Every computer user is guilty of overlooking some method of being more secure. Even I take shortcuts sometimes. But this week we are going to look at five different security problems that most people practice.
- 5) Not Verifying Websites Before Entering Personal Information: A lot of people do not realize that phishers can make websites look very legit. I myself have fallen for a couple only to be seriously screwed over. Firefox and Internet Explorer now give huge, can’t miss warnings about these websites. Just so everyone is aware, most websites these days are secured and you can check the validity of the secure connection by double clicking on the little lock icon in the status bar section of your web browser
- 4) Writing Passwords Down: It amazes me that in this day and age, even after numerous warnings, and countless lectures people still write their passwords down and then hide them in places that everyone checks first like under the keyboard or mouse pad. Folks, please stop writing your passwords down.
- 3) Giving Passwords Out to Unknown People: You would be surprised how many people still give their passwords out to random people who do nothing more than ask them for it. Even with huge warnings posted with in the chat window or in emails, people still willingly give people they do not know, their passwords.
- 2) Not Changing the Default Settings on Internet Routers: If you were to drive around in any subdivision, you could have your pick of wireless internet routers to use for random internet access. Want to download music, movies, or other questionable content? Simply drive through any major neighborhood and you can connect to a host of access points named “Linksys” and no one would be any wiser to it. Please, when you set up your wireless router, change the SSID and password for the router. Otherwise, you are just asking for trouble.
- 1) Using insecure Passwords: This is probably the biggest one. People like to pick passwords that are easy to remember, but because they are easy to remember, they are also easy to guess, hack, crack, or even just pick out of a hat. A more secure password is just as simple as replacing some letters with numbers. For example, Michael becomes M1c4@3L, or something similar. Also, using a password safe (like KeePass) can really help in this area.
Michael Koby 
Christian Rock Radio Stations
Why is it that Christian rock has a hard time finding a home on radio? In my years of listening to and enjoying Christian rock music, I have found that Christian rock radio stations are few and far between. They are incredibly hard to find and when you do find them they are usually limited to their song selection thus rendering them useless for finding new music to listen to. The contemporary Christian music station here in Houston, Texas attempted to start a Christian Rock station a little less than a decade ago. They were starting it out small as an internet only option, but promoted the heck out of it on their main over the air station. But unfortunately it never got off the ground beyond the streaming internet station.
I mean, I understand that the Christian rock industry is not as big as other music markets, but it is big enough to warrant a little bit of bandwidth somewhere other than streaming internet radio. Why should I be limited to only listening to music I like on my computer? I can only listen to my CDs and iPod for so long before I just crave new music. I loved having a Christian rock station because I learned about new bands that way. Sure, I did not like every band that got played but I liked enough that I 1) kept listening and 2) purchased actual CDs based on that listening.
So what are those of us that like Christian rock music supposed to do? We are apparently not market that matters, but we are a market. How is this suppose to work? I would love to be able to get good Christian rock in my car for my commute, and I really do not believe that it should be this difficult.
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