The results are in and it looks like I passed my Beta Exam! Whoo! My Prometric site is listing the test as “Passed” now, although my MCP site still isn’t listing anything (a quick Google shows that other people are having the same issues). I’ll give it a day or two and then I’m calling Microsoft… I want my new Cert, dang it! 
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The results are in! 17 May 2007 at 8:54 am by Jason 66 views
+ Free Wifi… as if By Jason 29 January 2007 at 11:41 am 99 views No Comments
While I was imaging a laptop in the office today I noticed a connection named “Free Public Wifi” on the Windows Wireless Network Connection screen. I found this quite odd for a few reasons…
- It was a PC to PC connection
- My office building is by an airport in the middle of nowhere
- We have only two wireless connections in our building
Being the nosy person that I am, I thought I’d google to see if this is something others have seen. Imagine my (lack of) surprise… it’s a scam! It seems people are sitting around at airports and using this “free” wifi connection to get into your system… nice.
A quick snippet from the article:
The next time you’re at an airport looking for a wireless hot spot, and you see one called “Free Wi-Fi” or a similar name, beware — you may end up being victimized by the latest hot-spot scam hitting airports across the country.
You could end up being the target of a “man in the middle” attack, in which a hacker is able to steal the information you send over the Internet, including usernames and passwords. And you could also have your files and identity stolen, end up with a spyware-infested PC and have your PC turned into a spam-spewing zombie. The attack could even leave your laptop open to hackers every time you turn it on, by allowing anyone to connect to it without your knowledge.
If you’re a Windows Vista user, you’re especially susceptible to this attack because of the difficulty in identifying it when using Vista. In this article, you’ll learn how the attack works and how to keep yourself safe from it if you use Windows XP or Vista.
You can read the article here: Don’t fall victim to the ‘Free Wi-Fi’ scam @Computerworld
+ Dishant? By Jason 11 January 2007 at 4:07 pm 77 views No Comments
Why is it that when I search Google for “FlishFun”, it thinks that I meant to search for Dishant? I know Google is aparently the God of All Knowlege, so does it know something that I don’t? Was I meant to be Dishant? It makes me wonder…
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+ Google in China By Jason 28 January 2006 at 6:24 pm 27 views 1 Comment
As you know, Google has bowed to China’s wishes and changed their search results to match what China wants their people to see. Let’s do some comparing:
Image search for “tiananmen”:
See a difference? I’m sure there are others… if you find them, please comment and I’ll add them to the post. I just think it’s horrible how much censorship is over there… and that Google went along with it. 
