Month: September 2016

Exploding Phones: Stop Hating on Samsung

By Laura Jean On In Critical Update, Tech Tips

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There’s this little known phenomenon that you’ve probably never heard of (cue hipster face): “Exploding Phones.”

Let me make a general but very important distinction before we start: there is a big difference between an explosion and a slow burn. I’m sure you’ve heard recent news stories that refer to phones (maybe Samsung, maybe not… but probably Samsung) spontaneously combusting while charging on a nun’s bedside table, or setting a firetruck ablaze while charging in the vehicle. While neither an explosion nor a slow burn is a thing you’d want to experience, if you HAD to choose, one option is preferable. But let’s be clear; phones are not EXPLODING!  …they are melting.

Password Paranoia: Possibly Pertinent Pontifications Pertaining (to) Protection

By Will Jay On In Application Spotlight, Tech Tips

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I like to browse the front page of Reddit in the morning. Robed in my finest silks, I kick up my heels, lean back, and find out what I should be afraid of this day. Granted it’s not all bad, but a headline about a bombing in France tends to imply more urgency than some Pikachu outfit made for a cat. That said, those sensationalist headlines are the ones I tend towards. The world’s problems don’t go away just because you can ignore them, and doing so just makes it easier to be blindsided.

Hack the Planet! The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Hollywood Hacking

By Michael Gregory On In Fun Stuff

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Do you know anything about hackers? Can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace? Never experienced the new wave? Next wave? Dream wave? OR cyberpunk? Since the dawn of computers, there have been movies and TV shows about using those computers to do…

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This show follows a grey hat hacker named Elliot as he joins a hacker collective and tries to expose and take down a corrupt corporation.

Tips From a Traveler Who is NO EXPERT at Traveling

By Kristin Imperio On In Fun Stuff, Misc

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Happy post-Labor Day weekend!  You may not think that last sentence deserved a bang (exclamation mark) – I’m right there with you.  Here you are on a Wednesday, reading BoaC’s newest blog post after a long weekend in which you may have traveled (or travelled? One L or two?).  How did that go?  Didja have fun?  Are you in the midst of unpacking?

As for me, I am refreshed and excited for this upcoming weekend; I’ll be taking a trip to the Northwest – Portland, OR.   I’m writing this post with 9 days to go and of course, I’m already prepping, as I am a planner at heart.  What to pack?  What to do/eat/drink/see/go?

With traveling on the brain, and naturally, wanting to give my unsolicited advice, here are some tips that might help for your next adventure…