Technology
A Star-Trek-style Ebook Reader
Now that I have some money coming in, one of my top items to get is an ebook reader. And in my typical style, I began thinking of all the ways I’d love to use such a device to help me in my work. Unfortunately, in my typical style, no reader out there does most [...]
My Computer Is Back, and Maybe I Am Too?
Ain’t it fascinating how your life can be completely derailed by a few days of computer downtime (and an impending new job, and a birthday party, and Mario Kart)? My MacBook Pro’s checkerboard-display crashing problem, which first hit back in January, suddenly reappeared about two and a half weeks ago. After several hours of persistence, [...]
Grand Theft Internet (part 5)
This is a true cybercrime story, which hit my friend Tom. Click here to read the story from the beginning. OR Click here to read the whole story as a single page.
Grand Theft Internet (part 4)
This is a true cybercrime story, which hit my friend Tom. Click here to read the story from the beginning. OR Click here to read the whole story as a single page.
Grand Theft Internet (part 3)
This is a true cybercrime story, which hit my friend Tom. Click here to read the story from the beginning. OR Click here to read the whole story as a single page. (If you’re looking for my usual “Friday Fun” column, it will return next week.)
Grand Theft Internet (part 2)
This is a true cybercrime story, which hit my friend Tom. Click here to read the story from the beginning. OR Click here to read the whole story as a single page.
Grand Theft Internet (part 1)
This is a true cybercrime story, which hit my friend Tom. Click here to read the whole story. Or use this page to read only chapter 1.
Grand Theft Internet
Like any other small businessman, he assumed his Internet account was basically safe. Instead, he found himself another victim of the latest 21′st century crime wave, when his valuable domain name, VL.com, was hijacked in a high-tech heist. Told by a first-person witness to the crime, reconstructed from forensic evidence compiled in the aftermath, this [...]
Friday Fun: Quip Hits
A number of short statements, commentaries, and useless insights collected over the last mumble-mumble months. On Technology Top Facebook group: “I’m not yelling…I’m Italian…thats how we talk.” Top Facebook group that someone ought to start: “Walking around naked makes me feel sexy.” Some weeks ago, I posted “Coconut” to my Facebook status, and no one [...]
Ever had a computer that wanted to make your life difficult?
Right now, I can’t use my MacBook Pro. I’m using C’s computer to write this blog post. The photo shows what the display corruption looks like while booting. After that, I get the white screen of death. Now, my laptop may come back, because it eventually came back the two times it did this last [...]