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Arbitrary website security and design
ByDerek
Poorly designed websites, and arbitrary security policies peeve me. Why is it that my online banking sites never require me to change my password, but my healthcare reimbursement account site, on which I cannot do anything except look at what claims have been paid and what my balance is, now requires me to change my…
Now on Facebook
ByDerek
I decided to give the whole Facebook thing a whirl, and much to my surprise have found oodles of people that I’ve been out of touch with. Facebook is like one big reunion! Family members, high school classmates, RITers, random Buffalo people I don’t even know (I am not adding you all as friends, sorry)…
Non-geek speak
ByDerek
As I was sifting through my feeds this morning, I ran across this posting by Lotus blogger Rocky Oliver. What really piqued my interest was not the Lotus Workspace vs. Bookmarks debate (I’m a bookmarks guy, myself) but the fact that Rocky’s “broad yet simple realization” is applicable well outside of the geek realm: People…
Multiple choice
ByDerek
It’s an exceptionally hot summer day in Buffalo. After a long, boring day at work, do you: A. Hop in the nearest pool B. Enjoy dinner and a movie in lovely, comforting air conditioning C. Take a stroll along the beach D. Rip four seasons of decorative crap out of the closet under the stairs…
On the Surface
ByDerek
Revolutionary technology comes around only once in a great while. I’m not sure I would quite classify Microsoft Surface as revolutionary, but at a minimum it’s the biggest leap forward in computer-human interface design in a long time. As I sit here massaging my sore wrist, my mind says that anything that gets us a…
It’s a win-win-win-win
ByDerek
Scott Adams, who write Dilbert, also has a blog. Some days, it’s just too damn funny, like today’s entry about the death of al-Zarqawi. This is a classic yet rare win-win-win-win scenario. The new Iraqi government is happy because he’s dead. The Americans are happy because he’s dead. Even his friends and coworkers are happy….
Merry Christmas to you, Derek & Amanda. Keep up the good work with the CTRC!