Spam, viruses, malicious code, widows who want to give me their fortunes and corrupt Nigerian politicians.  I should point out that it is only 8:00 in the morning!  My techno-geek friend Eric installed a program called MailScanner for me last week and I couldn’t give a higher endorsement.  I received just under 1000 emails per day and MailScanner is doing a great job of keeping out the spam and viruses and letting me deal with the real email.  He also installed MailWatch, so I have a real-time control panel I can use to keep track of statistics, train the spam filters and run reports to understand what sort of email I am receiving.  Thanks Eric!

From the Always On Network

"The thought of people being able to use cell phones on airplanes during
flight is almost too horrible to contemplate. But I understand why the
airlines are considering it: They’ve run out of new ways to make flying
unpleasant. Long lines, inexplicable delays, lost baggage, no food,
filthy airplanes, unhappy workers (is anyone else worried about planes
being flown by despondent pilots who’ve had their pensions stolen from
them?)—allowing people to use their cells phones is the only way for
the airlines to freshen up the hell they’ve created for us"

I couldn’t agree more….

The Washington Post is running a three part series on terrorist use of the Internet.  I was interviewed for this story as were several of my colleagues.  Not quite sure what I think of it yet, so I will reserve comment until the final two parts of the series are out. 

e-Qaeda (PART 1/3)