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Some people configure computers to make them work as designed.
I persuade computers into doing what I want them to do.

City University, London
Nov. 8 - 9, 2009: While the motives and outcomes may be different, there are many similarities between investigative journalism and computer hacking. Mike Schrenk will guide you through these practical, hands-on training sessions that will identify a few hacker-tricks of particular use to journalist Class details

LAS VEGAS
Oct. 1 2009: Schrenk.com relocates to Las Vegas Nevada. (The lease is in hand, but this will not be a quick process.)

DEFCON XVII
Jul. 31 - Aug. 2, 2009: Schrenk to speak at DEFCON XVII about advanced screen scraping techniques. More information as schedules are set.

CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
Jul. 17 - 19, 2009: I'll be teaching classes on web scraping and anonymity in London England at the Centre for Investigative Journalism.

CHINESE BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
Jan. 28, 2009: No Starch Press (San Francisco), just sold the Chinese Language rights for Webbots, Spiders, & Screen Scrapers to GOTOP, a publisher in Taiwan.

SCHRENK TO SPEAK AT EUROPEAN JOURNALISM CONFERENCE
European Investigative Journalism Conference Brussels Belgium November 21-22, 2008, Schrenk to lead three workshops and co-present another with Dutch Reporter, Henk Van Ess

DEFCON XVI ANNOUNCEMENT
We'll see you all at DEFCON XVI August 8-10, 2008 Riviera Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV. Michael Schrenk is also a featured personality at TheSummit, Aug/07/08 9:00pm (at the Riviera Skyboxes).

DE VOLKSKRANT
March 14, 2008 We did the statistical analysis for this article in Holland. (Dutch language)

RUSSIAN BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
No Starch Press (San Francisco), just sold the Russian Language rights for Webbots, Spiders, & Screen Scrapers to a Russian publisher.

WE'RE EXHIBITING AT HOTELWORLD
See you at HotelWorld February 25-27, 2008 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV (exhibitor)

LET'S MEET AT CES
See you at CES! January 7-9, 2008 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV (attendee)

PHP|ARCHITECT COVER
php|architect July, 2007 Schrenk wrote the cover story!
 

SCHRENK SPEAKS AT DEFCON XV
Michael Schrenk DEFCON XV video The DEFCON XV presentation, The Executable Image Exploit, is available for free viewing on Google Videos.

ITALIAN BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
An Italian Language version of Webbots, Spiders and Screen Scrapers is available.
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In November 2008, Schrenk led three sessions at The European Investigative Journalism Conference in Brussels Belgium. He also co-led another session with Dutch Journalist Henk Van Ess.


Executable images?

Learn how images--which are really executable programs, can lead to many interesting and useful techniques (from Schrenk's DEFCON XV presentation)
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