Michael's Latest Books

Head First JavaScript
Ajax Construction Kit
JavaScript Bible, 6th Edition
TY XML in 24 Hours, 3rd Edition
Treo Essentials

Unconventional Passwords

Captain Quint ("Jaws")

I recently finished writing a chapter on CAPTCHA for Head First PHP & MySQL, a book that has managed to take over my life these days. That chapter got me thinking a lot about user names, passwords, and web security...and then I saw the article below. It suggests as an...

Seven Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

As it turns out, six degrees was a tiny bit optimistic in referring to how much social separation exists between each of us. But kick it up one more degree and we're suddenly one big group of friends spread out across the globe. Microsoft researchers recently put the "six...

Underappreciated Talent

Guy Wright, Yo-Yo Expert

Thanks to my friend Catherine for this little gem. The guy's name is Guy Wright, and he's a modern master when it comes to yo-yo's. That's right, yo-yo's. It's a frustrating, often solo journey to work hours a day mastering a skill that you know only a few select people w...

SkyNet is Coming

SkyNet...yikes!

Here's an interesting take on the doomsday scenario laid out in The Terminator movies, and how it might really go down in the real world. No, I don't think your iPhone is plotting against you just yet but there are some interesting arguments for how "the machines" might s...

Head First PHP & MySQL

Head First PHP & MySQL

First off, I want to apologize to anyone who has posted on here and not received a prompt reply. I recently signed on to co-author Head First PHP & MySQL, and it has been quite the hecti...

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