It used to be that there were leaders you could count on. Men and women who made things happen. Throughout our history, there were such great people. Think, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Reagan.  Each of these individuals had very profound character traits. They made decisions. They stood for something. They led.

Today’s generation are seriously wondering what’s happening to our country and world. Our problems grow bigger and all you hear from Washington DC politicians is simplistic blather. The talking points uttered by these politicians on television are so insulting that even a kindergartner doesn’t believe them.

Unfortunately, there is no outrage. There is no questioning. Many ask why. The answer is simple. People no longer feel the anger. They don’t believe. They’ve lost faith in our leaders. There is no trust.

Drive by a synagogue, church or mosque. Notice the lots are becoming more filled? People yearn for truth. They yearn for something to believe in. The reason is simple. People are worried.

When we first saw the heavily edited Shirley Sherrod video on FOX News, most of us experienced several emotions.  First there was shock which caused many of us to rush to judgment, just as Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, and the Obama administration did.

Then as the story began to unfold and change right before our eyes, we began to realize that this was not just the story of a woman victimized by right-wing conservatives, but it was the introduction on the world stage of a woman who was so severely impacted by discrimination in all forms (race, status, etc.) that she decided to devote the rest of her life to its eradication.  The video introduced us to a woman who has been fighting for a cause for her entire life; a woman whose calling became bigger than the woman herself.

Today many learned that some 114,000 Apple iPad owners may have had their email addresses compromized because of a feature in the service provided by AT&T.  As an IT consultant I am always concerned when my clients say "Can you make it so I don't have to do ... every time I use the ..."  Often these requests relate to the entry of user IDs and passwords.

The Apple/AT&T incident does not represent, in my opinion, a significant security breach.  Rather it's another example of security and privacy v. convenience.  Let me say this "do you remember the last time you went to the movies and left your keys in the car, the engine running and the driver door slightly open so you would have to ...

The Little Feature That Led to AT&T's iPad Security Breach