Earthquake and tsunami in Japan

We’ve all heard the words “earthquake” and “tsunami” before.  We are all aware that these phenomena are not a stranger to Japan.  We all secretly hope that Japanese know how to handle such events.  And they in fact do a really good job.  But what happened today was different.  It was on the Grand Scale. … Continue reading Earthquake and tsunami in Japan

Day in brief

I uploaded a YouTube video — Driving in the park http://youtu.be/U3dUm8GDe4g?a # I uploaded a YouTube video — Climbing trees http://youtu.be/h2LC_ArzOxU?a # I uploaded a YouTube video — More driving http://youtu.be/TmPk30VdYbc?a # I uploaded a YouTube video — Running logs http://youtu.be/TJIbbUVzHBk?a # I uploaded a YouTube video — Accordeon and iPhone guitar band http://youtu.be/JXLgEOg2zds?a # … Continue reading Day in brief

LastPass XSS vulnerability found. Is it a big deal?

Via DownloadSquad I found out that a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in LastPass – an online password management service.  The problem was reported to LastPass and they seem to have fixed it before the information went out public.  What remains now is the question of how bad is this incident. First off: don’t … Continue reading LastPass XSS vulnerability found. Is it a big deal?

Giving Picasa a try

Those of you who know me, know that I am a big fan of Flickr.  I’ve been using it for years, and I have more than 10,000 photos upload there.  I am also a big fan of Google.  And even so, I ignored and disregarded their Picasa service.  Why?  Because it is boring. Flickr is … Continue reading Giving Picasa a try