http://www.thegeekprofessor.com Making tech easy for everyone Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:20:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Whistleblowing may not serve to do much but get you sued in court. Sad, but true.

]]> http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/prosecuting-whistleblowers/ The most complicated part of a software firewall that most people will deal with is the firewall alert. Here's a flowchart to help you walk through the steps.

]]> http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/firewall-flowchart/ Insurance giant WellPoint lost a whole lot of data due to negligent security. But no worries! They'll give you free credit monitoring!

]]> http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/wellpoint-data-breach-due-to-carelessness/ If you want to build a home media center, ripping DVDs to your computer's hard drive is step one.

]]> http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/how-to-save-your-dvds-from-the-kids-by-ripping-them-to-your-computer/ The FTC says Twitter isn't secure. Are you surprised?

]]> http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/twitter-warned-by-government-for-security-breaches/ Bazinga in the ballpit: Big Bang Theory Fanart

]]> http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/big-bang-theory-bazinga/ If you work for the government, don't be surprised when they check out your cellphone usage.

]]> http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/government-employees-have-no-privacy-on-government-devices/ It could be dangerous being an Apple fan. You've been warned.

]]> http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/owning-apple-products-may-be-more-dangerous-than-you-think/ You don't always need violence to solve a situation as was shown by some Irish police recently.

]]> http://www.thegeekprofessor.com/police-calm-rioting-teens-peacefully-with-ice-cream-music/ WoW saved two kids from an angry Moose. How's that for life-imitates-art?

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