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Looks like next-in-line-to-rule Google was having issues with GMail again today.  And of course Twitter is having issues due to the GMail users wishing to make tweets about it. /sarcastic laugh

No Twitter & Gmail? Now what!?

Twitter follows with an Over Capacity (view the tab).  Guess this is the .01% of that downtime they posted the images about earlier this year…

Just in case you were unaware why Twitter had downtime this morning, it was a result of a Denial of Service (DOS) attack (follow the link if you want an explanation because it’s far too long and boring for most of you).  For all you Twitterfreaks out there, you can always check the status of twitter by using this handy little blog found here.  About the only thing I do on Twitter anymore is have it update new stories here on the site (which is not that often).  But I’ve been trying to use it a little more just if I have a thought or idea or story that I want the few followers I have to see.  After it became so mainstream that everyone was using it, it really became stupid to the tech community.  That’s really the case with everything cool that comes out that us tech people sieze and use and really enjoy.  I can think up a long line of things I was using long before everyone else even thought they’d be fun or serve a purpose.  Way to ruin all the fun you non-technical people!!  j/k

If you were unaware of the outage then just move along…

4:22PM UPDATE:  Talk of the DOS attack could stem from a new strand of the Koobface Virus on the net.  Koobface uses both Facebook and Twitter (hence the play on words Koobface-Facebook) to spread its payload, two of the three sites that were hit. PCMag.com’s Security Watch blog has reported on Koobface using Twitter as well as a new variant that preys on Facebook users. Both tease users with some sort of interesting video, then ask the user to download a “codec” that actually contains the worm itself. Then the process repeats itself.  So be careful fellow Facebook users when you see that message from a friend saying to ‘click here to see ___’.  You should always use your best judgement when getting messages from friends on any social networking site!

Don’t know if many of you follow my Twitter updates from my iPhone, and if you are not that’s fine.  But every now and then I post a link to a picture that I take on certain occasions.  Just check the column on the right to see pictures from Camryn’s 6 month doctor appointment.

EDIT: Here’s the image for those of you unwilling to click…

For those who don’t already know, I will be staying behind in New Orleans for Hurricane Gustav.  I will try to update my Twitter as the days go on.  Keep an eye on the right sidebar under Twitter Updates for more…

So I’ve added a Twitter Update tool in the right column.  If you have not seen Twitter you can check it out here.  This site allows people to stay in touch, say what they’re currently doing, or just aggrivate one another. 

But in adding this I apparently nuked the Polls section of the site, I’m trying to figure out why as I type this…