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Windows File Sharing — SMB3
The current emphasis in Windows world is file sharing via the cloud. However, there may be good reasons to avoid that. You could use the SSH server in Windows the way Linux does, and install an SFTP client such as … Continue reading
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Tagged networking, sysadmin, windows
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Slimjet Censors Websites
In the past I had recommended the Slimjet browser as a good alternative to Google Chrome. It has some nifty features. However, an unexpected “feature” recently appeared: It censors some websites. I was testing how Slimjet worked under certain conditions … Continue reading
The Chromebook
Okay, here it is, folks. I said it was a prayer request, not a fundraiser, but some of you contributed anyway. This is the cheaper of the two versions of the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2 with the Celeron processor. It has … Continue reading
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Tagged Chromebook, computer technology, google, underground church
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AI Infiltration
Some of you have asked me questions about my teaching. Some of you have asked my counsel on personal matters. I’m honored to serve you that way. But what if someone was able to fake my ID and send messages … Continue reading
Oppressive Technology
I’m laughing: If you’re curious how entrenched older Windows versions are, we can get a good estimate by visiting a dataset maintained by the United States Government Digital Analytics Program. This dataset contains a rolling summary of visitors to US … Continue reading
Ransomware and Colonial Pipeline
There are too many sources I could link, so I’ll just summarize what I’ve read so far. I’m sure it’s no consolation to anyone, but I learned yesterday that the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack affected only the office computers and … Continue reading
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Tagged business, compsec, computers, crime, malware, networking technology
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The Chinese Grip
Here’s something interesting: China has concrete plans for taking over the Internet itself. It’s not as if this is news, but it’s a much more explicit statement than we would expect. China is not known for public honesty on much … Continue reading
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Tagged business, economics, internet, networking technology, politics
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To Everything a Season
This is not meant to be a tech piece, not on this blog. I’m trying to point out something behind it all. A couple of articles about the ongoing war — TPTB are trying to crush cryptocurrency. First is this … Continue reading
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Tagged censorship, computer technology, cryptocurrencies, internet, oppression, TPTB
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Google’s Latest Censorship Efforts
The “Health Ranger” has been known to exaggerate from time to time, but there is quite likely a basis in truth for his latest breathless warning about Google Chrome browser. I’ve been hearing just this kind of thing from technology … Continue reading
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Tagged browsers, Firefox, google, Google Chrome, oppression, Vivaldi browser
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