![]() ![]() I promptly pulled all the wires and had some unpleasant words with the kid. I clicked to see where the probe originated, and the firewall traced it back to Moscow. I was horrified to notice over his shoulder that the firewall was flashing ALERT ALERT ALERT and reporting a scan of all the machine’s ports while the kid just kept reading. He paid no attention to the fact the site he was reading them on redirected him to a URL ending with. Three years ago my son was reading free sci-fi books on the internet on our home XP machine. So what does this have to do with technology with an ever so slight Macintosh bias? That is, if that hospitable foreign land doesn’t have an extradition treaty. On the other hand, there’s enough here to charter a Gulfstream and flee to a hospitable foreign land and comfortably sip umbrella drinks for a very long time. I’d bet the petty cash box up at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is worth more than our entire endowment. As charitable foundations go, it isn’t big. I manage money for my employer which is a charitable foundation. What I’m sending in today is about security and was triggered by your recent Chit Chat with Bart about Windows. If this sounds better, and it should, I’m trial-testing WireTap Studio and have a new Logitech USB Desktop mike.Ĭredit, or blame, to you and Jane in Perth You tapped my perfectionist streak. George in Tulsa, that guy who’s sent in a couple of terrible sounding mp3s. Good friend of the show George sent in another audio review. Funny how that word has changed meaning, isn’t it? used to be an insult and now it’s a compliment! Well, I thought I’d give you an update on mom – this afternoon she called me on the phone and asked me “what’s the difference between Twitter and a tweeter?” I love this – she’s on the very cutting edge wanting to understand all this technical stuff we’re having so much fun with. That made me feel great (and her!) She was so proud that i called her a geek too. I want to thank all of you who sent in your congratulations on the 3 year anniversary show – I’m still glowing about that! I even liked the ones saying “I really meant to make a recording but…” I liked those because I’ve done that myself! I’m still kicking myself for not doing one I’d planned for the Lab Rats anniversary show! Anyway, thanks to all, it was fun!Īfter the show where I had my mother the geek on, I got a lot of nice feedback from you on how fun she is. Today is Sunday May 25th, 2008, and this is show number 153. Macintosh, Windows, security, podcasting, Hulu In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart and I discuss another reason iPhoto is stupid, I confess that Time Machine wasn’t at fault the last time, and then we discuss our impressions one year out of the Nikon D40. Today from including a giveaway for 2 free licenses (send me an email to get a chance to win!). Steve’s Photo to Movie review and LQ Graphics’ response to his concerns. ![]() Twitter has the Mars Phoenix telling us when it was going to land, Twitter members research how to send SMS messages from OSX. In Dumb Question Corner Doug from Australia finds an easier way to switch windows in OSX, we answer whether you can use an SD card for regular file storage, how to get on Hulu with bad wireless, how to get your Mail draft folder back. Mom wants to understand Twitter, George from Tulsa gets a new mic from and explains how important Radio Security Tokens are for your accounts. ![]()
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