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02/10/12
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good to know...

Debit card versus credit card – "Your federal debit card legal rights are weaker than your credit card rights."
Posted by jenett on 01/31/07

gallery of unused objects

the 'best before project'
[Guerrilla Innovation]
Posted by jenett on 01/30/07

'strategy of obscuring' features

Why power users will hate Vista
Posted by jenett on 01/29/07

Lower Manhattan public art

Public Art Walking Tours – "Simply download the tour to your iPod or other MP3 player and start walking."
Posted by jenett on 01/27/07

simple advice worth repeating...

Security Response Weblog:
To protect yourself against these threats, do not trust unsolicited files or documents about “interesting” topics. Do not open attachments unless they are expected and come from a known and trusted source.
Posted by jenett on 01/26/07

interactive Java applet

Genealogy of Influence – "a visualization of the connections between the most influential writers, artists, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians of Western culture" [Ireneo's Memory]
Posted by jenett on 01/25/07

originals vs. clones

WebClones.net - The thiefs of the web.
[Designcollector]
Posted by jenett on 01/23/07

'consumer-hostile technology'

Vista copy protection is defended
(related to 'disabling of functionality')
Posted by jenett on 01/22/07

to provoke thought...

Le Grand Content (Quicktime)
[NOTCOT]
Posted by jenett on 01/21/07

'access to scientific knowledge'

Scientific Commons
Posted by jenett on 01/20/07

'Panoramic Russia'

Panoramic world (QTVR)
[Ireneo's Memory]
Posted by jenett on 01/18/07

blog plus fashion mag

Istanbul Street Style – "a collection of symbols and characters, images that celebrate avant-garde style and individualism as witnessed on the streets of Istanbul"
Posted by jenett on 01/17/07

'The terrorists win again'

FedEx refuses shipment of made-up stuff, empty cans [pixelsurgeon]
Posted by jenett on 01/15/07

'thriving street art scene'

Yogyakarta Street Art
Posted by jenett on 01/14/07

'a worthwhile reminder'

Google Security Hole Allows Account Hijacking
Posted by jenett on 01/13/07

Banksy for your desktop

"Everything in the shop is free. "
[pixelsurgeon]
Posted by jenett on 01/12/07

Photoshop-like Flash app

Fauxto... like photo.
[linkdrop]
Posted by jenett on 01/11/07

security warning - don't click!

Beware you morbid types...
It hasn't been long since reports surfaced that videos of Saddam Hussein’s execution are available for download on the Internet. It’s no surprise that enterprising malware creators have latched on to this latest news in an attempt to spread their wares...
Posted by jenett on 01/09/07

'degree project'

Manhattan dissected (Flash)
Posted by jenett on 01/08/07

beware of booksellers

M-LAW's Wacky Warning Labels
[Ireneo's Memory]
Posted by jenett on 01/07/07

translating brain signals...

Robots via Human Thought
[r-echos]
Posted by jenett on 01/06/07

funny commercial crapola

Don't Try This At Home
[pixelsurgeon]
Posted by jenett on 01/05/07

caution: plugin vulnerability

When PDFs Attack!
We have received reports of a significant problem relating to Adobe Acrobat files and Cross Site Scripting (XSS). A weakness was discovered in the way that the Adobe Reader browser plugin can be made to execute JavaScript code on the client side...

You can avoid this problem by implementing a work around in your browser so that it does not use the Acrobat Reader plugin.
See article for details.

Update (1/5/07): A supposedly more secure, new version of Adobe Reader is available. Beware of optional additional software installation, which is checked by default. [BBC]
Posted by jenett on 01/04/07

handy extension

Save Text Area Firefox extension – "adds File Open and Save functionality to editable text fields and areas, in effect turning them into notepads"
Posted by jenett on 01/03/07

local music scenes

tourfilter
Posted by jenett on 01/02/07

tool 'for pixel perfectionists'

CSSTYPE v2 (Beta)
[Designaside]
Posted by jenett on 01/01/07