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  • September 29, 2006

    Understanding Phishing Scams…first hand!

    This is my PSA (Public Service Announcement) for the week and it is about something pretty scary...Phishing Scams. Several years ago, I was a victim of identity theft. It was not a pleasant experience but it left me wiser and more cautious. It was done the old fashioned way of swiping some receipts and looking up some account information (local…

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    Bank of America Phishing email
  • September 20, 2006

    Fun with OpenSource

    Some interesting opensource items that I have been playing with: JitterBit Integration Server - pretty nice stand alone integration server with various types of hooks activeCollab - a flat out opensource "attack" at BaseCamp SugarCRM - an extremely solid implementation of a CRM solution (although I'm slammed with a upgrade error due to my hosting provider having an old version…

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  • April 11, 2006

    Anti-Spyware Tools (recommended)

    There are two anti-spyware tools that are free that I recommend all Windows users install: Spybot Search & Destroy SpywareBlaster Both of these tools are free, however, you need to be diligent in terms of updating their "definitions" regularly (part of the price of using "freeware" tools). I usually go to one of my favorite Windows program sites called MajorGeeks…

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  • November 4, 2005

    …a new respect…

    I've been playing around with MediaWiki...it is quite a bit of work! However, for someone new to it, it is a but overwhelming. Trying to find documentation on how to modify skins and such proved a bit daunting... Trying to get my teeth into it. WP (WordPress) seems to be a pretty nice piece of work. I find that any…

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Michael Sheehan (“HighTechDad”) is an avid technologist, writer, journalist, content marketer, blogger, tech influencer, AI investigator, husband, and father of 3 girls living in the San Francisco Bay Area. This site covers technology, consumer electronics, Parent Tech, SmartHomes, AI, gadgets, software, hardware, parenting “hacks,” and other tips & tricks.

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