Anyone who follows computer security issues has heard (or more likely read) the phrase "the password is dead." Indeed a a colleague on this blog has posted on the subject citing the same article I refer to; namely the cover story of the December 2012 issue of Wired magazine by Mat Honan which has now upped […]
The 2012 "apocalypse" has come and gone. That's a whole 14 months since the previous apocalypse set for Oct 21 2011. There were of course at least two popularly noted apocalypses (Apocalypsi?) in 2011 with the October date being a re jigged date from the previously hailed May 21st apocalypse. Looking up apocalypses that […]
Today is the 177th birthday of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Huckleberry Finn is both celebrated as a classic, and reviled as the target of censors, though it is this latter distinction which is the true proof of its greatness Place a hold on it here Mark Twain may not have been bothered […]
Let's say that for whatever reason, you want to close an email account. And lets face it; wouldn't it be nice to free yourself -at least temporarily- from unsolicited e-mail promising enhancements to your personal anatomy? However that account also has a unique list of contacts you've made over the years and some of them […]
The World Fantasy Convention was held just north of Toronto from November 1st to 4th. This is the 4th time the convention was held in Canada, but it was a first for Toronto. Hurricane Sandy did prevent several dozen members from attending, but the conference was lively and fascinating. From what I could see most […]
People can learn a lot about you from your choice of password, especially if it's easy to crack! The more time you spend online making use of various services such as web based e-mail, social networks, blogs wikis, and games -not to mention tax files, banking and other sensitive online services, the more passwords you will […]
As of this Month, Google has switched to its new privacy policy. The fact has been announced for weeks leading up to the switch every time you logged into your gmail, youtube, blogger or any other google account. The long and the short of it is that these services have all been brought under […]
Last Week Research in Motion unveiled the new operating system (OS 2) for the Blackberry PlayBook Reviews have been mixed. The biggest story seems to be the new native email and calendar feature which allows users to access their email and calendar without having to tether to their blackberries. There is also access to a larger […]
Last month I started looking at social media sites geared to book lovers. While Goodreads has the largest number of users, Library Thing is also worth a look. While at just under 1.5 million users, Library Thing cannot claim the same mass appeal as Goodreads, it has nevertheless earned respectability by having been around […]
Do you like SF? Chances are reasonably good that you do since I'm using the term broadly. So, what does SF stand for these days anyway? Science Fiction? This still works for lots of people, but you may prefer Speculative Fiction. And don't forget Swords and Sorcery Fiction (I guess that's S&SF), Scary Fiction, Supernatural Fiction, Superhero […]