Nerdcast was awesome this week. We had great guests including Daryl Siemen, Dennis Houseknecht, Patrick Browne, Arthur Wiebe, Nathan Wiebe and David Redecop.

We had some great things to talk about like Firefox Security Addons, FamilyFriendlyNet, and the Great Canadian Mentoring Challenge.....

Host

• David Redekop

Guests

• Dennis Houseknecht
• Nathan Wiebe
• Arthur Wiebe
• Patrick Browne
• Daryl Siemens

Good News:

• David Redekop - participate in Mentor Challenge
• Dennis Houseknecht - Great to work with Level Platforms
• Nathan Wiebe - are 3 months to be part of nerd on site
• Arthur Wiebe - setup a client on Open DNS and clean viruses
• Patrick Browne - Happy to be part of the Dale Carnegie Course
• Daryl Siemens - New nerd in Winnipeg

News and Discussion:

• is a handy tool for checking web browsers for known vulnerabilities

• One year after the plug was pulled at McColo in California, it seems that this may be an effective way of fighting back against botnets and spammers

• Firefox is still my preferred browser, but it had the highest percentage of vulnerabilities in a recent study.

• Here is some godd information about preventing identity theft. This document also contains links to more useful information.

• Read Kindle Books on Your Computer, Get the best reading experience available on your PC. No Kindle required

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