December 2010

#FollowFriday – @thegearheart: Wrtiter, Artist, Musician, Podcaster

by Scott Roche December 31, 2010 Follow Friday

Today’s Follow Friday recommendation is @thegearheart. There are people out there who are criminally under followed. Now I realize that not everyone wants a thousand plus follows and I respect that. Still, when you’ve got someone as talented as Alex White running around on Twitter, you’d hope that he’d be a little closer. “But wait,” […]

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#FollowFriday – @BrightEyedDyer: Dyer, Writer, Editor, Podcaster, She who brings fiction to fiber.

by Doc Coleman - Nifty Tech Editor December 24, 2010 Follow Friday

This week, I’d like to introduce you to @BrightEyedDyer, a writer, podcaster and podcast editor, and one of the most sought after dyers ever to grace Balticon. Sue Taliaferro, as she is otherwise known, not only dyes yarn, but she is known for creating the most striking color combinations. If you’re into the fiber arts, you […]

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Scrivener 2.0

by Guest Author December 20, 2010 Featured

[This week’s review for The Nifty Tech Blog is a Guest Review by author Philippa Ballantine. Pip is the author of Geist and the co-author of the forthcoming Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel. We are happy to have Pip’s review as part of her Blog Tour promoting the release of Geist. Some notes […]

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#FollowFriday – @IdentityG: The Official Twitter profile of Identity Guard

by Scott Roche December 17, 2010 Follow Friday

I don’t follow many “corporate” or commercial Twitter accounts. Life’s too short and I have too many real people* to follow. The exceptions I make are… exceptional. Enter Identity Guard, aka @IdentityG. This Twitter account provides its followers with some really solid information on the latest scams and risks that pop up on the internet. […]

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#FollowFriday – @Etherius: Podcaster, Shaper of Minds, and ReShaper of Bodies

by Doc Coleman - Nifty Tech Editor December 10, 2010 Follow Friday

Welcome back for another Follow Friday! This week I’d like to direct your attention to @Etherius, aka Chris Lester, high school teacher, podcaster, and creator of the Metamor City Podcast, and two time Parsec Award winner. Metamor City is a sci-fi/fantasy anthology set in a world where magic and technology work together. It is a city […]

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Scrambled Bits – Part Two: BitLocker To Go

by Scott Roche December 6, 2010 Windows

Previously on “Scrambled Bits” I told you about how to encrypt your computer’s hard drive using a Windows tool called Bit Locker. It’s fairly straightforward and better yet it’s free. Even more important than encrypting a PC’s hard drive, is encrypting the ubiquitous USB drives that so many people carry in their pockets. It’s easy […]

Tagged as: BitLocker To Go

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#FollowFriday – @jack_daniel: InfoSec Curmudgeon, Reluctant CISSP, and Amateur Blacksmith

by Scott Roche December 3, 2010 Follow Friday

The gentleman to the left is not an aging rock star, at least not in the traditional sense. As the blurb above suggests he is a well rounded individual and one well worth a follow. I got the opportunity to meet Jack (and yes I assume that’s his real name) at BSidesATL, an open source […]

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