Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

Like the sands of the hourglass, like the political tweaking of the Medicare supplement plan, software updates are ever with us. Two biggies hit the scene this month. Here’s what’s up… Firstly, if you use the Firefox browser, it is advisable that you update to the latest version, 3.5. The update fixes some serious security [...]

This is almost unbelievable to me! This news story is from the BBC: basically, researchers are claiming that data can be leaked out from keyboards– including the detection of each character typed– by monitoring the information leaking out into the power circuits! This is a critical issue for certain business who rely on confidentiality about [...]

I admit, as much as I like to participate in various social networking and tinker with technology gadgets, I’m usually pretty slow when it comes to joining them. I’m cautious, and I don’t like starting something that I am not sure I will be able to follow through. So when it came to the wildly [...]

Seems like a lot of companies are having contests or giveaways; that, or I am just noticing it more often. But one of the best giveaways I’ve seen so far is from Charter Internet service. I’m not surprised– Charter has been having some incredible promotions and giveaways. Last year, they gave away a Honda Hybrid [...]

Yes, WordPress users, believe it or not— there’s another WordPress update. It’s 2.8.1. WordPress 2.8.1 fixes many bugs and tightens security for plugin administration pages. Core Security Technologies notified us that admin pages added by certain plugins could be viewed by unprivileged users, resulting in information being leaked. Not all plugins are vulnerable to this [...]

I have become a strong propopent of Elearning (online, electronic education). I have two late-teens children, with another on his way, and I am interested in expanding my horizons, too. I never attended college, and now that I am older with older children, I’m desiring more education for better employment. One of the finest programs [...]