Archive for August, 2013

August 30th, 2013

An Online Privacy Primer

An acquaintance sent me an email message today remarking about how prolific I’ve been—he said it seems as though every time he turns around there’s another book out by Joe Kissell. It’s true that I have a new book, and it’s also true that “I have a new book” is as rare a statement as “I just got a haircut.” (Which reminds me, it’s been about a month…and…scheduled.)

What’s my secret? I’ll tell you: I don’t waste time blogging. Life is too short, and there are too many books to be written. In fact, I’m supposed to be writing two (or five, depending on how you count) at this very moment.

But this particular new book is, I think, especially noteworthy. It’s called Take Control of Your Online Privacy, and I think it’s one of the best and most important things I’ve written. Here, let me tell you a bit about it personally:

If you’ve ever wondered whether the information you send and receive over the Internet is really private—or what to do if it isn’t—this book is for you. It’s written for the intelligent layperson, not for propellerheads. I hope you find it useful!

The Internet is a scary place. Stay safe out there.

August 30th, 2013

MacVoices

New MacVoices interview: I appeared on MacVoices (video and audio) to discuss Take Control of Your Online Privacy. (August 30, 2013)

August 27th, 2013

Bypassing the Cloud with Transporter

New TidBITS article: Bypassing the Cloud with Transporter (August 27, 2013)

August 26th, 2013

My office is not a starship, or why speech recognition is not for me

New Macworld article: My office is not a starship, or why speech recognition is not for me (August 26, 2013)