Prof. Boerner's Explorations

They’re at it again (or still)… Be careful of which links you follow on Twitter, Facebook, or any other sight. Hackers love to use such links to ‘recruit’ computers for their small ‘botnets’ from which they try to hack into other computers and steal identities and/or passwords. My niece just just informed me about a video that is going around now that is infected with several viruses! Practice SAFE HEX…

Hacker used Twitter to control infected PCs by AP: Yahoo! Tech

A researcher looking into the attacks that knocked Twitter offline last week discovered another, unrelated security problem…
Source: tech.yahoo.com

Watch the Pandas at the San Diego Zoo… The link below will connect you to the Panda compound at the San Diego Zoo. ‘Tune in’ and watch the activity (or inactivity) amongst these cute animals. Try it out and let me know what you think…

The San Diego Zoo’s Panda Cam

FIFTH PANDA BORN AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO, AUGUST 5, 2009 Giant panda Bai Yun gave birth to her fifth cub at 4:58 a.m. The sex of the mostly hairless, pink newborn, which is about the size of a stick of butter, …
Source: www.sandiegozoo.org

How do you use Twitter? This Yahoo! site looks at your tweets and comes up your ‘Twitter Type’… A fun activity. If you use Twitter, you might enjoy this analysis. What do you think?

Social Mojo: What Kind of Twitter User Are You?

Yahoo is launching a tool today that tells you what kind of TwitterTwitter user you are based on analysis of your Tweets. From Tweethead to Headliner,…
Source: mashable.com

Does Facebook need its own browser? Marc Andreessen thinks so. The developer of the Mosaic and Netscape browsers seems to think that this is a good idea. So did the developers of ‘Flock’ which seems to be continuing a ‘ho-hum’ existence. What do you think? Let us know…

RockMelt: Netscape Founder Backs Facebook Browser

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen pioneered the internet browser with Mosaic in the 90s, only to see his innovative Netscape product squashed by Microsoft’s…
Source: mashable.com

How well do you know tech? InfoWorld has a quiz out (see below) concerning several recent tech announcements and news items. Take it and have fun. What do you think?

You don’t know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz by InfoWorld: Yahoo! Tech

Here come da judge. Legal cases dominated tech news this week, as Microsoft, RealNetworks, and Kaleidescape all came up on the short end of the gavel. In other news: Facebook bought some new friends, Google brewed up a new search algorithm, and Twitter found a new house to play in…
Source: tech.yahoo.com

Have a son/daughter going off to college this fall? Dorm rooms are ‘blah’ as they come, but here are some tips on providing your child with some of their needs to make the room their ‘home-away-from-home’… What do you think? Let us know…

Must-Haves for College Dorm Rooms – Parenting on Shine

By Miriam Arond, for the Good Housekeeping Research Institute It’s that time of year again! Housewares stores are filled with kids and their parents scouring the aisles, trying to make the best product purchases for college dorm rooms without…
Source: shine.yahoo.com

“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Bonus… “Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld, a Nobleman and noted French author of maxims and memoirs

“If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it.” — Jay Maisel, Photographer