Seems like I get a heck of a lot of traffic to my article on spyware from folks looking for ways to run kazaa or other file sharing services without the ads, or without the tracking. Could it be that you’re actually getting sick of all the intrusiveness? Or are you just worried that someone’s…
Senate group to consider copy controls Yes it’s back! The SSSCA bill! Learn more about it here. If you want the government completely involved in making sure you don’t break any potential laws with your PC, then feel free to ignore this. But if you feel like the government has gone too far in considering…
I did get to try and install StatCounteX yesterday, and then this morning found the version that adds password protection to the stats, which I was rather disappointed wasn’t there to begin with. Turns out it was a user uploaded version. There wasn’t much in the way of documentation, I guess that’s a hazard of…
Thanks to My Wife for pointing out this Wash. Post article about the surveillance system the airlines and the FAA are contemplating. To quote: Federal aviation authorities and technology companies will soon begin testing a vast air security screening system designed to instantly pull together every passenger’s travel history and living arrangements, plus a wealth…
Here’s my review of Internet Explorer 6.0 for my users, tweaked a bit for more general consumption. Next up, I’ve been playing around with Internet Explorer 6.0, and well it’s just ok. It does some nice things, especially in having a print preview function. (I’ve been waiting for that feature for a long time now,…
Weighing security and privacy after Sept. 11 These guys are pretty much saying what I’ve been saying. (Maybe I should be on a panel somewhere?) That all of these wonderful ideas to make us feel safer, would not, in fact, make us any safer. But it would make us all a lot less free. Lots…