A moment for remembrance

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.

Many people observe this holiday by visiting cemeteries and memorials. A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Another tradition is to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff from dawn until noon local time.

Some Americans view Memorial Day as the unofficial beginning of Summer, and the holiday is also used as a time for picnics, barbecues, family gatherings, and sporting events. One of the longest-standing traditions is the running of the Indianapolis 500.

“HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER
KNOWN BUT TO GOD”

Please have a safe and joyous Holiday.

Copyright 2007-2013 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.

---

>> Folks, don’t miss an article! To get Tech – for Everyone articles delivered to your e-mail Inbox, click here, or to subscribe in your RSS reader, click here. <<

---

Today

Folks, for many of us it is the start of a long holiday weekend. And to those who are starting early, I say I’m jealous, and let’s be safe out there.

Though Memorial Day (for some of us, anyway) calls for somber and serious reflection, it also kicks off my favorite season – Summer! So to help get the party started.. you might want to take a look at something a fellow tech blogger posted (quite out of character, I might add): Revisit Van Halen’s Eruption With This Young Girl’s YouTube Video

“Today’s topic is off topic; but, is a sensational off topic. If you grew up in my generation of the 1970’s, then you are familiar with Van Halen. If you are familiar with Van Halen, then surely you are familiar with his solo guitar performance of Eruption, which is second on the Guitar World’s list […] Read more..

(Van Halen was my band, and I went to more of their shows than any other group’s. This video was a kick!)

Today’s quote: “What a pity human beings can’t exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow’s.” ~ Olin Miller

Copyright 2007-2013 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.

---

>> Folks, don’t miss an article! To get Tech – for Everyone articles delivered to your e-mail Inbox, click here, or to subscribe in your RSS reader, click here. <<

---

All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.

“Why I returned my iPad” & Windows 8 a “one-way street”

To me, these articles are funny/ironic. (And years behind what you’ve read here.) But there are important lessons here.

* No niche for iPad: A cautionary tale on ‘needing a purpose’

“Tablets are slowly but surely replacing the clunky desktop machine. In a blind effort to increase efficiency and productivity, ZDNet’s Zack Whittaker attempted to do exactly that — but not with the result he first expected.” Read more..

And not to pick on just Apple/Android..

* Windows 8 is a one way street for consumer PC users

“If you buy a Windows 8-powered HP consumer PC, or from any other PC vendor, you’ll get no help from them if you decide you’d rather have Windows 7. And Linux? Forget about it!” Read more..

And there are other things to know about, too:

* US utilities under daily, constant cyberattacks: report

” A new report claims that a number of U.S.-based utilities are fending off cyberattacks on a daily basis.” Read more..

It’s a good thing I’m not dependent on electricity.. you know? Like to cook, and stay warm/cool… or drive to work (traffic lights)..

* Reporters legally threatened after revealing vulnerability that exposes sensitive data of 170,000 customers

“For millions of low income families, the federal government’s Lifeline program offers affordable phone service. But an online security lapse has exposed tens of thousands of them to an increased risk of identity theft, after their Social Security numbers, birth dates and other pieces of highly sensitive information were included in files posted publicly online. Reporters with Scripps were …” Read more..

It’s kinda like watching an old Three Stooges film.. except it’s RL.

Today’s quote: “Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.” ~ Josephine Hart

Copyright 2007-2013 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.

---

>> Folks, don’t miss an article! To get Tech – for Everyone articles delivered to your e-mail Inbox, click here, or to subscribe in your RSS reader, click here. <<

---

All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.

More Good News

Some items for you thinkers out there..

* Liable to attack: Cyber insurance can help organizations cover the cost of breaches

“The study found that the severity of data leakage incidents has increased over the last two years for 54 percent of the 3,500 IT professionals who responded. Fifty-two percent of those polled said the frequency of breaches also has increased over the same period. Breaches defined as “malicious” cost victim organizations $840,000 on average.” Read more..

I wonder how long it will be before “cyber insurance” is required by Law..

* And here’s (a link to) an interesting video WordPress won’t let me ’embed’: Is privacy overrated? Cyber attack in the new digital age

* Wiretap Extension Will Help Crooks & Terrorists

“Extending existing US wiretap laws to give federal agencies easier backdoor access to Internet communications — especially real-time P2P services like VoIP — will give, not only aid and comfort, but also technical assistance, to the country’s enemies. Not to mention cyberthieves.” Read more..

Maybe I’m jaded but, I suspect, Congress won’t “get” that..

Sorry I have to run. More later. (An $800,000+ hit is today’s cost-of-doing-business? Wow.)

* When you have a product to sell…

Today’s quote: “Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things.” ~ Robert Service

Copyright 2007-2013 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.

---

>> Folks, don’t miss an article! To get Tech – for Everyone articles delivered to your e-mail Inbox, click here, or to subscribe in your RSS reader, click here. <<

---

All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.

Disasters..

Folks, looking at pictures of Moore, Oklahoma.. sheeze. It looks like a bomb went off. And I read that the “swath” is (almost) 20 miles long.

CNN — Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area

and my heart goes out to those people.. And, yes, I am reminded, yet again, how fragile and temporary are the things of this life. (And to stop, and ‘count my Blessings’.)

Recently I posted an article on disaster, and disaster preparedness/recovery, which only a handful of folks read. Maybe I’ll just post it again: 10 Steps That Could Save Your Business

Today’s quote: “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.” ~ Horace

Copyright 2007-2013 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.

---

>> Folks, don’t miss an article! To get Tech – for Everyone articles delivered to your e-mail Inbox, click here, or to subscribe in your RSS reader, click here. <<

---

All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.

Sunday Beauty #123

( 1 – 2 – 3.. how ’bout that? )

Folks, here’s another “pretty picture” for your weekend viewing pleasure.. (and there’s a Sunday Ugly too).

Click on image to see more by this artist

“Tree Silhouettes” by John-Morgan, courtesy of Flickr Commons.

And I think there’s something wrong with the URL here…

.. couple things wrong, actually ..

Today’s quote: “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” ~ Albert Einstein

Copyright 2007-2013 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.

---

>> Folks, don’t miss an article! To get Tech – for Everyone articles delivered to your e-mail Inbox, click here, or to subscribe in your RSS reader, click here. <<

---

All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.

For Your Saturday

I have two items for you today, Folks.

First up, in case you missed it: Help Protect Your Kids On The Internet With DNS Angel

“Keeping our kids from being exposed to the bad sites on the internet, such as pornography, is a real challenge. There are numerous software options that a parent can install to protect their kids, but knowing what I know about software, computers and parenting; the software option often falls through the cracks. Besides, most people […]” Read more..

.. and then one more “fun” video.

Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!

Today’s quote: “Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Copyright 2007-2013 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.

---

>> Folks, don’t miss an article! To get Tech – for Everyone articles delivered to your e-mail Inbox, click here, or to subscribe in your RSS reader, click here. <<

---

All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.