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Conficker Panic Mongering

So we usually see virus/spyware infections daily, and we have already noticed an increasing trend of these infections. So even though conficker could potential infect a lot of machines, various other spyware programs are already at work. In fact Webroot reported that 89% of machines were infected with some form of spyware in 2006.... and the trend has increased since then. So obviously the media is just selling fear again, and even though you should be running anti-virus software on your computer, you actually should have been doing that already... so no major shocker there.

My tips would be the usual:

• Don't click on links that you aren't 100% sure of the source... actually just don't click on links unless you programmed the HTML yourself.
• Don't browse to unknown websites; or rather just don't use the Internet for a couple days... yes you can do it you Internet addicts.
  
• Keep your Anti-virus up to date, and maybe add SuperAntispyware to your arsenal of tools. Check out our free resources for some additional ideas.
  

In all honesty this really just means we all need to get off our computers and go read a book or walk in the park or something, yeesh!

Company Kool-Aid

Yes, I had to copy and paste Kool-Aid into word to make sure I was spelling it correctly. And no, I didn't spell it correctly because there is a dash in the middle. Why is there a dash I ask you, WHY?
But I digress.

I'm pretty sure that phrase is the ultimate homage to terrible office-isms. And I've caught myself thinking of it way too often. It sticks in your head like an expired can of peanut-brittle left in a black car in August. Just think of all the potential sentences you could ruin with that deplorable phrase!

"Hey Kurt, are you really excited about this sales push or are you just drinking the company Kool-Aid"
"Sandy(generic 50s name) keeps getting promoted, I wonder if I should stop moping around and start drinking the company Kool-Aid"
"I bring my own plastic jug thing to work because I don't trust the company Kool-Aid"

I think that last one was a little paranoid, but the opportunities are endless.

Travian!

I've been attempting to play this game called Travian, it originated in Germany and pretty much gives me a huge false sense of accomplishment. At least it is structured in a way that doesn't allow you to spend all day on it. It takes like 45 minutes to build something! Well apparently people get really into it and check it almost hourly, but I don't think I have the dedication for that. The servers are broken up by the country you live in, I play in the US on server 5.... wow I sound like a huge dork. I guess "play" is the relative term, because I'm probably getting attacked at this very minute, ohh well!

They've got to be making a killing though because they do this whole, free to play but you can pay to get better functionality and features. If you want to be a top player you would probably need to pay to get these features. The first time I am tempted to spend real life money on this game, I will be forced to quit. I'm already wasting time, why waste time AND money? :D

MIKE ARE YOU OUT THERE?

Hey Mike, even though I sent you a link to start participating on this blog like two seconds ago, I expect you to be as obsessive compulsive as me and to use that damn Iphone for something besides Pandora Radio! I guess you did tip me off to that Email Sync App... what was it called again? It's in my email somewhere, so it is probably lost forever. There I go capitalizing things again!

Editing Blogger Template

I have to figure out a way to edit this blogger template to make it look.... less like a template! There HAS to be a way to change it without using the edit HTML button. Maybe I should stick with HTML seeing as how the last time I messed with web design was pre CSS, XML and PHP. Who can I pawn this work onto?

First-ish Post

Well since we have a blog going for Driven Technology, I don't know if this can truly count as a first post, but it is still pretty exciting! The purpose is to talk about technology... the technology we are or would like to be dealing with. The frustrations, the successes, the complaints, the ignorant rants, etc.

In any case we will be putting our moderate to bad photoshop and web design skills to use.