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 …

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 …

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 …

My friend sent me a link to a Flash-based scenario simulator that designs a “car” based on genetic mutation. If that sentence just made your head spin, allow me to explain.  Using an algorithm and some graphics to show the results, the Flash application builds a car using a series of geometric shapes & a …

I’ve resurrected my use of Tumblr & will be using it from now on to post items of a more random & informal nature.  I’m using it with a new domain: cconover.me.  I’ll post things that I think are cool, weird, fascinating, exciting, or anything else I feel like sharing, as well as stuff I’m …

I recently learned of a clever plugin for WordPress that embeds tweets in an attractive, fully functional manner into a WordPress post with just tweet URL.  It’s called Blackbird Pie, and it appears to work really well.  All you have to do is install the plugin & it adds a button in the native editor …

A new service has shown up online geared entirely towards license plates – or rather, the cars & drivers to whom they belong.  The basic premise is that people ought to be able to connect with fellow drivers/human beings through something unique & universally understood: the license plate on our car.  BUMP is trying to …

About two months ago I started using a service called LastPass, based in large part on the review and recommendation of Steve Gibson on Security Now.  He explained in-depth why LastPass is safe, effective and a much better solution than maintaining passwords yourself.  Intrigued by this product that Steve seemed so enthusiastic about (and given …

Yesterday I received a reply to an email I’d sent to Sen. Ben Cardin that contained a link to my open letter on Net Neutrality.  Here is what he said: Dear Christiaan: Thank you for contacting me in opposition to network neutrality. Due to the widespread growth of Internet broadband use, the issue that Congress …

The Net Neutrality debate seems to have reached critical mass, and it’s making me angry. Google and Verizon have struck a deal to submit a proposal to lawmakers that, in short, would stand to kill the Internet as we know it.  I’m not being dramatic or fear mongering, I’m stating the reality of the situation. …