everyday » Uncategorized http://everydayblog.net my everyday thoughts, interests, rantings, ravings and more... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:05:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Secure your Gmail http://everydayblog.net/2006/12/21/secure-your-gmail/ http://everydayblog.net/2006/12/21/secure-your-gmail/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:33:08 +0000 Shane http://everydayblog.net/?p=11 More→]]> Just a little tip for ensuring that Gmail (you are using Gmail aren’t you?) is as secure as possible.

Instead of going to http://www.gmail.com, go to https://www.gmail.com. It is that simple! What’s the difference? Note the super letter “S” in “https://”, this denotes a secure HTTP session, thus securing your email, I mean “Gmail”.

On a side note, a new Firefox update was recently release. The program should update it self, but if it hasn’t, or if you are unsure do the following:

  1. open Firefox
  2. Click on “Help”
  3. Clink on “Check for Updates”

One of the neat little features I noticed is the difference in the address bar when you are in a HTTPS session, the address bar turns yellow and there is a little padlock icon on the right. This was probably done in response to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 having the same functionality, the difference is that Firefox came out with this enhancement in a couple of weeks compared to Microsoft’s five year lag between major versions.

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On Becoming an Evolutionary Biologist

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]]> http://everydayblog.net/2006/06/01/phd-blog/feed/ 0 Striking It Rich! http://everydayblog.net/2005/09/22/striking-it-rich/ http://everydayblog.net/2005/09/22/striking-it-rich/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:13:00 +0000 Shane http://everydayblog.net/?p=143 More→]]> According to an article by Adam L. Penenberg on Wired News, striking it rich from blogging isn’t all that difficult. All I need is to learn how to write about 5 compelling entries per day, create brand recognition, increase my traffic exponentially and find some blue-chip companies willing to pay me to advertise their products or services. Easy right?

]]> http://everydayblog.net/2005/09/22/striking-it-rich/feed/ 0 Jeff & Penni at the top of the world http://everydayblog.net/2005/09/07/jeff-penni-at-the-top-of-the-world/ http://everydayblog.net/2005/09/07/jeff-penni-at-the-top-of-the-world/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:53:00 +0000 Shane http://everydayblog.net/?p=162 More→]]> Jeff & Penni, of …Because it’s never too late to jump on the bandwagon, trekked to the top of the world over Labor Day. Well, it wasn’t actually the top, but it was about as close as you can get in the contiguous United States. They made it to 13,600 feet, Mt. Whitney is around 14,500 feet, a mere 900 foot difference (1 football field).

They have posted some amazing pictures chronicling their trek here. I have never attempted anything close to what they achieve on a fairly regular basis, but I know from my meager experience that it is damned hard work.

]]> http://everydayblog.net/2005/09/07/jeff-penni-at-the-top-of-the-world/feed/ 0 The Funniest Picture Ever http://everydayblog.net/2005/08/31/the-funniest-picture-ever/ http://everydayblog.net/2005/08/31/the-funniest-picture-ever/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:37:00 +0000 Shane http://everydayblog.net/?p=170 More→]]> Miss Carousel has a new blog (who doesn’t right?), and one of her first posts is “The Funniest Picture Ever“. By the way, she is a literary genius, so check out her site from time to time to see what she is reading, if for no other reason than being able to have an intelligent reply if somebody asks you “Read anything good lately?”.

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