People, even Mac people, worry about internet security and privacy. Is this safe? Was I hacked? OK, mac people worry less about this than PC people but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be concerned and more importantly, we should be concerned about the global impact of internet security problems – visuses, hacking, keylogging and the like. Yes it’s bad if your credit card gets used by bad guys. It’s probably worse if someone manages to shut down power plants or governments.

Please check out this very interesting TedTALK on this topic. I’m always grateful when people who are top in their field are well-spoken and able to clearly make their case. So enjoy this talk by Mikko Hypponen about “Fighting viruses, defending the net“

Always interesting when I go back to a page to pick up idea, ready to start and find notes on things I’d forgotten and some things yet to figure out.

…this re-reading of The Lord of The Rings. It’s a different journey each time but I don’t remember ever crying over parts of it before.

[Arwen] took a white gem like a star that lay upon her breast hanging on a silver chain, and she set the chain about Frodo’s neck. “When the memory of the fear and the darkness troubles you,” she said, “this will bring you aid.”