Category: Public Service Announcement

PSA VIII

Sorry to start off your new year with such a thought, but hey. I just report the news for the greater good. Happy Tuesday.

PSA VII

Yesterday, a Facebook friend posted some amazing trivia about how cows tend to face north or south when they graze. As is my wont, I checked on it, and sure enough… Would that that were the case for many other “trivial” items, often found on the internets and shared willy-nilly by various and sundry as [...]

PSA VI

Recently, I’ve seen several emails come through Facebook and Gmail that show definite signs of hacking. It’s amazing to me how little these people have to do. But I know it’s big business, whether the snoop is ransacking government files or your Yahoo account. That got me thinking about your password. According to John Pozadzides [...]

Lost morning

At first, we thought it was kind of funny. But as I learned more about what went on, it isn’t so ha-ha anymore. In fact, I’ve been drowning in alternating feelings of anger, embarrassment, and betrayal. I’m talking about having my memory stolen. On Tuesday of this week, I went in for an endoscopy/colonoscopy. Nasty [...]

Things You Should Do

1. Join Diaspora when it goes live. Behold: 2. In the meantime, fix your Facebook profile so as to slow the leak of your information. Think about it. 3. Swear that from this day forward, you will avoid all Facebook applications, quizzes, and “like” pages that require you to “join” before you can see the [...]