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So, I am taking Ethical Hacking at college this summer and have came across a few interesting links to share. They include topics about ATM card skimming and PIN capturing, password cracking, and remotely capturing keystrokes.
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I didn’t see him at Bonnaroo, but I wish I had!
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John Hodgman, you know he’s a correspondent on the Daily Show & he’s in the Mac commercials as a PC… Yea, that guy! Well, he wrote a humorous speech in which he talks about Obama being the first nerd president. John cites a few nerdy examples and quizzes the President to test his nerd-i-ness. Quite a funny speech, whether or not you like Obama. I am glad other people watch C-SPAN, because I would have never come across this gem otherwise… And who would have thought C-SPAN would have there own YouTube channel? I know! Anyway… enjoi.
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Finally! A simple explanation of our countries current financial situation.
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Did you know that G, E, & C are the notes of the NBC chime? The reason NBC uses the chime may not be well known to most people. The original use of the chime was for station identification in the 1920s, long before automation in the 1970s. A sort of tv traffic signal if you will, to switch between stations and pause for station identification. You may still here these today while listening to sports on the radio in the form of a radio announcer. Continue Reading »

So, I just got back from the Cardinals‘ show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on October 17, 2008. My friends and I sat in the front orchestra seats, pretty sweet, isle too! We got there two songs into the band’s set, about 9pm. We were late because we found out there was a Red Robin in Cumming, Ga and just had to eat there. Anyway, the band played some sweet songs, just check the set list.

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How cool is this? Windows 7 will feature multi-touch as a core part of the soon to come operating system. Here is a demo from this weeks All things Digital 6 conference. Now, I just need to save up for my new multi-touch capable monitor…

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I love the Office as much as the next guy. What I love the most about the Office is Michael Scott’s inappropriate behavior though. So, when I found this youtube video of Michael’s best catch phrases, I was very pleased. That’s What She Said!!!

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