Steven Hodson's Timeline

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16Feb

Phone hackers able to track your location without your knowledge

Using inexpensive cell phones along with open source software computer ...

Department of Homeland Security explains its monitoring of social media, Congress not happy [Video]

There was a rather interesting gathering of people for a Congressional ...

Iran could put Canadian site programmer to death ‘at any moment’

Meet Saeed Malekpour. In any sane world the events awaiting for Saeed would ...

Never mind gas mileage how about the worst toxic levels in cars

When it comes to buying our vehicles we spend a lot of time worrying about ...

Google vs. RIAA – Finally the possible court case we have been waiting for, and need

One of the markers that trade organizations like the RIAA and MPAA have ...

15Feb

The power of Steam

If you are a gamer then chances are you know about Valve’s Steam ...

Shhh, Don’t Anyone Tell The Republicans, But The President Has A Secret Army

When we think of military terms like Special Ops, and we’re not ...

Broadcast journalist pulled her kids from school after huge backlash to underage drinking story

Even though journalism is undergoing some pretty major changes the fact is ...

Following the Path privacy mess, Congress wants some answers from Apple

Even though Dave Morin, the CEO of Path, has apologized for the recent mess ...

No, shooting your thumb off isn’t some ‘Prepper’ rite of passage [Video]

There is a small but growing movement in the United States that truly ...

Add Twitter to the list of services keeping your contact list

One would think that after the mess surrounding Path and its previously ...

14Feb

Fake iPhones being returned to various TELUS stores in Canada

A while back there were reports of iPads being returned to Best Buy stores ...

Not just happy to seize the site the UK Government arrests its operators and threatens its users

When it comes to seized websites we are use to them being seized by the US ...

Weeds creator has a new show and it’s coming to you on – Netflix

Netflix hasn’t been shy about how it wants to get more into original ...

A lawyer vetted Valentine’s Day card

The law and legally valid are probably not the first thing that one would ...

Never mind Match.com or Plenty ‘O’ Fish – the real hooking up is over on Words with Friends

At one time the really hot place to meet women wasn’t the bars but ...

In Canada if you don’t like warrantless Internet spying then you support child porn

Oh Canada, the land of the brave, and the land where the government once ...

This year will see more mobile devices than human beings

As we approach the 7 billion mark of people living on this planet it is kind ...

Apple users prepare to whine and cry as Chinese company seeks to stop all exports of the iPad

This is a rather curious story in that Apple doesn’t apparently own ...

Hey guys, that awesome marriage proposal you had ready – it’s been trumped by an Infographic

Proposing to the love of your love of your life is one of the most angst ...

13Feb

An introductory featurette for the John Carter [Video]

When it comes to science fiction and fantasy there are what is considered to ...

12Feb

It seems that the Crazy Cat Lady may have a medical explanation

We love our cats but there are some people who love them maybe just bit too ...

The European ACTA revolt draws large number of protesters

While here in North America everyone is still slapping each other on the ...

Amaze her with this great Valentine’s Day evening courtesy of Rube Goldberg [Video]

Ah Valentine’s Day, the second greatest marketing achievement of ...

11Feb

Leaked demo play for Mass Effect 3 surfaces on the web [Video]

I am a big fan of the Mass Effect video game franchise having played both 1 ...

T-Cells, our body’s warrior in the war against cancer [Video]

Our bodies are pretty incredible and for the most they are amazingly ...

Just how many books about Abe Lincoln have there been written? Three stories worth.

It should be no surprise to anyone that some of the most popular people in ...

10Feb

Not so quick with the BitTorrent piracy killing the box office argument.

From the very first movie that was downloaded from the Internet the ...

Pinterest’s first satire account raises the ire of Mitt Romney’s campaign

It never, ever, fails. The moment you have some new social network that ...

Rogers Canada has the lowdown on who’s hooking up and who’s getting dumped via text

Okay this is definitely the weirder of surveys that I have seen in a while ...

The fact behind what’s in your trash? [Infographic]

Trash, we create mega tons of it every day and while a lot of people try to ...

High-five to the Boston Police for their excellent response to their site being hacked [Video]

Law enforcement site hacks are pretty common place these days and typical ...

09Feb

Ever wonder how much your Twitter account is worth? Now you can find out.

In a world where people can be sued by taking their Twitter account with ...

Plastic surgery rises again this year in the US

When we think of plastic surgery we will usually think first of people like ...

Freelance Syrian journalist Mazhar Tayyara killed in Homs

If there is one place that you don’t want to be these days it would ...

The ultimate Valentine’s Day engagement party courtesy of Pizza Hut. Value: $10,010

Okay I’m not sure how well your hopeful betrothed would feel about you ...

Nielsen says cord cutters on the rise but traditional television not going anywhere

As we move more and more into a digital world where we get just about ...

iPad manufacturer Foxconn gets hacked

Much of the talk about Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that manufacturer the ...

08Feb

Scientists gets further evidence that Mars once had oceans

Mars, our neighbor, once the dreams of science fiction writers and ...

The biggest flexible working initiative of its kind says UK’s O2

As a work at home blogger I am kind of spoiled in that I only have to walk ...

Yes Martha, there is indeed a company that makes and sells fake dog poop [Video]

Of course fake dog poop has been around since before I was even born (hey, ...

Will social gamers please stand up and introduce yourselves [Infographic]

We make a lot of fun of people who forsake any semblance of a life in favor ...

Secure satellite phones not so secure as crypto crack makes them vulnerable

Satellite phones are considered to be inherently secure and a safe way for ...

The newest tool to make storing data on magnetic hard drives faster? Heat.

Data storage is a tricky business as we are constantly looking for better ...

07Feb

Flaw in a home security video system exposes feeds to the Internet

Way to go Trendnet, way to go. I mean it’s great that you provide a ...

Occupy Oakland crackdown draws the totally expected ire of Anonymous [Video]

Personally I thought all the Occupy movement people had headed home to ...

isoHunt continues the fight which may be its saving grace in the turbulent world of BitTorrent

Right now there is a deathly pall hanging over the Internet, and the world ...

Neuromarketing – the art of reading your mind to sell you more crap you ‘thought’ you wanted

In this day and age of social media and social marketing it is all about ...

April 3 is the drop date for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect Star Wars bundle

Mark your calendars you Star Wars gaming fans and Xbox Jedi wannabes as we ...

The awesome goodness of Pizza explained [Infographic]

Ah pizza – the food of the gods come down to earth for the betterment ...