Thursday, January 31, 2008

Ease of use is NOT always penalty free

Have you ever used a hand saw? They bend easily, it's tough getting that initial 'bite' and a real good work out just to get through one 2x6. If this was my primary tool back in the day, I think I would have opted for the teepee. ;)

But then there is this marvelous thing invented called a powersaw. With it - I can saw *anything*! and it's fun sawing thru anything. They're really easy to use, fun, loud and help me feel really productive - what could be better?!?

Keeping all of my fingers comes to mind. Why is it every woodshop teacher I've ever met has lost at least a part of a finger? Powersaws are great, but caution is necessary.

JUST like internet 2.0! (I'm sure most of you just decided I'm either whacked, far geekier than you thought - or both!)

One of the cool features about the newer websites - they remember who you are. So it's really easy to get in and find that map, or mashup of maps. The downside and the reason for caution is how they remember you - it's through cookies. Cookies are little collections of data kept per website, many times one website will give you more than one cookie. They are generally necessary, and can help make websites much easier to use. THE downside is when someone else gets ahold of them. As long as that session is alive, if someone else (say Mack the Hack) get's your cookie, they can login as you, and then change your password.

check out some of the details here
» Even SSL Gmail can get sidejacked Zero Day ZDNet.com

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