by vfitzjarrald | May 20, 2015 | App Reviews, Privacy
Tutanota is one of the “up-and-coming” encrypted email providers. What I like about Tutanota is the ability to send emails to anyone – regardless of if they have the encryption keys or not. As the video shows, you can send messages to anyone with a predefined password. You will of course need to communicate with those folks to give them the “secure” password. Tutanota is free right now and has a wonderful app (and is one of the few encrypted services that does). There is a soft spot in my heart for TutaNota – simply because it was one of the first Zero-Knowledge providers that I began to work with. For a free service, they cannot be beat – organization of emails is easy, creating emails is simple, and the app is streamlined. They are missing two very important things: Drafts and PGP Support.
by vfitzjarrald | May 18, 2015 | App Reviews, Privacy
SpiderOak is one of my favorite Zero-Knowledge companies. A few months ago, I was sent a promotion on “Supporting internet Privacy” and a locked price “Unlimited” storage amount on SpiderOak. Up until that point, I had not even heard of the company – or Zero-Knowledge for that matter. I jumped in to see what it was like, while I still sorted out my 1Tb Google Drive.
by vfitzjarrald | May 17, 2015 | App Reviews, Privacy
That is a great question! I had not heard of the Circle until I started researching how to make the internet free. When you do that research (and you should), you will come across several important names: Edward Snowden (the notorious whistle-blower), Julian Assange (founder of Wikileaks), Sir Tim Burners Lee (widely credited with creating the internet), and usually Phil Zimmerman. Phil Zimmerman created a program known as PGP – or pretty good privacy. When he created it in 1990, he was arrested by the US Government for distributing encryption systems across borders. After winning his court case in 1996, Phil has worked tirelessly to create systems that ensure privacy on the internet. His most recent project is the Silent Circle.
by vfitzjarrald | May 16, 2015 | Privacy, Technology
Over the past two months, I have been asking myself and my social networks the same question. The answers I have sought to uncover were masked by partisan politics and moral indecision. Following the advice of Richard Ledgett (of the NSA) I continued to learn and dig...
by vfitzjarrald | May 15, 2015 | Privacy
Privacy is important to me. I had forgotten that. As a technologist, and an amateur hacker, I spent five years of my life learning the means to hack by joining gangs and buying books. Back then, I was an idealist, and definitely toed the grey line of technology. I...
by bbeckel | Apr 8, 2015 | Jeju, Travel
Welcome to the second half of our spring break adventure to Nepal! (See part 1 here) We really rolled with it for our last two days. While we ate breakfast in Pokhara (pre-flight delays, see part 1…) we phoned a cooking class for the afternoon. When we landed (4...
by bbeckel | Apr 6, 2015 | Jeju, Travel
For our last spring break (maybe ever, since Patrick is now joining the private sector!) we joined forces with some of our best friends here in Korea – Andrew, Melissa, Matt, and Melissa (yep – two Melissas = double the confusion!) – to travel to...
by bbeckel | Apr 5, 2015 | Jeju, Travel
Spring has come quickly with busy work schedules, but we’ve managed to have some fun around Jeju, too. Here’s a quick run down of birthdays, natural beauty on Jeju, and a visit from my awesome friend and old-roommate Rachel. Yay! The weather has been weird...
by bbeckel | Apr 4, 2015 | Jeju, Travel
Dear friends and family. I miss you all. We both do! I slowed down in writing for a bit because, well, 18 months in, there were fewer NEW! and EXCITING! things to write about. But then I STOPPED writing because I suddenly found out just how much work it is to be a...
by vfitzjarrald | Feb 20, 2015 | App Reviews, Game On!, On the iPad
Dead Trigger is one of my favorite iOS franchises. Even though it has been in my Pocket since I first owned an iPhone 3, I have never taken the time to review a game in the franchise. When the first game came out, I spent hours leveling my character so that I could smoke a couple of zombies with the crossbow and golden gun. Dead Trigger had everything you wanted: waves of endless zombies, creative weapons, and an engaging storyline. Dead Trigger 2 has been out for some time now and it takes the mold made by Dead Trigger and creates a more engaging story and improves upon its own gameplay mechanics.
