Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit. Barton Gellman adviceaidbattery share on social
It turns out that American Express honors recurring payments even if the vendor is unable to supply an accurate card number and expiration date. An Amex phone representative said this is a feature, not a bug, which makes sure my bills are paid. Barton Gellman accurateamericanamex share on social
Even complex passwords are getting easy to break if they're too short. That's because today's inexpensive computer chips have the power of supercomputers from the year 2000. Barton Gellman breakchipcomplex Change image and share on social
All Americans are dependent for their energy on the Arabian peninsula. Barton Gellman americanarabiandependent Change image and share on social
Snowden has been very sparing about discussing his early life or his personal life. Barton Gellman discussearlylife Change image and share on social
Dell fills its computers with crapware, collecting fees from McAfee and other vendors to pre-install 'trial' versions. Barton Gellman collectcomputercrapware Change image and share on social
The IronClad is faster than most thumb drives but far slower than a standard hard drive. Boot up, application launch and other Windows operations feel sluggish, though still usable. Barton Gellman applicationbootdrive Change image and share on social
Among all the upheavals of war with al Qaeda, the surest indicator of the historic stakes is the ongoing rotation of top U.S. government managers - scores at a time - into a bunker deep underground and far from Washington. Barton Gellman bunkerdeepgovernment share on social
Friend of mine, a smart journalist, had his iPad stolen. He couldn't help that - the thief broke into his house. But his private, personal data wasn't stolen, exactly. Donated, more like. He had no passcode set on the iPad. Barton Gellman breakdatumdonate share on social
Ghostery lets you spy on the spies in your computer. For each web page you visit, this extension uncloaks some - but not all - of the invisible tracking software that is working behind the scenes. Barton Gellman computerextensionghostery Change image and share on social
