I just received a phone call from a robot. The robot was allegedly calling on behalf my local pharmacy. It asked me to press 1 if my name was Chris Kasten. OK, that seemed simple enough so I pressed 1. Next it said that “for my protection” I should enter my birth date. I hung …
Monthly Archive: April 2010
Apr 25
Facebook Privacy Again
The folks at Facebook continue to take the “share everything by default” approach which is probably great for their monetization efforts but is really starting to upset me. This past week they announced something called Instant Personalization (read more). When you visit select Facebook partner sites, they can get your [public] Facebook data to “enable …
Apr 21
Cultivate a Fear of Copiers
From yesterday: I wrote that right after I read a CBS News article titled, “Digital Photocopiers Loaded With Secrets.” It leads off with this gem: Nearly every digital copier built since 2002 contains a hard drive – like the one on your personal computer – storing an image of every document copied, scanned, or emailed …
Apr 19
Help the Eyes with f.lux
F.lux is a pretty cool utility and a bit unlike the sort that I normally check out. It won’t cure a virus, nor will it help repair a hard drive crash. What it may do, however, is perhaps a bit more important: It might help your eyes. As the day changes and the suns light …
Apr 15
Big Google Week: Docs, Draw, Drag ‘n Drop
The folks at the Googleplex have definitely been busy this week. All sorts of cool announcements going on! Google Draw Google Draw is no longer just for adding drawings to Google documents. It is now a full-fledged member of the Google Documents suite. When you first enter Google Docs, you might see an announcement: The …
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