Man the news hounds have been having a field day as the long rumored Fed raid on Humboldt County has finally come to pass. A couple of local blogs have really been busy. The Humboldt Herald, always a stew of opinion has been gathering news snippets from various sources. But the NCJ Blogthing has really been burning it up. And poor Hank Sims is trying to get out of town. Cruel irony that he’s...
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Twittering
I joined Twitter quite a while ago like I join nearly everything that comes along (LinkedIn, Facebook, OK not MySpace, but Twine, Newsvine, Jaiku, I can’t even remember all the Web 2.0 things I’ve signed up for) and then pretty much forgot about it. But every once in a while I get an email that someone is following me on Twitter. My first thought is always, “How sad for them.” Then, I start feeling...
Local Sites Down
Gosh Dell’ Arte had a nice looking web site. Unfortunately, just as their annual Mad River Festival kicks off, the site keeps going down. Maybe by the time you click the link it will be back up. I hope so. And now the Eureka Reporter site is down. Is it the strange a wonderful weather we’re having? Nah. I think they’re both running on Windows boxes. Not the same one. But could it be...
New Trojan for Mac
InfoWorld is reporting a new Trojan vulnerability for Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5. If this were a Windows alert I wouldn’t bother since there are so many. But Macs are often seen to be less vulnerable to this sort of thing and I believe most Mac owners have become lazy about security. I know I have. But as Macs gain more market share, look for more of these bastards attacking the system. Technorati Tags:...
The Weakest Link
Spam, viruses, phishing attacks, denial of service attacks and other serious breaches in security are ongoing hazards of life on an open network like the public Internet. There is an ongoing battle between security professionals and the bad guys who want to breach the security. As one side improves network security, the other side finds new holes. But the truth is, no matter how secure certain levels of the Internet are made, hackers will...
Redwood Coast Connect Results
After months of gather and analyzing data, Redwood Coast Connect is starting to share its findings and plans. Tomorrow they will make a presentation to the Board of Supervisors. RCC has been developing information on the best ways to get broadband deployed to rural areas of the region. If you can’t make that meeting, a similar presentation will be offered at the Redwood Technology Consortium’s open meeting this Thursday, 5:30 PM at the Humboldt...
Humboldt County Library Gets Wireless
According to Sean McLaughlin, head of Access Humboldt, the long awaited wireless network at the main branch of the Humboldt County Library will finally be unveiled on Wednedsday, June 11 at 1:00 PM. I’m not sure what has taken so long to get to this unveiling. But I suspect it had much more to do with politics and bureaucracy than any technological issue. Initial funding shouldn’t have been a problem, either as last year’s...
Bank of America Tortures Its Customers
So the Bank of America, I guess trying to streamline the deposit process, has installed these new ATMs where you no longer put your checks in an evelope, but instead insert them one at a time into a slot like the dollar bill slot in a vending machine. The machine is supposed to scan your check and read the amount. Great. Except they don’t work half the time. Or, in my most recent episode...
Humboldt County Soon In Humboldt County?
You might remember the film that was shot here a while back called, ironically, Humboldt County. It’s still out there and most recently got some good notices at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin. According the directors’ blog, the film has finally been sold to a distributor and is scheduled for a limited release this Fall. But in a post script to the latest blog post, director Danny Jacobs hints that the film...
Voting Day
Today, if you hadn’t noticed, is the day to go to the polls. For information on local and state issues and to find the correct polling place for your area, see this page from Smart Voter.
