Archives: 'October, 2006'

30
October
2006

All your passport belong to us

2 words: RFID Passports.
1 more word: Nightmare.
My fears about RFID Passports are being exacerbated by a story over at Cnet – Flaw exploited in RFID-enabled passports:
“Security researchers have released proof-of-contact code that they say enables an attacker to read the passport number, date of birth, and passport expiration date from passports with RFID tags enabled.“
This just […]


26
October
2006

Instant calculations with InstaCalc

Do yourself a favor and check out InstaCalc.  It’s a very clever idea on the age old calculator.  Not only does it do computations on the fly, but the page loads freaking fast and you can share your calculations with others. It even support charting, like bar and pie charts.  Best part is that it […]


21
October
2006

Line rider: Hello addiction

Line rider is just way too much fun.  Just when I thought my probelms were solved because my Geometry Wars bug was wearing off and now this comes along. Great.


20
October
2006

Farewell Windows Live ID, Trevin is signing out

After 5 years, I’m leaving the Windows Live ID team to pursue a Lead PM position in the Windows Marketplace team.  While I’m sad to leave my coworkers and friends in an area that I know like the back of my hand, I’m equally excited to embark on a new adventure working in a completely […]

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5
October
2006

The mother of all braindumps on Europe

Here’s the mother of all brain dumps about Europe based on my trip and probably the longest post in the history of my blog.
Trevin’s braindump on Europe
Travel / Getting Around

Getting a rail pass isn’t your only option. You can opt to buy point-to-point tickets, in combination with flights if neccessary, to save yourself mucho […]

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