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That feeling when your credit card is stolen

Written on February 21, 2012 at 9:33 pm, by

Last Wednesday I logged into my bank account online to check a balance.  As I looked at it my eyes went to my visa.  I then looked at it again.  And then one more time.  My Visa had a balance of about $3600, which was about $3400 more than it should have been. I looked Read more...

Shocking: apps that need to use your address book do, in fact, need to use your address book

Written on February 15, 2012 at 8:50 pm, by

There has been a massive uproar in the last week about smartphone apps that take users address books and use them for an action in the app.  This is most common with social type apps, those that say “hey, these friends are using [app X], do you want to be friends with them?”  What is Read more...

Google’s privacy policy is changing, or is it?

Written on January 27, 2012 at 12:12 pm, by

I really shouldn’t be surprised by the reaction to Google’s recent announcement of changes to their privacy policy.  Any time the word “privacy” is mentioned in any reference to the internet, the reactions are always strong.  Unfortunately, like so many things related to the internet, too many people are simply unaware and don’t understand what Read more...

Twenty Five

Written on January 19, 2012 at 10:01 pm, by

As I sit here writing this, I’m only a few hours from my 25th birthday.  That really blows my mind. Not because I’m 25, but because I don’t know where the last year went.  2011 was a year that I won’t soon forget, and not just for good things.  It has been a wild 12 Read more...

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Written on January 11, 2012 at 7:36 pm, by

I’ve talked about how the Galaxy S demonstrates the problem with Android.  During that time I also talked about how I was considering voting with my dollars and moving over to a nexus phone, specifically the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus.  I’m happy to say I did just that a couple weeks ago, and I want Read more...