Why am I being forced to reset my password? It’s a question I asked just this week when I tried to log into Canva and was told I needed to reset my password. I hadn’t used my Canva account in months and hadn’t received an email notification about a data breach, so I went in search of answers. Option 1 - Canva data breach Surprise! Not really. Canva suffered a data breach on May … [Read more...] about Broken password syndrome – did someone steal my password?
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Friday Fotos – New Zealand fur seals hang out at Milford Sound
Hanging out at Milford Sound with the sealsOn the second half of our Milford Sound tour, the boat slowed for this family of New Zealand fur seals. These guys are HUGE. They seem to love the sun and warmth radiated by the rocks. Given that they spend hours each day looking for food, it’s no wonder they wanted a little time to ‘lay out.’ Did you know there’s a layer of fresh … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – New Zealand fur seals hang out at Milford Sound
Halloween is Murder guest post
Skeletons in the Closet “A nice and fun, old-fashioned mystery. Halloween is Murder was a very well-written and fast read with great characters and a fun mystery with a resolution that I did not see coming.” –The Reading Café Everyone has secrets. Some secrets are small, inconsequential, but others are significant. Some secrets can hurt people and some can eat the one … [Read more...] about Halloween is Murder guest post
Behind the story of Christmas Trifle by Heather Haven
Heather Haven has quite the writer’s resume. She’s penned fourteen novels, short stories, comedy acts, television treatments, ad copy, commercials, and plays. She has won numerous awards and is launching the Snow Lake Romantic Suspense Novel series with Christmas Trifle. She said, "I had written 13 mystery novels but was to discover this was a completely different animal. … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Christmas Trifle by Heather Haven
Friday Fotos – Milford Sound meets the Tasman Sea
Milford Sound meets the Tasman SeaThe journey to this point had been slow and smooth. But once the Tasman Sea came into view, it’s influence and power became obvious. At first, our ferry boat just rolled a little. As we made our way out onto the open ocean, we found ourselves moving up, down, and sideways. On what was actually a calm day, the Tasman Sea gave us the barest … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Milford Sound meets the Tasman Sea





