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OpenDNS and Flashback Trojan
If you are concerned about the flashback trojan on the Mac, the use of OpenDNS now offers protection (TidBITS). OpenDNS is a service you use in place of a default domain name server to screen for inappropriate content, and now, … Continue reading
Faster, but limited
I do not understand the cell phone providers. Actually I do, but my constitution refuses to accept the logic used to justify the profit motive. Today, Verizon, my provider, announces that their commitment to 4G will mean that those of … Continue reading
Browsing may make you stupid
A couple years ago Nicholas Carr, Is Google Making Us Stupid; The Shallows, proposed that heavy use of the Internet was leading to shallow thinking. This BBC piece points to a study investigating the brain activity of “Internet addicts”. Sure … Continue reading
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Diaspora
This piece from Bloomberg BusinessWeek describes the effort to get Diaspora, a new social network (open source by my interpretation) off the ground. I joined Diaspora several months ago. I am a little frustrated because the service seems to have … Continue reading
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Tuition – How to pay?
This from the NY Times describing the Senate Republican blockage of the effort to keep the interest rate on student loans low. I have abstracted the rationale, but you can certainly read the entire article if you are looking for … Continue reading
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Teens Online
I frequently use data from PEW when I write. This organization offers a new page that will be helpful. This page summarizes the present state of adolescent online activity based on PEW’s repeated surveys. A note near the top of the … Continue reading