We’ve all seen them: links in somebody’s Facebook or Twitter post to something through bit.ly, goo.gl, j.mp, etc.  These services are a great way to consolidate big, long, ugly links into something more manageable & space-saving.  However, they’re also fairly anonymous.  You’ve probably also seen short URLs that are associated with a certain brand or company, …

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It must be security month here on ChristiaanConover.com, since I’ve already written a couple of posts on that subject, with one or two more on the way.  Regardless, I felt this was important enough to share with readers. Google announced yesterday that they’re enabling two part authentication on all Google accounts.  Originally offered back in …

As anyone who knows me well will tell you, I’m kind of a security geek.  I’m fascinated by encryption, data protection, strong passwords, and generally locking things down just because I can.  For a long time there was a challenge with some of my friends to see if any of them could get into my …

Like 111 million other Americans, I watched the 45th Super Bowl, though my team unfortunately didn’t make it.  Unlike a number of years past, I actually watched for the football, but of course I watched the ads as well.  There were a number of funny, amusing, clever & cute ads, and even some that were downright bizarre …

I realize that this is actually kind of old news (a week or so), but I still felt it was important enough to share with my readers that may not be aware of this feature, and the reason for needing it. Facebook recently enabled the ability to use a persistent secure connection to their servers …

Yesterday I received a new piece of equipment for doing shows & field recordings: the Zoom H4n.  This is a portable stereo recorder which can support up to 4 channel simultaneous recording, using a combination of the built-in stereo condenser mics & the XLR & 1/4″ combination inputs. This is just an unboxing video; the …

The news from Egypt is exciting & fascinating: the most populous country in the Middle East is working for democracy through peaceful protest & the call for Hosni Mubarak, dictator for 30 years, to step down & the entire government to be restructured.  Mubarak’s regime has shut down the Internet in Egypt, and cell phone …