Big surprise!

I received the following letter in the mail today: "After thoroughly reviewing and discussing your photograph, I am pleased to inform you that our Selection Committee has advanced your contest entry, 'A moment alone,' to semi-finalist in the People category in the International Open Amateur Photography Contest. Your photo will now be automatically entered into final competition to be held in the Fall of 2006...."

On a whim, I submitted this photograph in the contest and it has done far better that I would have ever thought. Who knew.

Let the Hack Attacks Begin

Defcon comes to town, let the hack attacks begin...

Apple just released 26 security patches for Mac OS X.
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33445

"The dangers may have been exaggerated, of course. Security specialist, Symantec, said that it doesn't know of current attack code for any of the issues, although some may not require specific exploit code."
But Symantec's claims seem silly now after reading this next article

Hack a Mac in 60 seconds Security smugness dissolved
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33458
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/08/hijacking_a_macbook_in_60_seco_1.html

I am going to Defcon in Las Vegas this weekend and anticipate quite a weekend.