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Lenovo *still* shipping laptops with Superfish

  • Posted on March 19, 2015March 19, 2015
  • by Jonathan Mergy

One would think Lenovo would have done some work to scrub the existing inventory in their own warehouses after the debacle around Superfish leaked last month. It’s clear that they haven’t.
My…

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  • Social Media

Wait, that was my tweet! Tweet theft as fake user and bot obfuscation

  • Posted on March 7, 2015March 7, 2015
  • by Jonathan Mergy

Tweet theft is nothing new. The typical scenario on tweet theft is when someone tweets a witty comment or insight when the actual source is intentionally uncredited. There are shades of variation…

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  • Bay Area

Fastrak not working? Maybe it’s a dead battery

  • Posted on August 18, 2014August 18, 2014
  • by Jonathan Mergy

We’ve used Fastrak ever since it started when I commuted to Berkeley from San Francisco. I’ve never had problems until recently when we were not getting any recognition of the…

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  • Software

Phishing emails are getting very good

  • Posted on March 18, 2014
  • by Jonathan Mergy

I know what to look for and check and this took quite a while. Wow. Of course, the largest tip-off that this is a fraud is that someone at Wells…

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  • Books

NYT Special Section On New Tech Books Today

  • Posted on November 3, 2013
  • by Jonathan Mergy

I really enjoyed the special section in the New York Times Sunday today. The reviews gave me some great ideas on a few more books to acquire to make the…

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  • Independent School

WhippleHill 2013 Roadmap Webinar, January 17, 2013

  • Posted on January 17, 2013
  • by Jonathan Mergy

Notes from the WhippleHill Webinar for the 2013 changes for the new products.

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  • Independent School

David Kelley on Design Process With L-W Students

  • Posted on January 14, 2013
  • by Jonathan Mergy

David Kelley, Founder of IDEO and L-W parent, came by to speak to the Lick-Wilmerding Device Invention class today.
Here are some notes from his talk to the students on understanding…

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