I’ve been trying to grab a Twitter screenname that people continually register and do not use. Twitter eventually deletes it, but I suppose it is in high enough demand that someone else registers it right away (and then continues to never use it). Wrote up a quick and dirty php script to check the Twitter [...]

There have been a number of high profile account compromises due to the insecurity of password reset questions. Examples of two big ones off the top of my head are Sarah Palin Yahoo account compromise and the Twitter “Hacker Croll” fiasco. There have been many more compromises on accounts due to weaknesses in password reset questions, even [...]

I gave a presentation at the ABA/National Association of Bar Executives 2009 Small Bar Conference on June 26th, 2009 on “IT for the Small Bar”. Below are my Powerpoint notes for the presentation. It For The Small Bar A few photos from the talk:

Ok, this is not really a plugin per se, but WordPress already has the capability of displaying a Twitter search stream via it’s RSS feed widget. It is dirt simple to set up. Go into Appearance -> Widgets and select the widget area you wish to add the twitter search stream to; Add “RSS” and [...]

Names like Comcast, Verizon, SBC, RoadRunner, Cox, Charter – control the vast majority of the ‘last mile’ internet running into many homes. A fact of today’s economy in the United States is that in any particular geographic area, you only have a handful of providers that can provide high-speed access to the internet. For example, [...]