“I want to know what breaches like this mean to me. Me personally. Me professionally. I’ve been using Yahoo since 1999. And AOL before that. And Prodigy before that. And the Europa BBS service from my Commodore64 in 1988 before that. That’s a long history on the Internet and its predecessors. What should I do differently going forward to minimize my exposure when things like this happen? Here are 6 ideas to keep yourself and your family safe(r) in the future.”
These aren’t bad ideas. If you’ve been around here long there’s nothing in here you haven’t seen me suggest before. But, if you haven’t taken some time to take some of these steps to protect yourself, take a look!
The study was done before COVID-19, but this is one of those things that we’ve all known about for years, and it’s one of the larger questions we will have as offices start opening back up. “As for why people continue to do this, the researchers cite a sense of obligation to their colleagues or…
The clues are usually there, but you have to stop and look at the details. How many of us stop to do that when we’re scrolling our social media feeds? That’s why fake images and videos spread online. They are designed to cause an immediate reaction, not for thoughtful examination.
Yet we must be thoughtful and deliberate before acting on any information we receive in a world where so many are willing to spread lies for their own benefit.
Saw this over at PocketPC Thoughts this morning. An article about the Air Marshals use of PDA’s: “The Transportation Security Administration spent $6.9 million to outfit the federal air marshal corps with voice-capable wireless handheld computers for in-flight use and then subsequently banned any voice usage because of potential interference with cockpit functions, according to…
I enjoyed this look at how differently “work” is defined inside and outside of law firms, but I also suspect it raises much more troubling points too – “Perhaps law firms are too stingy characterizing things as work. Maybe tending to the career development of folks around you is worth doing. Maybe business development efforts…
Don’t get too excited, it’s only a 30 second delay for cases where you immediately realize you hit send before you were ready. It will not help you recover that email you sent while you were drinking last night. 😉 Free Technology for Teachers: Set an “Undo Send” Grace Period in Your Gmail Account Follow…
Sure, I get why Google would make certain features available in Chrome and try to protect it’s users from phishing, browser highjacking, and drive by download attempts. But one of the security features also assures that I have to keep some other browser available on any machine. When staying at a hotel or other place…
