It's not from me… honest!
It happens every few years, and it’s happening again right now. A bunch of spambots are spewing forth thousands of emails about fake Gucci handbags,… Read More »It's not from me… honest!
March 2008
Clue: The Vicar, in the Living Room, with a Time Capsule!
With help from The Vicar, here and here, I was able to get the Time Capsule up and running. I elected to create a brand… Read More »Clue: The Vicar, in the Living Room, with a Time Capsule!
New Mac update (in brief)
The MBA continues to delight. The keyboard is the best I’ve used in years. My PowerBook suddenly came back to life. Sigh…. The Time Capsule… Read More »New Mac update (in brief)
Got the MacBook Air
I received lots of advice from blog readers, friends, and colleagues at Amazon about the choice of a new laptop, and the general consensus was:… Read More »Got the MacBook Air
Tough choices
While I was in California last week, I found myself deep in the reality distortion field induced by the presence of MacBook Airs. Alec bought… Read More »Tough choices
Tor's strategy seems to work… with me, anyway
As I noted recently, the sci-fi publishing house Tor has started making some of its “classic” books available for free download. Obviously they hope that… Read More »Tor's strategy seems to work… with me, anyway
Schneier on "The Security Mindset"
Must-read piece by Bruce Schneier on what he calls The Security Mindset. Security requires a particular mindset. Security professionals — at least the good ones… Read More »Schneier on "The Security Mindset"
Bad weekend for US Airways
I’m not sure which would be worse: hearing a gun going off on the flightdeck, or having a chunk of the wing coming off and… Read More »Bad weekend for US Airways
Seeing red in the Green Zone
Like a number of other bloggers, I’ve pretty much stopped postings about the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Re-reading my blog entries from three or four… Read More »Seeing red in the Green Zone
How KKUP brought out the 60s in me
Last Saturday I was staying in Palo Alto ((I spent Thursday and Friday in business meetings in San Francisco, and Monday to Thursday at Stanford… Read More »How KKUP brought out the 60s in me