Tag Archives: technology
Phone Security == Computer Security
Dan gets paranoid and despairs about the ease with which mobile devices can be stolen, the wealth of personal information stored on them, and the under-use of readily-available encryption tools. Continue reading
Living In The Future
Google+ Hangouts makes multi-user video conferencing so easy that even Dan’s mother can do it. It’s like living in the future. Continue reading
Domain Name Hacks of 2013
With a plethora of new top-level domains planned to hit the Internet in 2013, Dan proposes a handful of new domain names, then feels sad that this new era might spell the end of “domain hacks”, by making them too easy. Continue reading
Cardless Cashpoints
RBS Group banks now offer the ability to withdraw cash from ATMs without using a bank card, by making the withdrawal request from their mobile app. Dan gives it a go, and shares his thoughts on the process. Continue reading
Eurovision Spectacular 2012
Eurovision Night 2012 is on Saturday, and it’s time that we brought our disparate Eurovision Night Parties together via the power of the Internet. Let’s share the experience. Continue reading
On This Day In 2004
On this day in 2004, Dan finally handed in his dissertation on the subject of Three Rings. Since then, Three Rings has become the de facto standard for University Nightlines, and has also become the most popular rota management system for Samaritans branches and a variety of other helpline charities, too. Continue reading
Visitor Tracking Without Cookies (or How To Abuse HTTP 301s)
A technique for abusing HTTP 301 redirects and random numbers to uniquely track users; even those who have cookies disabled in their web browsers. Continue reading
8-Bit Google Maps
Google Maps have started providing an “8-Bit Edition”, with retro-RPG-style map graphics, Dan observes. Continue reading
Searching For A Virgin
GMail’s Contacts search surprises Dan by returning an unexpected result. Also, Dan is a beautiful person: his mobile phone says so. Continue reading
Remembering December 2003
Back in July 2004, Dan lost a lot of his older blog posts during a server malfunction. Now and then, he finds time to recover some of this deleted posts; like today, when he managed to get back everything he wrote in December 2003. Continue reading
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