So it's called Sidejacking.

And everyone (in techie world, at least) it talking about it. And everyone should be talking about it - because the ramifications are huge. As one blog puts it:

"Using free Wi-Fi is essentially the same thing as leaving your house with all the doors and windows open – But this takes it one step further: This posts a big sign up as soon as you leave, to anyone who happens to be looking, that says “I’M NOT HOME NOW, HERE’S WHERE ALL MY SECRET STUFF IS, AND HERE’S A MAP TO FIND IT. FEEL FREE TO TAKE, USE, OR DESTROY WHATEVER YOU WANT.”  (http://shankman.com/why-its-time-to-say-goodbye-to-free-wi-fi-part-two/)

It's not really the fault of the free Wi-Fi, it's the sites that you access over the connection, and those cookies. And it is all about what you put online, too.

There is a (kind of) fix. Use Firefox as your browser with an extension called ForceTLS, which makes your connection use an "https" - but only if the website lets it. Mozilla (the makers of Firefox) have also said some relevant things in the last day or so. Plus Firefox 4 is a step in the right direction too. This article also posts links to the "fixes":

http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2010/10/27/cooling-down-the-firesheep/

Be informed.

www.markssuperservicecenter.com

This family owned auto repair business in North Charleston were a pleasure to work with. With a clear idea of their concept and image, a bright attractive site was called for that emphasized their reliability and values. 

The home page Flash feature draws the eye, while the customized skin was bright and developed to complement the existing logo design and color scheme.

A DotNetNuke site, it also includes a blog with defined categories for updating, and feed widgets to several other pages within the website. A blog tie-in to a Facebook business Page was also developed, and a mobile website  - for those auto breakdown situations.

I came across this blog post today, and was struck by the aptness of the idea - that website development has evolved from a production to a process, in very much the same way as growing a garden.

Even almost static sites usually have a gallery that is maintained and added to, while on the other end of the spectrum is a community edited site (such as charlestonuu.org) where there are many "gardeners" trying to work together...

Content management systems are designed for this kind of cooperative effort and I think that DotNetNuke meets the standard of the blog author's quest for the quality of the software.

As for quality of the content, that's up to the gardeners - it's probably time to get weeding and planting!

Good news for you foreverpix clients out there...many of you receive monthly Google Analytics reports. And aren't all those numbers and URLs just fascinating!? I know, some of you are less than enthralled.

So, to the "getting easier" part: check out this (beta) improvement from Google:

http://venturebeat.com/2010/10/15/google-analytics-gets-a-visual-layout-for-the-numbers-impaired/

Now website stats really can be fun and engaging, yes?!  Welcome to the world of geek...
(and if you didn't sign up for the Analytics option, email me.)