March 8th, 2010
PSA: Energizer USB Battery Charger Software Infects PCs
"Researchers at US-CERT have warned that software accompanying the Energizer DUO USB battery charger contains a Trojan that gives hackers total access to a Windows PC. The product was sold in the US, Latin America, Europe and Asia starting in 2007. Upon installation, the software creates the file 'Arucer.dll,' a Trojan that listens for commands on TCP port 7777. Upon receiving instructions, the Trojan can download and execute files, transmit files stolen from the PC, or tweak the Windows registry. Uninstalling the software disables the automatic execution of the Trojan. Users can also remove Arucer.dll from Windows' system32 directory and reboot the machine to disable the backdoor component."
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/03/08/1531228/Energizer-USB-Battery-Charger-Software-Infects-PCs?art_pos=1&art_pos=1
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February 8th, 2010
I still love getting picked up, and wish it had happened more when I was a kid (not your fault papa, I know you had a bad back!) – must remember to do this with my kids and not let the pirate hog all the fun: http://www.applegeeks.com/comics/viewcomic.php?issue=559
If the pirate or BW were cats… they’d totally make this joke:
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/02/07/funny-pictures-laundry-snork/
Also, saw this today and just gotta so, so true:
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/02/06/funny-pictures-haircut-and-car-guys/
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February 4th, 2010
On the one hand, intellectually I knew that I couldn’t be the only one to do this, but on the other, to have someone else actually admit to doing it too…. feels so great. Not as good as knowing that I’ve mostly trained myself out of it, but still pretty darn good. What is “it”?
“It’s called the We’re All Going To Die Homeless And Alone Spiral.” – Dooce
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February 4th, 2010
Sometimes I actually know the program… which really means that I’ll guess which menu to start with and usually find the option on within the first three tries, but this is really all I do:
http://xkcd.com/627/
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January 28th, 2010
3-7-2009 SF with cousin JH – ate at Boudin’s Bakery (soooo yummy – also, bread alligator), wandered Chinatown
3-14-2009 pi day party at J&SP’s. I <3 pie. Especiall pi-pie.
3-18-2009 Avenue Q w/BW – Hilarious and sooo wrong. The older couple walking out halfway was pretty amusing too.
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5-14-2009 – Dinner w/neighbor – quinoa is yummy!
5-16-2009 BBQ at J&SP’s – om nom nom
June 28 – Opera in the Park, Walnut Creek – it was really fun, but hot! Luckily we got to sit in the shade.
August 29 tour at: Charles Chocolates at http://www.charleschocolates.com/tours.php – I think the only chocolate they had that was worth the price was the mojito one.
Oct. 24th – MM’s birthday bbq, crazy yummy food and got to meet his lady, good times! She decorated a cake in fondant for him, pretty amazing!
I need to stay on top of these little updates better!
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