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October 05, 2005

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Apostrophe Protection Society

Um, yes, there is an Apostrophe Protection Society. A quick look at the forums reveals it's quite active too! To each their own I suppose. Myself, I often forget the rules on when to (not) use an apostrophe, so a website that lists them in a readable format is sometimes handy.

Posted by Adam Boddington at 11:46 AM | Comments (0)

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Wireless Security

Well last night I finally turned on my ADSL modem's wireless access point and enabled my laptop's wireless network connection. Voila, instant wireless surfing. What took me so long? Didn't I realise it's 2005 and not the dark ages? Well up to now wireless is just one piece of technology I haven't been too eager to try. I read a long time ago about the serious problems with wireless security: fundamental flaws in protocols, high hackability, etc. Since then wireless has been put in the "too risky to try" box, and I've essentially stayed away from it like the plague.

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Posted by Adam Boddington at 10:20 AM | Comments (0)