Do Us All a Favor, Be Secure

Neglecting to protect our own privacy can effect others.  For two years, I used the same username and password to access my work email and my company's billing system.  I then received an email from a friend who suggested that I change my email password because he had guessed it and had hacked into my account.  There were emails in my inbox that contained links to my company's billing system.  With those links, my username, and my password, he had access to the billing information of thousands of customers.  He could have caused my company a huge headache by billing random customers hundreds of dollars.  Fortunately, my friend meant well by hacking my account.  He helped me realize that I had been a fool for not changing my passwords more often.  My carelessness could have affected the security of others.  Let us protect others by first protecting our own privacy.

Need a Good Date Night Idea?

Indexing is a fun date night activity.  My wife and I recently tried it out for the first time.  We were bored so we went to familysearch.org to see what we could do to contribute to the LDS church's genealogical efforts.  We installed the indexing program provided by the site.  Within an hour, we learned how to use the program and indexed around 50 names.  You may wonder how this was entertaining, but we actually enjoyed going through old records and indexing information about people who lived over a century ago. By the time we were done, we felt a satisfaction that we never get from watching TV.  The next time you and your significant other are bored, you should go to familysearch.org and do a some indexing.  It won't be a waste of your time.

We Want Affordable Electronics

It is no secret that large tech companies like Apple, Amazon and Microsoft build their products using parts manufactured in Asian factories where labor conditions are militant and harsh.  Such manufacturing techniques allow them to sell their products at competitive prices and still make a large profit.  Though this may bother us, it doesn't stop us from buying their products. We actually help drive large tech companies to seek cheap manufacturing solutions.  We want affordable electronics so they find a way to give us what we want.  Paying Asian workers more would require companies to either decrease their profit margins or increase their prices.  They don't want to lose money and we don't want to pay more for their products. Therefore, we share the blame with the large tech companies for the harsh working conditions in Asian manufacturers.

For more information, visit CNN's article about this.