Accounts on any Gawker Media sites used to post comments have been compromised. The sites effected include: Deadspin, Gawker, Gizmodo, io9, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, Fleshbot, and Lifehacker. The problem isn't just that malicious people are posting comments on these sites as others but it gives them a large list of e-mail addresses and many passwords are used across multiple … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
Many Eyes – An IBM Experiment With Data Sets and Visualizations
Started in 2007, Many Eyes has been around for a while but if you're looking for tools with data sets and the ability to render visualizations, it's a definite resource to know about. With a social element to it, you can use data sets others have uploaded or contribute your own. After you've chosen the data set to work with, you can choose a number of different visualizations … [Read more...]
Troubleshooting WordPress Image Uploader Problems
Upon upgrading my hosting, I found my old friend the HTTP error was back when uploading images that exceeded certain dimensions. I could resize images smaller on my desktop and then they'd upload just fine but that was a lot more cumbersome and made WordPress lose some of its slickness. Upon looking into the problem further, I found a very comprehensive list of … [Read more...]
Solutions For iGoogle Causing Stack Overflow at Line 0 Error
Reports are coming in that individuals are experiencing an error message when they visit their iGoogle page stating "Stack Overflow at Line 0". Other sites like CNN may give this error as well as it stems from the usage of Javascript on the site. Enough people are apparently affected by this that it has become the #1 Google Search Trend very quickly. This is a problem with … [Read more...]
14 Awesome Gadgets For Your Christmas Wish List
This is the time of year when it's ok to want things. In fact, you're told to want things and then put them on a list. In case you're having a hard time coming up with items to put on that list, here are some cool gadgets that are fun and functional. If you were nice, you might just find some of these under your Christmas tree this year. 1. Looxcie The Looxcie is a bluetooth … [Read more...]