Monthly Archives: August 2011

Want to experience the Pre OS X Mac operating system?

WebSE – System 7 Simulation. This simulation looks perfect. I wonder how much time it took? Beautifully done.  

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The rich are different — and not in a good way, studies suggest – TODAY Health – TODAY.com

The rich are different — and not in a good way, studies suggest – TODAY Health – TODAY.com. I guess this goes back to that famous philosopher who said “Mo money, mo problems.”

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Intel shows off encrypted video conferencing for secret meetings | VentureBeat

Intel shows off encrypted video conferencing for secret meetings | VentureBeat. This is an amazing accomplishment to have encryption applied to real-time video streams. I wonder how much processing power they needed to solve this problem?

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Top 10 Things That Determine Happiness | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice

Top 10 Things That Determine Happiness | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice. Isn’t it great that we live in a time where the evidence is so clear of our confusion? It isn’t that we lack the information, … Continue reading

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OS X Lion accepts any LDAP password, creates enterprise network nightmare | TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog

OS X Lion accepts any LDAP password, creates enterprise network nightmare | TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog. So I wonder if this happens in Apple Open Directory hosted environments as well? That would be a death-blow to using Mac … Continue reading

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What makes a person great?

To me, it is that their life means more than just surviving. They somehow make the world a better place. So using this scale, I have to place Bill Gates as greater than Steve Jobs. Being focused on the needs … Continue reading

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The futility of passwords

I don’t know about you, but I peak in remembering about 5 different passwords. After that they all seem to get fuzzy when and where I should use them. So I spend some time at websites resetting my password to … Continue reading

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Newt3: Remove Document Protection in Word 2007

Newt3: Remove Document Protection in Word 2007. Interesting that this is supposed to secure the document but it does not. I wonder how many people rely on Microsoft security to keep their documents safe?

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