Iris Mack's Blog - Technology

What Are Facebook & Google Hiding?

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:03:00 --0100

R.I.P. Aaron Swartz

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:49:00 --0100

Published on May 22, 2012

Aaron Swartz keynote - "How we stopped SOPA" at F2C:Freedom to Connect 2012, Washington DC on May 21 2012.

Uploaded on Nov 15, 2009

Aaron Schwartz of Infogami / Reddit (a Y-Combinator company). At 14, Aaron co-authored the original RSS 1.0 specification, and has been active in the technology, entrepreneurial, and political action communities ever since. As part of the first Y-Combinator program, his company was eventually merged with Ohanians Redit. He talks about launching a startup and joked about what to not do (the hollywood launch) and what might be a better strategy (the gmail launch, incremental features and invitations).

Identity Theft Warning: Never Trust a Photo Copier

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:24:00 --0100

Buy your own personal copier for confidential documents. Better to be safe than sorry.

Smartphone Photos Pose Privacy Risks

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:26:00 --0100

Pictures you've e-mailed or uploaded from your smartphone could leak information that can threaten your safety or that of your children.

R.I.P. Astronaut Neil Armstrong

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:34:00 --0100

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

May Wish to Stop Microwaving Your Food!

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:50:00 --0100

Bit of information as to why it may not be a great idea to nuke your food in a microwave oven...

Wall Street Journal: To Facebook You're Worth $80.95

Sun, 06 May 2012 14:03:00 --0100

With all the hype about the imminent IPO indicating the public will value Facebook at $85 to $95 billion, it?s interesting to consider how much Facebook in turn values the public. You are worth about $81 to Facebook. Your friendships are worth $0.62 each, and your profile page could be valued at $1,800. The value of a business page is worth approximately $3.1 million. Put another way, Facebook?s nearly one billion users have become the largest unpaid workforce in history. Please read more here.

U.S. House of Representatives Passed CISPA: Internet Surveillance Bill

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:55:00 --0100

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, sponsored by Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), would give businesses and the federal government legal protection to share information about cyber-threats with each other. The government does not currently share that data because the information is classified and companies fear violating anti-trust law. The bill would remove legal barriers so they can do so. Please read more here.

NSA Whistleblower: Domestic Spying in U.S.A. (video)

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:15:00 --0100

In his first television interview since he resigned from the National Security Agency over its domestic surveillance program, William Binney discusses the NSA?s massive power to spy on Americans and why the FBI raided his home after he became a whistleblower. Binney was a key source for investigative journalist James Bamford?s recent exposé in Wired Magazine about how the NSA is quietly building the largest spy center in the country in Bluffdale, Utah.

Equation Editor on Microsoft Word 2008 for Mac

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:54:00 --0100

Like most people, I didn't think there was an equation editor on Microsoft Office 2008 for the Mac. Well, there is. Here's a video that proves it.

Forbes: Pane & Suffering @ Apple Store Leads to $1 Million Lawsuit

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:25:00 --0100

Approaching an Apple store in Long Island, New York, an 83-year old woman said she didn?t realize she was heading straight for a wall of glass. She smashed her face against it, breaking her nose. Now this woman is suing Apple for $1 million, saying the company was negligent for not elderly-proofing the store?s see-through facade. Please read more here.

Wired Magazine: U.S.'s Biggest Spy & Domestic Eavesdropping Center

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:53:00 --0100

In secret listening rooms across the USA, National Security Agency (NSA) software examines every email, phone call, and tweet as they zip by. A former NSA official held his thumb and forefinger close together: ?We are that far from a turnkey totalitarian state.?

Massive Apple Store in Central London

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:09:00 --0100

Trying to get rid of jet lag, I walked around central London for a few hours this afternoon. I spent a bit of time in the massive Apple store on Regent Street. This Apple store in Central London makes our little Miami Beach Apple Store look like a closet! LOL!

Ron Paul Super PAC Unveils Poll Watching Mobile Application

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:40:00 --0100

Dr. Ron Paul has some very young, energetic and tech savvy campaign workers and supporters. Over the years I've learned one very important lesson from my dozens of nieces and nephews and hundreds of students: Try, at all cost, to avoid a fight with a young person who is more tech savvy than you. They can use technology to make your life miserable! LOL! Dr. Ron Paul's tech savvy supporters are not happy with the mounting evidence of election fraud and voter suppression. So these kids are not getting mad - they're getting even! LOL!

Dubai Fountains Synchronized With Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You"

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:18:00 --0100

Wow!