Reality Me

The ColdFusion Developer’s Journal has published the Top 10 Web Security Tips. Although this is written using ColdFusion references, the concepts are applicable to PHP, Asp, etc. For serious web application programmers this is a must read!

1. Have an Error Handler
2. Prevent Cross-Site Scripting
3. Remove Dangerous Characters
4. Prevent Fake Form Submits
5. Stop Unauthorized Data Mining
6. Validate Parameters and Prevent SQL Injection Attacks
7. Use Server-Side Validation to Back Up Client-Side Validation
8. Harden Your Logon Code
9. Prevent Timeout Client/Session Backdoors
10. Avoid Trojan Horse Uploads

I have been meaning to give a friend this list of links since July. Time flies and so many things drop through the cracks when you have 10,000 action items. So, I cannot lay hands on my friend’s email address at the moment and I know she peaks in here so here are the links (better late than never):

http://www.korrnet.org/sb6bc/

http://www.parent-childservices.com/ has lots of checklist and fact sheets if you click “information” in the left column

http://www.allaboutmoms.com/speechchecklist.htm

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/speechandlanguage.asp

http://www.aap.org/parents.html

http://www.aacap.org/

My wife, the wealth of information, actually deserves the credit for referring those links.

Sorry for the delay.

A New Day!

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This Morning

That fluttering in my lower right chest cavity is already going to town today and I’ve had no caffiene. I failed to pull any of the anticipated overtime on this current project. Not only has that set us behind, it’s like turning down free money! I’m so irritated with myself.

Today is my family’s day at the Appalachian Homecoming. I will miss it because I did not work hard enough.

Student: I can’t stop thinking about this bad thing I did.

Master: If you think about it enough will it become good?

I had the pleasure of a phone call from someone that found my business card on a board at TCBY. I had forgotten I’d placed it there! I was able to solve their problem in a few minutes on the phone gratis. Hopefully it will come back around.

Well now. I was having a very surreal moment at the office and emailed a post that went to the ether. How funny.

Quality Programming rule #1: If you are not given a spec, write your own. I broke this rule on my current project. Today I fixed the problem and it both sent me reeling as well as gave a definite end to the work. There is much to accomplish in a very brief time.

I am going to sit down and spend a few minutes each day writing, reviewing, and revising specs on the projects I am and want to do both personal and professional. It makes all the difference in the world!

Amy says, “Save us from the evil poop Daddy!” Apparently the dog had an accident.

She followed it shortly with “bad hair day.”

A New Day!

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This Morning

Woke at 4am and could not get myself out of bed. I slept like a rock! I needed the sleep as badly as I needed to be working.

Student: Once a good man always a good man?

Master: If you are feeling evil, perhaps it was always there.

Actually pulled myself from bed for a 2am-5am programming stint! Got some cleaning in also as I started through a pile of old mail and had fun trashing ads mailed to me in 2002.

Time for a quick nap.

Up and working but I’d rather be sleeping.