http://www.michaeltegler.com Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:17:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How it was told to me, by the late  Bonnie Parr: The Maryland Institute, College of Art, had established a student run security force sometime in the late 70s. The campus, a collection of loosely connected buildings, straddles a main road in the north and slightly west part of ... http://www.michaeltegler.com/2008/12/24/on-security-part-the-first/ I have a good humor about most things, and there is certain amount information about various technologies I don't know, but I know far more then your average Linux hacker or Mac fanatic. Not that this stops these people from trying to out-IT me on a weekly basis. ... http://www.michaeltegler.com/2008/10/10/attack-of-the-quasi-experts/ Invariably during an episode of the original Star Trek series you'd hear the desperate pleading of the Chief Engineer, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott. Bordering on begging Captain Kirk (or Spock) not to challenge the odds on a risky maneuver that will kill them all.   To some he was probably seen ... http://www.michaeltegler.com/2008/07/23/things-star-trek-has-taught-me-part-1/   I'm sure everyone has their own particular list of favorite applications/hardware. Here's mine: Web Logmein - The free version of this service is perfect. You have no idea how many times this program has saved my bacon. I strongly prefer the ActiveX to the Java version. It could ... http://www.michaeltegler.com/2008/05/16/why-i-use-what-i-use-5-each-websoftwarehardware/ The Problem I've been working on/with Apple computers for roughly 18 years, most of that time in the 90s when Apple were akin to overly ripe fruit of the computing world. Despite these low days for Apple I still came across and worked with some die in the wool, Apple ... http://www.michaeltegler.com/2008/02/27/the-importance-of-being-apple-part-2/ While we fight amongst ourselves and police the world India and China are poised to be the world powers in the next 10 to 25 years. It's a lot closer then you think. Something that the United States has always excelled at beyond what other countries contribute to the world ... http://www.michaeltegler.com/2007/12/28/the-importance-of-being-apple-part-1/ With the new year nearly upon us. I've been thinking about what I'm looking forward to in the tech realm for the next year. One. Gmail/Yahoo mail/Hotmail to marry for life. I want to be able to integrate fully my various Web mail accounts. I use Google's Gmail primarily, ... http://www.michaeltegler.com/2007/12/24/technology-wishlist-for-2008/ I've rewritten this entry a few times. The problem is I've already said goodbye to Pat, even though I prayed he'd get better. I felt the moment I read the word "cancer" it wouldn't be long for Pat. He moved on from this world into whatever ... http://www.michaeltegler.com/2007/10/29/the-rest-is-silence/ I took some perspective yesterday realizing that despite the fact that I have installed (including re-installs) Vista about 25 times, maybe more. If I wasn't who I am, this would be very daunting and frustrating experience for who isn't seeking the bleeding edge of technology (IE most people). I was ... http://www.michaeltegler.com/2007/05/12/hello-world/