The eBay Breach Finally Got Me to Set Up a Password Manager
The eBay breach email finally scared me into setting up LastPass. Heres what that actually looked like, and why Im annoyed it took a corporate screwup to make me do it.
Dre Announced the Beats Deal Before Apple Did
Dr. Dre called himself "the first billionaire in hip hop" in a leaked video days before Apple has confirmed anything about buying Beats. A rundown of the awkward timing and why the deal probably isnt really about headphones.
Spent My Lunch Break Changing an eBay Password
eBay told everyone to change their password today after disclosing a breach, so I spent my lunch break doing exactly that, plus a tangent about a cursed old Power Glove purchase and Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 event.
Microsoft's New Favorite Word Is "Lapability"
Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 3 in New York with a bigger 12-inch screen, a new multi-angle kickstand, and one very strange made-up word: lapability.
The Right to Be Forgotten and Guys Like Me With a WordPress Install
The EU court ruling against Google is everywhere this week, but the part I actually keep thinking about is what it means for a small blog like this one, full of old posts with other people's names in them.
Nothing Actually Gets Forgotten, It Just Gets Harder to Find
The EU court ruling on the "right to be forgotten" doesn't delete anything, it just makes you harder to find on Google, and that distinction matters more than the headlines suggest.
The Pulitzer Book Amazon Wouldn't Ship
A Mother's Day gift, a Pulitzer-winning novel, and a two-week Amazon shipping delay that turned out to be a bargaining chip in the Amazon-Hachette dispute.
Would I Even Use a "Forget Me" Button on My Own Archives?
The EU's top court just ruled people can ask Google to delist old search results about themselves. It made me go dig through my own embarrassing 2012 archives.
Checking My Inbox Every Ten Minutes for a WWDC Ticket
Apple ditched the ticket scramble for WWDC 2014 and ran a lottery instead. The notification emails went out this week, and mine was a no.
Dre Already Popped the Champagne
Apple still hasn't confirmed the rumored $3.2 billion Beats deal, but Dr. Dre already posted (and hastily deleted) a video calling himself hip-hop's first billionaire.
Apple, Beats, and the $3.2 Billion I Don't Get
Apple is reportedly in talks to buy Beats for $3.2 billion. I don't get the headphones, but the streaming service might actually explain it.
Facebook's New Permissions Screen Doesn't Suck
Facebook's F8 conference brought a genuinely useful change: a granular, line-by-line permissions dialog for Facebook Login instead of the old all-or-nothing wall.