I'm using an older computer to do real work (I don't game) so I've chosen to forego the fancy desktops and stick with XFCE4. It is a bit lighter than the tricked out desktops, and using it doesn't require that I adapt to a new paradigm.

I use Disqus comments on this site, and I just had a problem where I kept getting the error "Disqus seems to be taking longer than usual. Reload?" with no comments or text entry box. I'm using Firefox 16.0.2, and I don't have any extra plugins enabled. A few are installed, but only the defaults are on. I read on the Disqus forum that it could be because of too many plugins (not here), slow internet (definitely not here!), and slow webserver (not here). The only other possibility, which is what I discovered was my problem, is a corrupted Firefox profile.

Rumours on the net are hinting at another Samsung Galaxy S III, but this time it's a mini! Nothing has been released officially, but there has been a sighting of a flyer in Germany that is hinting at a new unveiling, and the image on the flier is of the most recent Samsung release, the S III. Apple fanboys (and girls) have been going nuts, claiming that the only advantage to the S III over the iPhone5 is the larger screen size, and so this new release doesn't make sense to them. I think the concept that is foreign to iPhone users is one of choice.

Most people by now have heard of sidejacking. That's where a bad person (and a laptop) connect to one of the unencrypted wireless access points at school, and listen for the cookies of other students who are also connected and browsing the web. It's trivial to accomplish, and there is no easy way to detect it. It has been publicized as being the method used to hack your facebook or email. This hack can easily lead to partial or full identity theft.