Putting the Face in Facebook

   As can happen in a month whose name contains an "a", "e" or "u" :-), Facebook has once again made
changes to its privacy policy and practices.  And, as always we all have two choices: accept the changes (and adjust our settings and practices appropriately), or; leave Facebook.

   Of course most people won't leave Facebook, and if anything they will add more users than those that leave.

   As I look through the changes (see Facebook's notice here with links to the details), I think there are three things to know...

Countdown - the end of a (Google) reader

   The clock is ticking.  On July 1, Google will remove support for the RSS aggregator tool, Google Reader.

   In the past I've talked about how I keep up with the vast amount of information and changes in the security and IT fields.  That article focused on podcasts.  Another key tool I use is an RSS aggregator.

   An RSS aggregator is a program used to collect information from online sources.  You "subscribe" to a site (such as this blog), and then notices of new articles are automatically brought into the aggregator.  The power of the tool is that you can organize your subscriptions by categories you choose.  You can then quickly browse new articles by category.