Email security with GPG keys

Fri, 08 May 2009 22:31

When I was younger (and not quite as aware of consequences) I used to set up relay mail servers and send out perfectly spoofed mail from president@whitehouse.gov to people who made assumptions about security. My spoofs were perfect (other than the fact they did not originate from white-house ip address...

64 comments - Tags: gpg, email, linux, encryption, security

Making users think Firefox is IE6

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:33

I have had customers... that the mere word "...change!" scares them into tears. Some people just can not wrap their heads around concepts like Favorites being the same thing as Bookmarks. The solution? Hand them Firefox3, in a way that they are not even aware you did. Everyone wins.

182 comments - Tags: Web Standards, Dirty hacks, security, firefox, ie6

Convincing random poloroids with iMagick

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:57

This is some proof-of-concept code for how practical automated image tools like ImageMagick (IMagick) can be in the real world, and in many situations can be more practical than Photoshop or even Gimp.

Here I generate a convincing random array of poloroids images using nothing but a PHP script.

28 comments - Tags: code, php, imagick

OpenID and why it matters.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:51

OpenID is an amazing up and coming open source ( and corporate backed ) effort to accompolish a single goal: to have one login for most websites on the internet.

If you have an account with services like Yahoo, AOL, Google, Blogger, MySpace, MSN, WordPress, or LiveJournal... you probably already have an OpenID you can use on hundreds of other websites.

124 comments - Tags: web standards, security, openid

Just say no to IE6

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:40

Internet Explorer 6 is over 7 years old, however millions of people are still using it despite the fact it lets viruses and spyware easily download on peoples machines and is very slow at loading web sites if at all. Some quick reasons and resources to switch from IE6 to a modern web browser.

1295 comments - Tags: web standards, security, ie6

Web development and you

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:00

Do you have a website? Are you looking for one? This article is for you. A list of things to look for, things to avoid, and ways to help make sure you make the best investment possible in this venture. I encourage anyone to read this before considering web development from myself or from any other designer.

28 comments - Tags: web standards, security, accessibility