Who needs a wimpy support group?

I actually laughed out loud at this picture (and hopefully you will too).

Keep being awesome meat-eaters!

Around campus we have a glut of bulletin boards and posting; just once I want to see something this clever!

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/passiveaggressive/3642661392/sizes/o/

Get notifications when concerts come?

Does anyone know of a website or method to be notified when your favorite artist is coming to town?

For example, I’d love to see Mike Doughty, Ben Folds, and They Might Be Giants in concert, but I always miss the ticket sales. I’ve tried to check their websites periodically, but I forget for a few months then miss the show. I’ve listened for announcements on the radio, but I do not listen to the radio consistently enough. Most recently, I’ve subscribed to RSS feeds from my favorite artists and this method is working, although I feel it is suboptimal.

My brother just mentioned a similar experience where he missed seeing the guitar-thumping virtuoso Andy McKee. (If you don’t know what I mean when I say “guitar-thumping virtuoso,” check Andy out below.)

While not the pressing issue in the world, not receiving relevant and timely updates for artists seems to be a common issue. Is there a solution? Show your 1337ness and help me out. Any tips would be appreciated!

The on-screen keyboard: A hint more security

Keyloggers are rampant! They are the most prolific trojan horse and they can easily transmit your passwords to bad guys. They’re simple and effective.

Keyloggers work by intercepting and transmitting keystrokes, so a simple countermeasure is to avoid keystrokes. While this is impractical as a general approach, you can add a hint more security to your workflow by inputting passwords (or even bits of a password) via an on-screen keyboard.

In Windows, it is very easy to turn on an on-screen keyboard:

Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Accessibility -> On-Screen Keyboard

Once the keyboard is up, simply set focus on an application then use your mouse to press the keys on the on-screen keyboard.

Does anyone have evidence that on-screen keyboards are also vulnerable? Any other simple security tips?

The present is a gift

The Past is history, the Future is a mystery, today is a gift that is why it’s called, the Present — Master Oogway from Kung Fu Panda.

Happy Friday to all. Enjoy the present!

A couple pictures from the recent trip

Andrea posted pictures from our recent trip to Madison and Vancouver. I’m not posting the images directly, but you can browse them online here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/andrea.mire/Vancouver#

Seth and Andrea in their fancy hotel room

http://picasaweb.google.com/andrea.mire/AllisonSGraduation#

Holloway siblings