“Hey man, I haven't been in class all semester, can I borrow your notes?”

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/evernote-hack-password-resets/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29

Evernote Hack Exposes User Data, Forces Extensive Password Resets

Evernote joins Twitter, Apple, and Facebook on the list of tech companies hacked in recent weeks.

Evernote “has discovered and blocked suspicious activity on the Evernote network that appears to have been a coordinated attempt to access secure areas of the Evernote Service,” according to a statement posted on the company’s website earlier today. “As a precaution to protect your data, we have decided to implement a password reset.”

About 50 million passwords have been changed following the breach.

… The company claims they’ve found “no evidence” that user content was changed or lost nor that payment information was accessed.

Some users, however, said they had to resync their off-line content as a result of the hack in the Evernote forum.

The world, she is a changing...

Nearly Every NYC Crime Involves Computers, Says Manhattan DA

"Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance says cybercrimes are the fastest growing crimes in New York City, and criminals of all types are finding uses for digital tools. The Epoch Times reports that during a Feb. 28 event, Vance said it has reached a point where 'It is rare that a case does not involve some kind of cyber or computer element that we prosecute in our office — whether it is homicide, whether it's financial crime case, whether it's a gang case where the gang members are posting on Facebook where they're going to meet.' He also noted that organized crime groups in New York are shifting their focus to cybercrime, and that many local criminals are working with international hackers."

Always amusing that Blogging is presented as a “Student thing”

http://edudemic.com/2013/03/iphone-apps-for-student-bloggers/

5 Useful iPhone Apps For Student Bloggers

Interesting, if you're a serious reader.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/02/22/f-prpick-ebook.html

'Social reading' the next phase of e-book revolution

… According to Bob Stein, a digital pioneer, the future of books is "social reading."

… Based in New York, Stein is working on a new application called Socialbook, which is like those Amazon and Indigo chatrooms — on steroids.

… Socialbook lets all your friends in your personal digital network know what you’re reading and invites them into the conversation. Furthermore, Socialbook puts participants right into the text of the book, where they can scribble notes in the digital margin of the book, highlight portions, pull out quotes and even re-arrange the content.