Macintosh Worm?

Brian Krebs at the Washington Post and Red Herring report on the existence of a worm/trojan currently on OSX.

Well, maybe. Apparently there’s a jpg wandering about, supposedly sending itself via iChat to other iChat users, and its really a worm/trojan which doesnt do anything

I don’t know about you, but I dont accept any kind of file transfer from just anybody, and they usually alert me ahead of time when its going to happen.. for example if we are discussing a picture of some kind, and one’s chat partner says “wanna see?” and you agree… you still have to accept the transfer.

However, proof of concept is the word here, and we Mac users now need to be vigilant so that our computers don’t get compromised by what will inevitably follow this… the psychopaths are going to try to find a way to breach our security. Darnit.

A bit of Geekery

a Multi-input touch screen. Who saw the screens in Minority Report? Seems like they aren’t that far off in the real world.

Info found in a Whirlpool discussion

Things I have learned this month

1. It actually IS possible to make huge sums of money online without spamming or nagging your friends to join up.
2. Its equally possible, even probable, that you will lose huge sums of money online because the methods of #1 make it so.
3. There are at least 15 different online payment processors of which PayPal is just one. Most will probably take your money and run, eventually (as Stormpay seems to have done this week)
4. People who do not live in the USA *can* get a US bank account without needing a Social Security number or a US mailing address. There are two wellknown financial institutions which offer the service, probably more.
5. I’m a glutton for punishment and will probably gamble my money again. Its as much game as poker or roulette. More like roulette, really.
6. Golden Rule: If you can’t afford to lose it, then don’t use it.
7. Added later: It works out way cheaper than Lotto.

And now for something completely different

As found at Mulubinba Moments. I shall try to be as faithful to the original intent as possible.

Four jobs you’ve had
General Nurse (Wagga)
Preschool Kindy Manager (Canberra)
Guitarist/Singer (Newcastle)
Psychiatric Nurse (All over)

Four movies you could watch over and over
Dances With Wolves (no, its not normally my favourite kind of movie)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Slingblade

Four Places you’ve lived
Sydney
Wagga
Canberra
Newcastle

Four TV Shows you love to Watch
Stargate
As Time Goes By
Wire in the Blood
Jonathan Creek

Four Places you’ve been on vacation
New Zealand’s South Island
Currarong (South Coast NSW, a beautiful place)
Trial Bay (Near Southwest Rocks, NSW)
Cape Cod, MA and Newport, RI

Four blogs you visit daily
Alas none, I visit all in the sidebar, often but not daily.

Four of your favourite foods
Satay Chicken
Salads using iceberg lettuce
Warm chicken caesar salad
MANGO!

Four places you’d rather be
Anywhere where the air is fresh and the weather is mild to cold.
so: Tasmania
New Zealand
UK
Scandinavia

Four albums you can’t live without
Court and Spark: Joni Mitchell
The Best of Cris Williamson
Hissing of Summer Lawns: Joni Mitchell
Dreaming Wide Awake: Lizz Wright (yeah its recent)

Four vehicles you’ve owned
1972 Toyota Corolla (first new car)
1967 Austin 1800 (first second hand car)
Various Falcons
Suzuki Ignis

Four people you’ve tagged
I don’t even know what it means to “tag” people