Author Archives: Michael Koby

Securing Your Digital World: Anti-Phishing Tools & Techniques

We spent the last few weeks going over password security. I showed you how to create secure passwords and how to keep track of them. Now that you have a secure password, it is incredibly difficult for someone to hack that password. That is true unless, of course, you give them your password willingly. This kind of thing can easily happen with a technique called “Phishing” which according to wikipedia is “a process by which a phisher attempts to fraudulently acquire sensitive information such as usernames and passwords.” Continue reading

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New Mp3 Player

Okay, I love my iPod.  I carry the thing around with me just about everywhere I go.  However, since I got my Alpine connector last year, I find that I leave in the car more often then not because that’s … Continue reading

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Canceled My eMusic Subscription

I just canceled eMusic subscription in favor of Amazon’s Mp3 Download Store. The main reason for this is because with Amazon I can download only the songs I want without having to pay a monthly fee for a bucket of downloads that I have to use or lose. Plus Amazon’s store is also free of digital rights management (DRM) so they will work on any computer or device in my house. Continue reading

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links for 2007-10-02

Apple posts iPhone Human Interface Guidelines Apple has released a new iPhone Human Interface Guideline document, offering developers more resources for getting their iPhone web apps just right. It also throws in some “interesting” language into the introduction. (tags: digg … Continue reading

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DRM Free Revolution

Last week, Amazon opened its MP3 Download Store. With over two million tracks averaging out at 89 cents a track, it is an impressive entry into the market of music downloads. Totally ripping Apple a new one, Amazon has unveiled what could really be a successful product, if they do it right. Continue reading

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New AT&T TOS: We’ll cut off your internet service for criticizing us AT&T has brought down new Terms of Service for its network customers. From now on, AT&T can terminate your connection for conduct that “tends to damage the name … Continue reading

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