the personal blog of C.K.Koay
My take on some of the latest technology news and issues.
I’ve owned and used various Apple products over the years. Right now, I’m typing this blog post on an iPad Pro, tethered to my iPhone 6S Plus, while glancing at my Apple Watch to make sure I don’t miss my next appointment. When I get home, I’ll probably watch Netflix on my TV via an Apple TV, then check emails on my iMac before bed.
I still remember the thrill of holding that first iPhone box. It wasn’t my first smartphone (that was the Palm Treo). It wasn’t my first iPod (I probably had three by then). It wasn’t even my first PDA (shoutout to the Compaq iPAQ). But it was the first device that seamlessly blended all of them together—a perfect fusion of software and hardware.
Not too long ago, the mere thought of using Windows as my daily driver was abhorrent. I had been a Mac user for years, even going to battle with my enterprise IT team, waging war for my right to connect my macOS devices to the corporate network. But recent innovations from Microsoft have forced me to rethink my stance– something I never thought I’d say.
It is really weird that Apple’s announcements are always called keynotes. I remembered times when a keynote meant the most important speech that always underscores the theme of an event. It is supposed to precede an event. Apple’s Special September Event is just that– an event where the only thing happening was the keynote.
So I logged into my website recently and discovered I’d been hacked since 6th of July 2012. These hackers have been squatting in my digital real estate long enough for a slice of bread to become a thriving mushroom colony.
Fixing it was surprisingly simple. A few tweaks to some files and everything’s back to normal– “normal” here meaning “a website that continues to attract approximately the same audience as my post-modernist avant-garde dance performance.” I have to wonder about the hackers’ motivation. Did they think they’d struck digital gold? ‘Finally! We’ve infiltrated that random guy’s blog about… whatever it is he blogs about!‘
To my digital intruders: I’m genuinely flattered you considered my website worth the effort. It’s like finding out someone broke into your car to steal your collection of car park receipts and that half-eaten KitKat from 2007. I appreciate the validation, though I must inform you that you’ve been performing for an empty theater. My website traffic could generously be described as ‘immediate family members who clicked by accident.’
There is one silver lining to this digital home invasion– they left my original site intact enough for me to restore. That’s surprisingly considerate, like a burglar who only changed the lock on my front gate while leaving my TV, money and valuables in the house intact.
Was it professional courtesy? Pity?
Or perhaps they realized that tampering with my collection of poorly framed photos and rambling posts about nothing would be unnecessarily cruel…
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