Posted on February 6, 2010 by Toby Getsch
This past month I moved across the country, back to the Seattle, Washington area. I love it here! And, I’m glad to be back.
This trip back was done with everything I own able to fit into my truck with the top carrier. It was not really that tight of a fit. That’s mostly because I don’t [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2009 by Toby Getsch
Cell Phone Encryption Code Is Divulged
“A German computer engineer said Monday that he had deciphered and published the secret code used to encrypt most of the world’s digital mobile phone calls, saying it was his attempt to expose weaknesses in the security of global wireless systems.”
…hmmm… More perspective is in the full article. However, it [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2009 by Toby Getsch
There are many reasons. One of the Twitter co-founders writes about one good one. They listened.
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Posted on December 29, 2009 by Toby Getsch
Twitter recently banned the use of some passwords that are way to easy and obvious for “the bad guys” to exploit. The commentary on weak passwords is so strong and obvious, yet so many people ignore the warnings and just don’t care. When users maintain weak passwords, and their computers or phones or bank accounts [...]
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Posted on November 19, 2009 by Toby Getsch
From: The Webby Awards – The Webby Top 10
HT: Awards honor top 10 Internet moments of the decade
Also, (note from me, not the quote below) this same decade was the one where SharePoint took off!
The Ten Most Influential Internet Moments of the Decade
Craigslist expands outside San Francisco (2000)
In 2000, the free classifieds site broadened its reach outside of [...]
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Posted on October 12, 2009 by Toby Getsch
Barry Atkinson is spending time and energy on one of his passions. I’m helping him with his blog and getting that puzzle piece situated. Mostly, I’m watching the picture take shape! It will be fun to watch this story unfold. See ScoreboardEh.com for some hockey cards from Candada, eh!
P.S. awesome ways to start 004
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Posted on September 7, 2009 by Toby Getsch
Posted on September 6, 2009 by Toby Getsch
I work with computers and software all day long. I have now, for more than a decade. Individuals and businesses have every excuse under the sun to not do updates and to not have test environments.
The reality is that applying the updates and testing is a fixed cost and can be planned. Repairing and troubleshooting [...]
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Posted on July 31, 2009 by Toby Getsch
Sounds pretty straight forward to me. Let’s shit-can all the sucky teachers.
I’m going back to watching physics lectures.
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Posted on April 16, 2009 by Toby Getsch
Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight
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Posted on April 16, 2009 by Toby Getsch
Elizabeth Gilbert: A different way to think about creative genius
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information overload
It’s always time to simplify.
We need to make information simple.
We need to listen and organize and purge.
We need to be patient with those around us who adapt at different rates.
We need to revisit our approach.
I just watched this “Web 2.0″ video again. It is information overload. Yet, it also is about managing external perception. It [...]
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