A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

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Entries Tagged as 'Internet'

Fix for logging into YouTube via iPhone

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

For weeks, I have been unable to log into my YouTube account using the app on my iPhone 3GS.
None of the other suggestions online worked for me, but I did find a solution on my own today. I’m posting it here in the hopes that it will help someone else.
I logged into an old Google [...]

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Tags: Blogs, podcasts, RSS · Phone

Comment on Gizmodo post

January 29th, 2010 · No Comments

This is in response to a comment on Gizmodo’s post “8 things that suck about the iPad”:
@ridedali: you’re the first sane commenter on this Giz post. Thank you for acknowledging that the iPad is not anywhere near perfect, but at the same time has great potential.
Apple has introduced game-changing things in the past. Unfortunately, [...]

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Tags: Blogs, podcasts, RSS · Computer · Design · In the News

Struck by Zeus

January 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

I have officially been struck by Zeus!
Zeus (or whatever it’s called these days) is a virus, trojan, spyware, malware, phishware, backdoor intruder (you get the idea). What it does: shows a fake “security” form when you log into your bank account, Paypal, and probably other sites as well.
The insidious part: it appears to be part [...]

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Tags: Computer · Internet · Malware, spyware, viruses

Poll comments

January 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Interesting comments being made on a Newsvine poll at MSNBC that asked whether Democrats should continue with the health bill. (The poll itself is useless since the choices are very leading.)
I just felt like recording some here for posterity, or at least as long as I maintain this blog.
A commenter named “cdahl” had an idea to keep down [...]

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Tags: In the News · Internet · Politics