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Iranian cyber-terrorism, online security, and you!
• September 9, 2011 • Browsers, Technology • No comments
If updating your web browser is something that you typically put off, now is the time to break that habit. A recently-discovered attack by an Iranian hacker has thwarted the industry-standard approach to online security, causing browser makers and security firms to scramble to restore balance. What is a web browser? Not sure what a [...]
Skating to where the puck will be
• September 5, 2011 • Apple, Digital Media, Technology • No comments
Wayne Gretzky is often credited as being the single greatest hockey player of all time. It is said that his father, Walter Gretzky, taught him the most important thing to learn in hockey: “Skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” This quote in particular is one that Steve [...]
Homerun after homerun after homerun
• August 27, 2011 • Apple • No comments
One of the best pieces on Steve Jobs’ retirement I’ve read so far. “At the 25th hour, Jobs returned. He quickly re-installed his vision. And this time, the timing was exactly right. His vision seemed perfectly in line with the world at large. The result was a 14-year run that took Apple from near-death to [...]
Comparing the HP TouchPad to the iPad 2
• August 21, 2011 • Apple, Software, Technology • 3 comments
I currently own and love my iPad 2, but with HP slashing the prices on the new TouchPads this weekend, I decided to pick one up after calling around and finding some at my local Best Buy. Preface I feel that I should start by saying that I’m an Apple guy; or more specifically that [...]
The Hiring Process, Part I: What I Look For in a CV/Résumé
• August 10, 2011 • The Hiring Process, Work and Business • 1 comments
Over my career, my job title has typically fallen into one of two baskets: Front-End Web Developer or Software Engineer. I’ve done a lot of interviewing over the past several years to try and find the right people to join the teams I’ve worked on, and I thought it might be helpful to share part [...]
Remove Comcast/Xfinity start page from Firefox (Mac)
• July 7, 2011 • Tutorials • 11 comments
The Comcast/Xfinity installer adds crap to your Mac, including forcibly setting an Xfinity portal as the homepage. It’s a really douchey thing to do. I set up my new Comcast Xfinity internet service today using the self-install kit. After walking through the necessary questions, it then forced me to download and install their crap-ware onto [...]
3D iPad? I don’t believe it.
• May 7, 2011 • Apple • No comments
Neither I nor anybody I know cares all that much for 3D movies. The picture is muddy, colors are messed up, and the movies made with it are far too gimmicky for my tastes. The technology is still too new for the movie industry to have learned how to make compelling films with it yet. [...]
The Gaga Saga
• April 20, 2011 • Just for Fun • No comments
Weird Al’s reaction to not being able to put a Lady Gaga parody on his upcoming album: My parodies have always fallen under what the courts call “fair use,” and this one was no different, legally allowing me to record and release it without permission. But it has always been my personal policy to get [...]
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