Greg Hughes

I ran across the Giveaway of the Day Web site the other evening and was intrigued. I’ve watched it for a few days now and have downloaded a couple of the programs it’s offered. Basically, the site has a different piece of commercial software (typically smaller, utility-style stuff but you never know) that it gives [...]

Every good (and bad) geek child needs a fast, efficient, and electronic way to send that proverbial letter to Santa. And good geek kids, of course, procrastinate along with the rest of us. So, for those of you still needing to send that letter and can’t stand the idea of paper, pen, and licking [...]

Each year, NORAD keeps an eye on Santa as he makes his Christmas journey. You can track Santa’s progress on Christmas Eve with the kids at the NORAD Tracks Santa Web site.
On December 24th, the kids can call the tracking service toll free at 1-877-Hi-NORAD anytime after 9AM Eastern Standard Time (7AM Mountain Standard Time) [...]

I just finished reading For One More Day, the latest book by Mitch Albom, on flight from Providence. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone. Everyone, in fact.
Albom has a way of writing things that hit life’s most important nails right on the head, whether fact or fiction. His Tuesdays with Morrie had [...]

Some things just bug me. Sometimes I write them down!
For example - What is it that makes the concept of putting stuff into the overhead bins on airplanes so freakin’ complicated? People just don’t seem to get it, despite the repeated intercom begging performed by the flight attendants to put rollaways in wheels first, wheels [...]

Last week’s column discussed the difficulty I have making specific hardware recommendations for my senior clients. Even when I take into account their abilities, expectations, and budget, the choices are overwhelming. Maybe I shouldn’t feel like this, but if the client is happy with a choice I made, then it is moderately satisfying. If the [...]

One of my clients wrote this week and said she wanted to buy a new laptop. Did I have any recommendations? For a foolish moment, I thought of writing back and telling her that any Dell or other laptop with a Sony battery would probably be cheaper this week than it would have been last [...]

Just downloaded Windows Live Writer, a blog publishing tool that was released in Beta by Microsoft while I was on vacation. Omar was using it (without being able to say exactly what he was using) and said to keep an eye out, someone was releasing a sweet blog authoring tool, and this is it. I [...]

The U.S. Senate on Thursday ratified the first and only international treaty designed exclusively to combat computer crime. You can read the full text of the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime here.
What does this mean? Well, a lot of things. But all told, it means law enforcement officials from around the world will have [...]

Tell me what you think, share what you know… In large part, I help catch bad guys for a living. So I have my own perspective and base of experience, but please share yours.
You may already be familiar with the term “phishing” and possibly you have a good idea of what it means. If you’re [...]