Month: December 2010

  • INFOSEC 101: Breaking Down Scary Terms and What They Mean

    INFOSEC 101: Breaking Down Scary Terms and What They Mean

    I am not a hacker. But I understand the information security world. It’s a scary place, unfortunately, to people who have no exposure to it. Yesterday, WordPress 3.0.4 was released as a critical release… and it was. Matt explained the reason for the release in this way: Version 3.0.4 of WordPress…is a very important update…

  • 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 3.1

    10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 3.1

    Happy New Year, everyone. WordPress development on version 3.1 is wrapping up (Currently it’s in Release Candidate and should be released early in 2011)…. which means, it’s time for another edition of our 10 Things You Need to Know About posts. This is a bigger release than was originally planned. It was supposed to stay…

  • Ravens, Playoffs, Ho-hum

    Ravens, Playoffs, Ho-hum

    The Ravens have reached the playoffs in 7 of the last 10 years, an astounding number considering the strength of the AFC North (and Central pre-2002) and the lack of offensive talent that has been pattern of the team for most of those 10 years. In this year, 2010, the Ravens are 11-4 with a…

  • Best Photo of 2010

    Best Photo of 2010

    I can’t believe I’ve only posted one entry on this blog since last year when I asked you to vote for my best photo of 2009. C’est la vie, I suppose. Maybe I’ll do better in 2011. Anyways… since we’re coming up on the end of the year, I’ll ask again… Whichever photo you choose,…

  • Best Internet Memes of 2010

    Best Internet Memes of 2010

    Pants on the Ground January came in with a roar with American Idol auditions. One audition, General Larry Pratt, sang a ridiculous song “Pants on the Ground”. See the original audition below: This spawned remixes, covers and even Brett Favre firing up the Minnesota Vikings after winning the NFC Divisional game. I’m on a Horse…

  • Journos Go All Capitalistic on Wikileaks

    Journos Go All Capitalistic on Wikileaks

    Since the release of the State Department cables by Wikileaks, I’ve sat back and watched as the journalism world has gone through convulsions about the morality of capitalizing on these secrets. It’s been a fascinating, and illuminating, charade. As the fourth estate, the media would like to portray themselves as an unbiased, objective entity that…