Tuesday, October 13
excellent quote
"The repetition of small efforts will accomplish more than the occasional use of great talents." - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thursday, December 20
Free the tree!
Tuesday, July 17
E-card spam
I know this post will get me labeled as a nerd or geek in some places, but I have to point this out for my friends and relatives. Of course, this spam isn't really new, but new to me. It was common a few years ago [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2367967.stm ], but now has re-emerged.
If you get an email saying "e-card from a friend", "e-card from a colleague", etc; don't open it, but mark it as spam and delete it. (Some email providers delete an email automatically when you mark it as spam.) It is likely a virus called the storm worm or Peacomm trojan. Gotta see to believe? Search "e-card spam". The two articles below are from earlier this month. [http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200001991 ] [http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=128280&WT.svl=cmpnews1_1 ]
Now, if you receive an e-card that is from someone you know - it has his/her name in the email's title. For example, you get an email with the subject "John Brown sent you an e-card" You should contact John to make sure he sent you an e-card. If he did, then it's probably safe to open. Note that a real e-card will not try to download a .exe file to your computer. A real e-card will open in your Internet explorer or other web browser window.
Bottom line: be very careful what emails you open.
If you get an email saying "e-card from a friend", "e-card from a colleague", etc; don't open it, but mark it as spam and delete it. (Some email providers delete an email automatically when you mark it as spam.) It is likely a virus called the storm worm or Peacomm trojan. Gotta see to believe? Search "e-card spam". The two articles below are from earlier this month. [http://www.informationweek
Now, if you receive an e-card that is from someone you know - it has his/her name in the email's title. For example, you get an email with the subject "John Brown sent you an e-card" You should contact John to make sure he sent you an e-card. If he did, then it's probably safe to open. Note that a real e-card will not try to download a .exe file to your computer. A real e-card will open in your Internet explorer or other web browser window.
Bottom line: be very careful what emails you open.
Thursday, June 21
Saturday, June 16
Return
Well, we're back in the U.S. Arrived safely in FL around 6:30 am. We now have to find a car, sort the things we stored, and find somewhere to live. Job details are a little up in the air just now. We may stay here in FL or move to TX depending on the precise job description I receive in the company I'm working for, USA Unloading
Tuesday, June 12
Thursday, May 3
Long time no type... err blog
It's been quite a while since I posted anything personal. So, I'll mention a few things.
For spring break, we started organizing to move back to the US. I also played some games on my computer, learned a couple of new things about working with Windows OS, and even got some extra sleep a couple of nights.
For spring break, we started organizing to move back to the US. I also played some games on my computer, learned a couple of new things about working with Windows OS, and even got some extra sleep a couple of nights.
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