Their coverage map, isn't their only problem
16/01/10 12:31 PM Filed in: Noteworthy News
AP Exclusive: Network flaw causes scary Web error - Yahoo! News: According to this story, their coverage map, isn't the only problem AT&T has right now. Seems sometimes when people try to log into their Facebook pages from their cell AT&T phones, they are winding up at other people's Facebook pages. The truly scary part here is that the people getting to these pages by mistake, are landing on them with full access to private information on that page. Sure makes me glad I don't do Facebook, or even Twitter my time away. And that I learned a long long time ago, there is NO such thing as true privacy on the net. There are too many hackers, crackers, trolls, and things can go wrong for that to exist. Read More...
Beware of bogus Haiti relief scams
14/01/10 10:57 AM Filed in: Noteworthy News
As I was catching up on what is going on around me by reading the news headlines this morning I came across across a story that reminded me some criminals are always eager to take advantage of disaster. For those of you wanting to make a donation to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, please read this story, FBI Warns of Bogus Haiti Online Donation Scams first, and make sure the donation you are making is actually going to those victims, and not in the pockets of some low life cyber criminal. However, Snopes has said the messages posted on Facebook that you can Make a $10 donation to the Haiti relief effort by texting the word Haiti to 90999 are true. Please do be aware the $10 donation will be charged to your cell phone bill, and NOT made by some other charitable organization or donor.
My perusal this morning of the technology news headlines this morning also made me more aware the Google Hack has raised many concerns concerning China.
And on an Oddly Enough news note, Montenegro's only hippopotamus has escaped from the mountainous Adriatic nation's zoo.
My perusal this morning of the technology news headlines this morning also made me more aware the Google Hack has raised many concerns concerning China.
And on an Oddly Enough news note, Montenegro's only hippopotamus has escaped from the mountainous Adriatic nation's zoo.
Timeless ripples
12/01/10 12:31 PM Filed in: Musings
This morning my desktop picture is one I took at the Sonora Caverns. It is one side of what is called Horseshoe Lake. My camera lens captured the ripples from a couple of drops of water falling from the cavern ceiling. It is tiny drops of water that helped form the magnificent formations found throughout those caverns. Centuries worth tiny drops of water went into those formations. Read More...
What a drag that must be
11/01/10 12:27 PM Filed in: Musings
I was gazing at my desktop picture this morning, which is one of the pictures I took while on the Samhain Sashay, and recalling that wonderful moment when I took that picture. What an experience it was to see those buffalo, and gaze into the watchful eye of the herd bull. I've been blessed with many such experiences in my life. Read More...
Frozen Fog
04/01/10 01:06 PM Filed in: Misc
As I was waiting for my second cup of tea to brew I once more looked out the window, and stood staring at the scene before me with astonishment. "Did it snow last night or this morning?" I asked Larry. "No." he replied, "That's frozen fog." As with snow, we do occasionally see fog out here. But, never in all my years in west Texas have I seen frozen fog before. The sight of the frozen fog was so amazing to me I grabbed the camera and took a photo of it through the kitchen window. Read More...