10 Handy Camera Bag Items by Matt
1. Grocery Bag Your on a shoot and the clouds start to roll in, you feel the moisture, and you know its about to get wet. Don’t be stuck with no options, all you have to do is remember to … Read more…
July 28, 2010
11 Things You’re Doing Wrong on Your Website (and how to fix them!) by Matt
1. It is not cross-browser compatible. There is a huge list of web browsers out there and most likely you have heard of (or use) Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Opera- but have you made sure your website works and looks the same in all of these? You don’t want the first impression of your business to be a broken website. Read more…
July 21, 2010
CSRF Protection in Code Igniter using Form Tokens by Matt
Today we are going to talk about CSRF (or Cross Site Request Forgery), otherwise known as session riding, see-surf, and XRSF, and how to built a token system in Code Igniter to mitigate any potential attacks using CSRF. Read more…
July 7, 2010
WebApp Security and Lock Picking: Things Aren’t That Different by Matt
Woah, application security and picking locks- sounds like the topic of lunchtime conversation at DEFCON. When it comes to exploitation, attacks, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques, security in any field is really all the same. Sometimes explaining web application security is difficult, but it seems when we match it with something more tangible, like the hard steel of locks, some sense comes to life. Lets start with a “hypothesis”, and then look at some worthy comparisons between 1′s & 0′s, and padlocks & handcuffs. Read more…
July 6, 2010
Simple WebApp Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Attack by Matt
XSS, or Cross Site Scripting, is one of the biggest security risks that any web application developer or concerned client should have a good understanding of. XSS makes use of vulnerabilities in a website to inject [malicious] code. Websites are made up of many elements, including things like header information, HTML elements, and sometimes JavaScript elements. Read more…
June 24, 2010
The Weakest Link in the Chain of WebApp Security by Matt
It’s you. You (the human) are the weakest link. Especially when it comes to web application security. As developers, we must pay attention to application security as if our lives depend on it.. a simple 7-character MySQL injection can indeed ruin our day. Read more…
June 21, 2010
SEO in 2018: A Transparent Future by Matt
What will search engine optimization (SEO) look like in 8 years? We’ll, we are here to make some educated assumptions, so hold on tight. The art of SEO will continue to be more and more transparent, and the act of searching for something will rely more on personal attributes on the client-side, rather than some sort of assumed relevancy that the search engine comes up with. Read more…
May 13, 2010
Haptics: Phase I Photo Editing by Matt
What we would consider Phase I is now complete on our haptics photo editing research project! That is, creating software/hardware that is essentially a “working model”- I will be showing a demo of haptic devices editing the brightness of a … Read more…
May 4, 2010
A Camera and Mountain Bike: Photo Journal by Matt
In photography it is important to explore- it keeps your skills tuned, and can open your eyes to new and amazing things. Located right in our backyard of Northville, Michigan is Maybury State Park, and it seemed like a good idea to head out in the rain with just a bike and a camera to see what inspiration or unique shots could be found over a couple hours. Read more…
May 3, 2010
Haptic Enabled Photo Editing by Matt
Prime Studios has partnered with Kettering University to research how photo editing workflow can be improved using haptics. Kettering University is one of the top engineering schools in the nation, and has recently added a haptics program and a state-of-the-art lab, with oversight from Dr. Mehrdad Zadeh. Read more…
April 20, 2010