Ignorance is bliss and a world you'll never again be able to enter once you have the blinders removed to your privacy and personal information being left behind and sold whenever it can be. This goes beyond the social networks where you volunteer that personal information and also includes instances where the alumni association of the University you attend starts sending … [Read more...]
Onto the Next Theme
All weekend, I've been tinkering with a new theme here at 404 Tech Support. If you've visited over the course of the weekend, you've definitely seen it (and I apologize if my tinkering disrupted your visit). I've still got a small handful of changes I'd like to make but the majority of the installation is done. I'm enjoying it because it has made my site more responsive and … [Read more...]
Ass-Scapes.com and Other Problems With Domains
This post is Safe For Work! I'm sorry to say but there is no pornography here at 404 Tech Support. Why do I lead with this disclaimer you ask? Well, if you read yesterday's PvP Online webcomic and were curious enough, you might already know. You might also understand if you're one of the thousands of people I had visit yesterday, indirectly referred here by PvP Online. You … [Read more...]
A Google Fiber for Communities Update
Google has provided an update today regarding their Google Fiber for Communities project. Posted to the Official Google Blog, the update doesn't say much and it certainly doesn't say what we all want to hear: which communities have been selected for the fiber trial towns. What it does tell us is that 1,100 communities responded and almost 200,000 individuals lobbied for their … [Read more...]
How to Suck at Information Security
I received this as a hand out yesterday and thought it worth sharing. How to Suck at Information Security is an article written tongue-in-cheek that highlights some of the worst ways IT Security dives in head-first while doing more harm than good. Although it's a year and a half old, it's still worthwhile reading. The cheat sheet is written by Lenny Zeltser and appears on his … [Read more...]