It amazes me how long we have stuck with the term "PodCast". It is just as amazing, but also somewhat disheartening, to see how many still have no clue what one is referring to when one uses the word. Maybe the name is a failure?
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Parakey Bought by Facebook
Jul 25
I know I mentioned Parakey before but I think it was over at lumpyscorner. Parakey is a new application being developed by the brainchild behind Firefox.
Parakey is supposedly going to make interacting with the web as easy moving files around on your desk top. The day I heard about it, I signed up. (As of date, I have heard nothing heard nothing of it actually being released.)
Yesterday I heard they were bought by Facebook. Now I admit that I was reluctant to create an account for this popular social network because it seemed like more of a hassle and redundant for a blogger. The reality is I simply received too many invites to not concede.
Buying a product that is supposed to make the web seamlessly integrate with you desktop is brilliant business-sense.
One of the reasons I started blogin’ on this topic is because I am fascinated by it. Another is because I like to help others in the area of adapting to technology. I would be doing readers a dis-service if I expected them to continue to read this blog and offer no real advice or solutions.
In the area of "information overload" I am fairing rather well in terms of coping. I thought I might take a few minutes to draft a post on how I deal with one single aspect of it. Password management is a known area of information overload. If you wish to read more about this topic, I suggest this PsychCentral article. My intent with this post is to share how I deal with passwords and open the table for discussion on how you deal with them.
First of all, what makes a password good?
- It should not be easily guessed. Your birthday is not a good idea.
- It should not be a real word. Randomness is best.
- An ideal password should contain upper and lower case letter, numbers and special characters.
- You should not use the same password twice.
- For more sensitive material, bank accounts for example, you should periodically change your password.
I follow all of the above. I do not actually know most of my passwords. I use a program called KeePass. It is FREE and highly rated. (There is a more detailed review here.)