Thoughts on the M-DCPS Board Meeting on the MAST Proposal

Board Meeting

As you might imagine I am one of the many alumni, C/O 2000, that was caught off guard this weekend with the proposal to build new facilities on the MAST campus specifically designed to house the kids of the Village of Key Biscayne. I was fortunate to take some time Wednesday, June 14th, 2012, to…

Read More

Is LastPass Secure?

Digital Password Security

Back in February I put out a post talking about Web Security: Managing Your Passwords, with the recent compromises on sites like LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm I felt it was appropriate to go back and look at some of the technical aspects of the LastPass solution. Specifically on whether it is secure. This week I…

Read More

WordCamp Orange County 2012: WordPress Security Presentation

I was a great experience giving the WordPress Security presentation at WordCamp Orange County this year. Big shout out to the organizers, Brandon Dove, Jeffrey Zinn and Robert Nienhaus. Thanks to Daniel Cid, Mark Jaquith, Andrew Nacin, and Dre Armeda for taking time to review and provide guidance. For those interested, here are the slides from the presentation.…

Read More

WordCamp Orange County: End User Awareness

WordCamp Orange County 2012

So this is kind of cool, my submission to talk at WordCamp Orange County was accepted. What makes it extra cool is that with the number of WordCamps I have attended, this is my first time speaking. Don’t get me wrong, if you have spent time with me at the after party or any of…

Read More

Web Security: Managing Your Passwords

Secure Passwords

This post is for friends and colleagues and any one who cares to listen. It focuses on the very real issue of managing all our password!!!! Everyday I deal with websites, and their owners, in varying degrees of distress. I want to help avoid crossing paths with any of you. There are a number of preventive tips…

Read More

ArcSDE 10.0: Permission Issue on Install

Website Health

There I was, elated that I had been able to get things situated to a point where I’d finally be able to start deploying the new ESRI 10.0 server suite when I get this pesky little error: Error 1310. Error writing to file: msvcp80.dll. Verify that you have access to that directory. I posted this…

Read More