http://blog.dogbark.com sniffing around the Internet Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:33:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a great article explaining what's behind the "Daily Top 10" spams going around. The basic bits of the article are that if you click on anything, it will try to load a fake Flash player. It is Windows-only, but will invade and "phone home" to install more malware from ... http://blog.dogbark.com/alert-cnn-daily-spam/ Running a website is sometimes exhausting. Managing passwords, updates, uploads, downloads, and all sorts of other loads can be tricky if you don't have all your ducks in a row (where did that cliche' come from, anyway?). If you're like me, you've got usernames and passwords scattered throughout your email, ... http://blog.dogbark.com/software-review-domainbrain/ What a weekend! For those of you watching at home, the iPhone 3G launched on Friday, and I thought I'd provide a little glimpse into my experience of acquiring one of these lovely beasts. I had grand thoughts Friday morning of heading down to the AT&T store in the county seat ... http://blog.dogbark.com/i-be-3g/ This is one of the most concise, insightful articles on web design theory that I've read in quite awhile. I know it's always dangerous to speak in absolutes, but these are, for the most part, right on. Enjoy, and comment! The Article http://blog.dogbark.com/businessweek-the-10-commandments-of-web-design/ It's been a year since the iPhone hit the market, and now there's a new iphone getting ready to be available. The iPhone 3G will make it quite a bit easier for everyone to get their hands on one of these fantastic mobile computers/phones. Given that Dogbark is a creative ... http://blog.dogbark.com/the-iphone-is-great-for-photographers/ This morning I fell victim to what has become a very common spam technique. I open my Mail this morning and have 248 message coming my way with subjects like "mail delivery failed" or "return mail: see transcript" or "undelivered: free porn". Yes, somehow, somewhere, someone used my email address ... my ... http://blog.dogbark.com/im-hit-spam-e-mail-bomb-explodes/ This past weekend I had the opportunity to perform in Las Vegas, NV with 33Miles. It was my first trip to "Sin City" and though there were definitely some strange experiences, it was a pretty amazing sight to see. Here are a few images I thought you'd enjoy. http://blog.dogbark.com/sunrise-over-vegas/ If you have a POP account setup through Dogbark for your hosting account you'll be able to send mail through our outgoing mail server. This will allow you to send mail through your email client at almost any location and will prevent you from needing to use a limited interface ... http://blog.dogbark.com/smtp-server-setup-and-troubleshooting/ Momail has been around a little while in Europe, and is launching beta testing in other countries, including the US. Their free service is touted to provide spam filtering and virus protection, as well as aggregating all email accounts you have into an easy-to-access-on-phone system. I've applied for a beta ... http://blog.dogbark.com/possible-cell-phone-email-solution/ This year I had the opportunity to play drums with 33Miles for the 2008 Dove Awards ceremony. It was my first nationally televised event. I had a great time. I was only on for about 40 seconds, so watch close, the first drummer playing the black drum kit is yours ... http://blog.dogbark.com/2008-dove-awards/