Finding the Sockheads had a massive impact on me as a kid. But meeting this crew of Sifl and Olly fans wasn’t just huge because I found a community. It was big on the development of my tastes.
In my last blog, I explained my history as a tween webmaster in the late ’90s and early aughts and how it related to my nerdy tastes. When I left off, I had created a fan site for the MTV show, The Sifl and Olly Show.
Hello! I’m J, and this is my first blog here at my new online home, jchannell dot com! But this is not my first blog – or even my first website.
(Originally published by Sucuri’s blog on March 23, 2020) Online bad actors tend to take advantage of tragedy for their own gain – and the coronavirus is no different. While we would hope that cybercriminals would be sympathetic during a global health crisis, it already appears this may be a pipe dream. As the virus …
Read more “Safe Browsing During a Pandemic: How to Spot COVID-19 Phishing Campaigns”
(Originally published on Sucuri’s blog June 9, 2020) Website defacement is the most obvious sign of a hack. In these cases, bad actors who have gained access to an environment leave their mark through digital vandalism. For website owners, it means trying to access your homepage, only to find all of the code and content …
(Originally published on Sucuri’s blog, January 7, 2020) What is 2FA? Two-factor authentication (2FA) offers a second layer of security to help protect an account from brute force, phishing, and social engineering attacks. 2FA requires an extra step for a user to prove their identity, which reduces the chance of a bad actor gaining access …
(Originally published in South Hills Living magazine on March 7, 2018.) Amy Lynn Best and Mike Watt have a deep connection to the Hollywood Theater in Dormont. The couple first met at the theater while working as members of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” shadowcast in the early ’90s, and it was where they premiered …
Read more “Drama surrounds change of ownership at Dormont’s Hollywood Theater”
Paul Petroskey – also known as “Weird Paul” – had been waiting for something like YouTube for decades.
When Marc Sheffler imitated Elvis Presley at his cousin’s birthday party at age 5, it would set the course for a career in show business.
After graduating from Upper St. Clair High School in 1967, Sheffler wouldn’t just find himself in the entertainment industry, but also in one of the most infamous exploitation horror films of all time, “The Last House on the Left.”