Monthly Archives: June 2007

A new wrinkle

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Got my first-ever PDF spam today… that is, email with a PDF attached with the content of the spam in the PDF rather than the mail. Well, it may not have been the first, but it was the first that … Continue reading →

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Anyone else seen this Firefox bug?

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Every once in a while when I’m using Firefox, if I type a URL into the location bar, hitting Enter to go to the location does nothing. If I restart Firefox, it works again, but it seems to happen at … Continue reading →

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The Future of PR

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Short version: PR folks need to learn different work habits to survive in a vastly more connected world. Long version here. Unfortunately, the biz is not evolving quickly enough. Many in PR seem to be treating Web 2.0 as simply … Continue reading →

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Good thing I keep spares…

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Today has not been my day for computers. This afternoon while plugging away at some editing, I accidentally kicked the power cord for my external USB drive and it briefly cycled off and back on. When it came back on, … Continue reading →

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This is an insane decision

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

If the ZDNet Australia folks have this right, this is an insane legal decision: A federal judge in Los Angeles last week ruled (PDF) that a computer server’s RAM, or random-access memory, is a tangible document that can be stored … Continue reading →

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How strong is your password?

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

An article on The Blog Herald discusses common problems with user-generated passwords, specifically that they’re too easy to guess. According to the article, users often choose passwords with combinations of their middle name, phone numbers, birthdays, combinations of dictionary words, … Continue reading →

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Swear Jar

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

L. forwarded this on to me. F—ing awesome!

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