Heres a fun tweet I picked up recently: phoneboy.com has been here for more than 10 years, you might say? Well not the way this person remembers it. And, of course, hes right. A lifetime ago in Internet time, phoneboy.com was a different place. The most popular thing on it was an FAQ on FireWall-1,

Originally submitted at Timbuk2 A pack that fits girls (!) and guys AND protects your laptop. Swig Backpack Solid Pack for Business Trips By PhoneBoy from Gig Harbor, WA on 2/20/2010 4out of 5 Pros: Roomy, Lightweight, Comfortable Cons: Not Enough Pockets Best Uses: Travel Describe Yourself: Practical, Career Primary use: Business I have used this pack on both business and personal trips. It comfo...

bvlad: @PhoneBoy Didn't know that. And, well, I totally get your point now :)

bvlad: @PhoneBoy Can't disagree with that. :)

bvlad: @PhoneBoy LOL, you did see we've written more or less the exact same thing at the same time?

bvlad: @PhoneBoy Ok, didn't know that. Interesting then how the US has Chinese-sounding regulations in place for this.

bvlad: @PhoneBoy They just hide the ads. But the ads still load. You just don't see them. Which is fine if that's the only reason you're using them

bvlad: @PhoneBoy I think it's more about protecting a paranoid vision of reality than either of those.

Since Ive joined Check Point Software, Ive done a fair bit of travelingmoreso than Ive done in quite some time. Since I am ending up more random places, and have had the joy of going through airport security in Tel Aviv on two occasions so far (which makes the TSA experience seem relatively painless by

Over the past couple of days, I was out at VMworld 2009 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, which is a trade show put out by the fine folks at VMware. While it was not my “official” job,  I did do a bit of booth duty at Check Point’s booth. It’s been a while since