Now that's a diamond worthy of my wife

~500 karats isn't too shaby for an uncut diamond. I'll take two.

http://iphone.foxnews.com/slideshow/0/425824-Giant-Diamond-Unearthed-in-Africa-May-Set-Record.html

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kebert
www.k3bert.net

Gassless in Nashville

Yep, that's right, we are without gas here. It started Friday. Apparently, one pipeline that is responsible for supplying gas to Nashville runs through Houston and the operator has not had power restored. The net result, a shortage of gas in Nashville. They are saying 80% of the gas stations are without gas. We have 1/2 tank in our Toyota and 1/4 tank in the Explorer. Needless to say, we aren't going anywhere anytime soon. I've reverted to emailing coworkers looking for gas. Heck, maybe this is a good time for me to go and buy a bike. I just had my annual physical and my doctor said I need to start exercising...maybe she's conspiring against me and taking up all the gas.

1Password - Finally, a password manager worth your attention

To say I spend a lot of time on the Internet is an understatement. But, my browsing habits do not include trying to find cool "themes" for my browsers or the latest plugins...until now.

One of the biggest beefs I have with browsers and the millions of websites out there is that everyone wants you to register for their website and want you to create a password. Now that I'm addicted to Macs hook, line, and sinker, I found the 1Password application which is the most useful password manager on the market. Why? Because as you add your user names and passwords to web sites to the application, it syncs those with my iPhone. So, as I browse the same sites on my iPhone, I can launch the 1Password application from the bookmarks menu in the browser, type in a "global" password, and it will fill in the user name and password for me!

This is an amazing time saver. As I said, I've spend a lot of time on the internet and I know the shortcomings of challenge/response security systems. Namely, they are only as good as the password you provide. Therefore, I create very complex passwords after 10+ characters long. Typing them on a laptop isn't an issue, but to do it on the iPhone, it's a hassell. Give 1Password a try, I think you'll like it.

How to ask a question

This morning, I caught myself doing a bad behavior. I was leading my
wife with a simple question of "how did you sleep?"

Let me explain. When I asked the question, I also included "how did
you sleep, did you sleep bad because of pain or stress?" Do you see
the difference? With the way I worded the question, I was also
answering for her. I was not giving her the chance to tell me exactly
how she slept.

I find myself doing this often. Now that I have the awareness, I'll
stop. And if you try the samething, I believe you will find yourself
communicating better.

Getting free WiFi (when it isn't exactly free)

Came across a website discussing ways to work around WiFi at airports requiring you to drop $10 to use. I found it intriguing enough and thought I would share. I haven't tried it yet, but it makes sense. I think the hosting companies of wireless networks in public places will work fast to patch this up.

The premise of the work around is to exploit 303 redirects of images. If you can fake the browser into requesting an image instead of a web page, you avoid the redirect to the page requiring you to pay and viola, you have access to the internet without paying for it.

Thinking about it, this is an area of opportunity. When you are in the airport, they'll sign you up for a full day's access at any airport. Why not give a free 15 minute stint on the web so you can quickly check email. I would like the opportunity to check my emails, but don't want to pay the $10 for it.

Here's the how to: Hacking a commercial airport WLAN