The Wubbulous World of Jerry Waller

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Am I Calvin, or Hobbes?

Encrypt the Cloud, Security Luminaries Tell Google

How many times can I say that this is a good idea? The security of my internet connections has been at the center of my attention for years, and it’s why I have a hard time trusting mobile internet access.  With my N800 it’s possible to set up an encrypted ssh tunnel and proxy the web browser through that, but it’s very tricky.  I have no idea if such capabilities exist for the ipod touch.

Filed under: Privacy, mobile tech, security

Google Waves Goodbye to Email

Wow.

via Wired

Filed under: Further Reading

The Google Spot

TV Audience Behavior During Commercial Breaks in Television Programs.

Check out this graph of television viewers during commercial breaks:

It looks like countdown begins at T-3 minutes (180 seconds), and ends with a 30 second Google ad.  Are commercial breaks really 3 1/2 minutes long now?  Geez, I’m glad I don’t watch much TV.

Filed under: Data Analysis

Blackberry duplicate calendar entries? Got Facebook 1.5 on your device?

The Facebook 1.5 app created a problem of duplicate calendar entries on my Blackberry.  I thought deleting the application would fix it (I don’t really use Facebook much anyway), and at first it seemed like it did.  But then more duplicate entries appeared.  When I examined them in detail, they would show up as Facebook calendar entries.  The link in the title shows what worked for me, post Facebook deletion:

If you want to totally delete the Facebook calendar then go into Options -> Advanced -> Service Books and delete Facebook [ICAL]

Many thanks to Crackberry forums user TheStoffer for this solution, for it seems to be working.

Filed under: Gadgets, Tips n' Tricks, blackberry, mobile tech

La Dureé part deux

…and, after finding a LADURÉE in Tokyo, I was super-excited to get a big box of macaroons.  Total cost:  $60.  Sixty.  Freakin’.  Dollars.  For a box of cookies.  Have you ever tasted buyer’s remorse?

Filed under: musings

Firewire is doomed.

It may be a while before it completely disappears, but I believe the marketplace has spoken.  Not only is there no firewire port on the new unibody macbooks, it appears that they can’t even be booted in target disk mode.  Working in an all-Mac lab, with all-firewire video recording and editing devices, this change has affected one student needing to finish a project today, and I know I will see more of this as time goes on.

Filed under: tech

From James Joyce to Harry Potter and John Lennon: The Impact of Fair Use on Scholarship and Free Expression

I really should have mentioned this earlier.  It was one of the best presentations I’ve been to in years.  You can find links to watch it here:

http://www.jomc.unc.edu/falzone

Filed under: copyright, law

Fixing things.

Now I can add the Eco-Senior Optical Disc Repair System to my repitoir.  Next time, however, I should use a toothbrush on it.

Filed under: musings

Security vs. privacy? Reinterpreting the Fourth Amendment – Ars Technica

Filed under: Further Reading

VNC Makes Me Crazy

People like to complain about Microsoft, but I’ll take Remote Desktop over VNC any day.

Filed under: Mobility, musings, tech

Quick thoughts

Hmmm...