Interested in the history behind Halloween? Check out the post by Mastermaq. Also, check out the new MSN Display Picture that he has for Halloween too.
May all your Tricks be fun and your Treats be yummy!!

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I read yesterday that a report was issued by the British Columbia Privacy Commissioner that the FBI has the right to use the USA Patriot Act to force U.S. firms and their foreign subsidiaries to turn over private data even if doing so violates Canadian law. The report goes on to say that something needs [...]

I came across a couple of funny articles today that I thought I would share with you:

A conductor on a train in London stamped the ticket of a dead man. Yes, a dead man. The conductor had taken the ticket from the man’s hand, stamped the ticket, and then carefully put the ticket back in [...]

As this is my 100th post I was trying to think of a good topic to discuss. I wanted it to be a monumentous 100th post but in the end I thought I would hopefully share some laughter with you. I was sent this joke by a friend today and I just about rolled on [...]

Yesterday was the start of my third online course from Intense School in the last 2 months. First it was the CISSP Bootcamp, then it was the Pro Hacking Bootcamp for the CEH Certification and this week it is the Computer Forensics Bootcamp for the CCE Certification.
Computer Forensics…sounds like CSI hey. Well in reality it [...]

Like many of you I have spent a few hours looking at many blog sites through BlogExplosion. It has given me many new sites to read and it has sent many new visitors to my site. I hope that what I have to say you find interesting. But if you don’t, that is fine, it [...]

Today Patti and I went out around town to take pictures of the great fall sunset and so that I could try out my new camera. My camera: a Sigma SD10 digital SLR camera. Nice camera although it is a little heavy at times especially when the 70mm-300mm telephoto lens is attached. The pictures look [...]

The opinion poll that I had on the site the other day was having problems. Due to the problems I had to remove it until it was fixed or I found another poll service. A new poll service has now been installed so please fill out the poll situated in the left column and check [...]

So is anyone else tired of hearing about the US election. Geez, everywhere I look it is George Bush did this and John Kerry did that and Dick Cheney is an idiot and Edwards is gay. Who the hell cares?
The problem with the US election is that it starts a year before the election actually [...]

So did anyone listen or read the throne speech from October 5th? It appears that the Liberal Party’s strong stand on subject matters pertaining to the environment and accountability are right out of the Green Party’s playbook. “In light of our party’s policies and their overwhelming presence throughout the Throne Speech, it’s interesting to see that [...]