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Going back to Cali…for the weekend

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In case you were wondering…I’ll be in Los Angeles this weekend to assist my buddy Matt celebrate his birthday. We are having a house party. Email me if you want to stop by.

One thing about moving your life away from your ‘home’ is making new friends. I have always been a social person. If I meet you for the first time, I’m kinda shy and reserved, but if I am with my buddies and friends, I’m completely different. Being in Portland, I have only one close friend, my girlfriend Alison. Nothing wrong with that, she’s the reason I moved here. But being the social butterfly, I have found it difficult to make new, close friends. If you have any ideas about making friends in a new city, please let me know.

Inside Google — How the Search Giant Plans to Go Social | Epicenter | Wired.com

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I am enjoying Google+ (plus) and I did not know about this SPARKS feature:

The second is called Sparks. In this feature, users type in subjects of personal interest — “sparks.” Then Google streams items about that subject. The content that Google pulls into your Sparks stream is different from the results you’d get if you put the same term into the search engine.

The entire article is nice and explains what Google is shooting for and how you can enjoy and utilize the elements within Google+.

 

Source: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/06/inside-google-plus-social/all/1

Internet Security and your Password(s)

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You know the Internet is a scary page (not really). There are always a lot of people ‘hacking’ at servers and sites on the Internet. Even more scary, the people/companies who are storing your personal information (Sony, WordPress, Citi, others) are saving information in insecure formats.

To say the least, this is annoying. So how can you protect yourself? First thing you should do is check if your email address has been or is being distributed via these hacked databases. The best place to check this is ‘Should I Change my Password?‘ If your address has been compromised, this site will tell you.

You should also update your password regardless. One of the best ways to create a password that is long and “random” is to use a Password Haystack. Using a haystack allows you create a long, easy to remember, and secure password.

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2079423,00.html

https://shouldichangemypassword.com/

https://www.grc.com/haystack.htm