I love Two-Factor authentications. In a nutshell, it uses two things to authenticate you (log you in). It uses something you know (a password) and something you have (usually your phone). That way, if someone figures out your password (shame on you for using your kids/pets names) they still can’t login because they need the … Continued
Lone Survivor
The upcoming movie Lone Survivor is based on a true story of a Seal team tasked with hunting down a high-level Taliban leader when, of course, things go horribly wrong. I haven’t read the book written by the… ahem… lone survivor upon which the movie is based, so I don’t know how factually accurate the … Continued
The Science of the Mind
I like listening to smart people. No matter the topic (mostly), it’s always worthwhile to listen even if you don’t understand everything they’re talking about. If you always understood everything, where is the growth? StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson – The Science of the Mind Some highlights from this particular episode. Putting lesions on the … Continued
Google Play Music updates to include subscriptions
For a good roundup and in-depth detail on some of the specific topics that occured yesterday during Google’s I/O conference, check out Android Police’s roundup. Subscriptions…. FINALLY! Google beat both Apple AND Amazon to the punch with a subscription service. I suspect both of them will be coming out soon with their own variations. … Continued
New Anti-Piracy System CAS
Starting Monday, most U.S. Internet users will be subject to a new copyright enforcement system that could force them to complete educational programs, and even slow their Internet speeds to a crawl. Mashable has a nice overview on the new Copyright Alert System (CAS) that starts being implemented today by five major ISPs – AT&T, … Continued