Tech Break

First off, say goodbye to a lot of spam. At least for now. McColo, a hotbed of, among other things, “botnet” control centers that were used to mastermind massive spam campaigns, was pushed offline last week. The results are tangible; my personal e-mail address, posted several places online and usually subject to what I estimate as well into the triple digits of daily spam, has dropped to maybe seventy messages per day, with an even lower number at the point when the McColo plug got pulled. Sure, the spammers will be back, but I’d encourage you to enjoy the relative lack of spam while it lasts.