Recently, I had the opportunity to review a project that had gone off the rails. The parties were the inventors (non-technical, co-founders) and the developer (a contracted entity.) The contract between the entities clearly laid out a set of deliverables that the developer would create based upon a somewhat flexible...Continue reading
If you find yourself the victim of electronic theft, you should not drag your feet in taking action. Why? Because vital evidence you may need in the future vanishes as time progresses. Many different kinds of information are recorded in log files when activities occur using your devices, accounts, and...Continue reading
In part 1 of this series, there were a number of common sense steps suggested to secure your phone to prevent unauthorized access. In this entry, we will provide some pointers as to how you can determine if your phone has been compromised. Often, the battery is the best indicator...Continue reading
One of the most common questions I am asked by clients is “How can I determine if my phone has been hacked?” When a person reaches this point, typically it is the result of odd behavior of the device in question and/or unexplained information leakage. It’s unsettling and concerning when...Continue reading
It has been some time since I’ve used this space for sharing information publicly. Today, that changes. It’s spurred by a transition from being anchored to one physical location to being something of a digital nomad. This is a good thing and a welcome change. Expect to see more content,...Continue reading
One of the “hobbies” I’ve had for some time is the monitoring of near earth asteroids. Yes, I submit it’s a weird activity. What is a near earth asteroid you ask? It’s an object that comes within 0.2 asternomical units of the planet earth. It can be expressed as the...Continue reading
There have been lots of aspersions cast at the media over the past few decades with dyed in the wool members of both sides of the aisle claiming “bias” in coverage and an increasing furor that “mainstream media” or fourth estate, is failing in its duty to bring the public...Continue reading
With the latest mass shooting plunging the nation into the same tired cycle of NRA-led talking points spewing from paid politician’s mouths to the same knee jerk anti-gun sentiment thinking that these things will be prevented with hollow legislation, it’s time to change the discussion to something meaningful and productive....Continue reading
“Wait a minute” you say, “I’m not biased, I’m as objective as the day is long.” Sure, if you believe that you are displaying a mixture of the “better-than-average” and “transparency” biases, a couple, of the of dozens of possible cognitive biases. If you’re human, you are afflicted by these...Continue reading
Boston Dynamics is clearly pushing the boundaries of technology. In a video they recently released on YouTube (embeded below) you can see autonomous robots cooperating to meet a goal: accessing another room through a closed door. The implications of this advance are startling. These things are rapidly becoming more capable...Continue reading