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A Digital Nightmare Worthy of Stephen King

Nov 29, 2012
by Caroline Miller
Mat Honan, Stephen King, Wired
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I suppose everyone has a love/hate relationship with his electronic devices. In my case, it’s mostly hate though I love search engines. I couldn’t write effectively without one. Facts give a plot its credibility. That said, I approach my computer with trepidation every time I fire it up.

My fears were mirrored in a Wired article by Mat Honan recently. In it, he recounts his efforts to put his electronic life together after a hacker attack, a tale of horror worthy of the novelist, Stephen King. Honan’s personal life was literally chopped up and strewn across the web like pieces of garbage. The perpetrator turned out to be a young man without malice but too much time on his hands.

 A large part of Honan’s problem came for an Apple portal. I won’t explain what I don’t understand but below is his list of suggestions on how to protect your computer. To read the complete article go to: wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08apple-amazon-mau-honan-hacking. Otherwise here’s a summary of what to do.

1. Regularly back up your MacBook or PC.

2. Don’t daisy-chain Google and iCloud accounts together

3. Don’t use the same email prefix across multiple accounts

4. Have a password recovery address that is used only for recovery and not connected to any other account

5. Don’t use a service called “Find my Mac”

If none of this makes sense, as it doesn’t much to me, have a heart-to-heart with someone who understands this stuff. Pulling yourself together after being scattered throughout the web isn’t for sissies.

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Portland, Oregon author Caroline Miller had distinguished careers as an educator, union president, elected official and artist/advocate.

Her play, Woman on the Scarlet Beast, was performed at the Post5 Theatre, Portland, OR, January/February 2015

Caroline published a serialized novelette, Marie Eau-Claire, on the website, The Colored Lens.  She also published the story Gustav Pavel,  a parable about ordinary lives, choice and alternate potential, on the website Fixional.co.

Caroline has published four novels

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  • Trompe l’Oeil
  • Gothic Spring
  • Heart Land

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