Ross // Making good use of the things that I find...
This is totally my era - I knew kids who had ZX-81s, BBC Model Bs, VIC-20s etc (I had a 48k rubber key ZX Spectrum - mainly for the games). It's pretty amazing how far computing has come in my lifetime. Check out what passed for "portable computing" back then.
SSL is the cornerstone of secure Web browsing, enabling credit card and bank details to be used on the 'Net with impunity. We're all told to check for the little padlock in our address bars before handing over any sensitive information. SSL is also increasingly a feature of webmail providers, instant messaging, and other forms of online communication.
Recent discoveries by Wired and a paper by security researchers Christopher Soghoian and Sid Stamm suggests that SSL might not be as secure as once thought. Not because SSL itself has been compromised, but because governments are conspiring with Certificate Authorities, key parts of the SSL infrastructure, to subvert the entire system to allow them to spy on anyone they wish to keep tabs on.
Read the full article over on arstechnica.com
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- Create your own tracks with the Audiotool
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It's pretty impressive what these guys have accomplished using only Flash. Almost a functioning studio right in your browser!
Fun sequencer toy. Click the squares to make music :)
