Okay, captchas are a necessary evil in this spammy world. If you join forums, comment on blogs, submit or join anything anywhere you’ve run up against this “prove your are human” security hoop. But some make me rub my eyes in doubt and I stop to capture them in the wild. Here are a few examples from my captcha safaris. Continue reading »
There may be nothing a webmaster fears more than a complete loss of their work, their domain, or the accumulated SEO and traffic. David Airey’s recent bout with a domain stealing cracker reminded me of existing dangers. The cracker used an exploit with G-mail to initiate a domain transfer. When Airey emailed the thief, he was met with taunts and demands for money for the domain. This was a shock to my sense of safety online. Continue reading »
