This is a Weekly (or so) mailing from one of the sites more prolific providers of cool and interesting stuff. As such I enjoy hosting it as long as the posts keep coming in. Essentially if it’s a cool gadget, computer or not (we’ve shown bicycles, shower heads for example); affects your privacy online; funny or entertaining (subjective of course); or just news worth promoting because the mainstream missed it, you’ll find it on Links13.
The email is sent once there is 13 stories of interest and is dispensed of in a standard fashion including a title, a blurb that may try to be funny, and a link. Most of the links are ‘shortened’ to http://jamesfriesen.net/xxx, and will redirect you to the appropriate page. This was done for a couple reasons.
- I hate LONG/SEO-enabled links as they’ve become incredibly wordy and long. (I think I said that, but just in case, they’re long)
- I did not want to rely on a 3rd party URL Shortener in case they mysteriously vanish leaving all the links dead, or they become spamvertised, etc.
- I want to see what you are visiting so I can see what you (the list subscriber) are interested in, then I can recommend more of the same.
- I want to see what you are not interested in so I can stop such links from appearing on the list. If no one cares then why have them?
- They should work well with micro-blogs and Twitter where space is a concern.
So again, to sign up, subscribe, become a member/contributor click on this link and start enjoying Links13.
http://jamesfriesen.net/mailman/listinfo/links13_jamesfriesen.net
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to send email to me directly.
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I received a rather interesting spam the other day and it would seem to have included some well private details. It looks like this email contains login information for various mail systems but I honestly did not follow up with it. I figured it may be of interest to the owners of these sites so I’m posting it here rather than attempt to start tracking abuse emails for various domains.
Continue reading 'Spam with a bonus — ‘Oops’'»
Security
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Well Apple has released another update but it appears that they didn’t bother to announce the update. I was just pushed out and supposedly resolves a bunch of little issues, with things like ‘connectivity’ according to the notes I read. But the real news is the fact that new iPhone 3GS shipping as we speak to a vendor near you will be using the new Bootrom, the iBoot 359.3.2 which protects the iPhone from jailbreaking using the 24kpwn exploit.
The iPhone Dev-Team is currently working on a possible solution, but are making several suggestions to anyone thinking of getting a new 3GS and what to do to prepare for any chance of jailbreaking it. I’d like to say I didn’t see this coming but honestly I’m surprised it took this long. How long it lasts? Well, stay tuned.
For the rest of the public, PwanageTool 3.1.4 has been released and works with the new update. Feel free to comment about how you feel about jailbreaking, and this development and whether this will sway your decision to purchase an iPhone.
Computers & Tech
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Well I finally have the site migrated over. I can honestly say the testing was the hardest part, several weeks fiddling with problems on the test server, and when we went live, only one minor hiccup which I’m glad to say Tim from Hostpapa reminded us…check file permissions. Doh!
Now that this is done this comes with good news and bad news. First the good news.
Continue reading 'Changed Site'»
Site News & Updates
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If you had an opportunity to view your local newspapers job classifieds this weekend you may well find an ad like this one. 
It looks like a highly sincere advertisement seeking folks who would like an opportunity like this. They obviously are seeking to appeal to anyone interested in a highly flexible and possibly rewarding (getting paid to shop) opportunity. The site seems to indicate a 4-12 hour work week on average and you are considered part time. This is all cool. However, what isn’t so cool is the lack of ANY security features for the sites ‘job application’ forms.
In my eyes this is very troublesome that anyone would submit this much personal information without any measures at encrypting the data to the site. And it wants a LOT of data from you.
Continue reading 'Looking for Work – Qualityshopper.org wants you, but does it secure your data?'»
Security
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