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Minipwner

At Derbycon I picked up a Minipwner and have been spending the last few days playing with it and came up with a few awesome scripts that if you have one you need to install all your device if you have one. The First one is a wireless picker script that I found and edited … Read more

Derbycon

This weekend I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Louisville, Kentucky at Derbycon 2012 speaking about Security Awareness.   I don’t go to a ton of cons (ok maybe I do) but I thought this one was well managed and very entertaining. Dave Kennedy has to be one of the most genuinely nice … Read more

iOS6 and ad tracking.

If you get a new iPhone5 or upgraded to iOS 6 today the first thing you should do change this setting. Settings > General > About > Advertising > Limit Ad Tracking> On. It limits the use of your Advertising Identifier that are used to track you via in-app ads.

Crisscrossing the state talking about security…

This week I have put a lot of miles on the Jeep talking to people about the importance of security awareness. Monday I spoke at SecureWorldExpo in St.Louis and on Thursday I had the pleasure of speaking at the TechITOutExpo in Springfield. It is important for security people to remember that no matter how much … Read more

Why I think fall started today…

This morning I posted “Happy First Day of Fall” on Facebook and I got people telling me that fall doesn’t really start until September 22nd. If you believe that seasons are are determined by the exact times of transit of the sun over the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn for the solstices and the times … Read more

OpenDNS Interview

Here is an interview with OpenDNS that I did recently.

Beef Roast in the crock pot

The weather is finally cool enough to cook some real dinners so tonight I decided to make a beef roast in the crock pot. Here is how I do it… Half and then quarter about 8 small red potatoes. Add one small bag of baby carrots. Add chopped red onion and celery. Mix the vegetables. … Read more

The Free Back to School PC Tune-Up

It is that time to get your PC back in shape for another grueling academic year. I have put together a simple and FREE PC Tune-up you can do to make your PC preform a lot better: Use OpenDNS I am a huge fan of OpenDNS for their malware protection alone.   This free service stops … Read more

Being mad at a flat tire doesn’t put the spare on.

Being mad at a flat tire doesn’t put the spare on. I remember a summer about 15 years ago when I was with my Grandfather somewhere in southern Illinois and his truck made that familiar flop…flop…flop noise of a flat tire.  He was either being lazy or trying to teach me a valuable lesson that … Read more