December has been a tough month for Internet security. The passwords and personal data of 1.3 million Gawker Media readers was compromised over the weekend, followed up by hacks of DeviantArt data (email marketing lists) and McDonalds. If you have a login for McDonalds (Monopoly?), Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Gawker, Jezebel, io9, Jalopnik, Kotaku, Deadspin, or Fleshbot (NSFW) you should change your passwords. Right now.

It's always nice to get positive feedback from your professional peers.  That's why we were thrilled to see CartaNova's Design for Lunatic Adventures (near us in Hamilton, Ontario) shown as the first showcase image at Jooma! Canada.

One of the greatest money-sinks for a small business can be software.  Today you can buy a new computer for much less than you could ten years ago, but often the software becomes the unexpected extra cost. After getting an office suite, photo editor, and anti-virus you may find that these three programs alone cost just as much as your computer!