religions. I have been involved in various forms of technology for many years, going back to the first time I programmed a machine with patch cords when I was in 4th grade. I have heard much of the preaching over the years, too, first from geeks,...
May 5th, 2009 by ssh
