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Browser Wars: Lost Pretense of Innocence
Nobody is surprised when Google does something sneaky and dirty. We all figured out long ago that Google is evil in the sense that they will not hesitate to lie, and will gladly sell you to the highest bidder. They … Continue reading
A Few Minor Technology Notes
I’m willing to test something in every way possible so you don’t have to. However, I’ll never tell you that my results are definitive for anyone but me. Feel free to discover a contradicting result on your own. But if … Continue reading
Sixty One
Since it’s my birthday, I’ll take the luxury of ranting a bit. I have said that the closest I come to activism is in regards to the Internet. While it’s wholly unlikely I would try to leverage persuasion via typical … Continue reading
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Tagged computer technology, internet, security software
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Virtual Guardians
Must we dig into the self-evident fact that corporations and marketers are greedy and generally willing to do anything to take your money? While particular individuals might own up to certain ethical barriers, you don’t get an MBA without absorbing … Continue reading
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Tagged browsers, computer technology, government, internet, open source, oppression, targeted advertising
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Google World
Consumer software is a moving target and any advice I might offer is obsolete three days later. On the tail of my advice to switch from Chrome-based browsers to Mozilla-based, I now read some of the less public chatter and … Continue reading
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Tagged browsers, Chromium, Firefox, Google Chrome, internet, mozilla, Opera browser, Seamonkey, software, Vivaldi browser
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Mozilla Only
This is sort of a last straw for me. I’ve been watching this build up over the past few years and decided it was time to just ditch anything based on Google’s Chrome browser engine, called Blink (WebKit on Mac). … Continue reading
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DNC Leaks and Computer Forensics
For those of you curious about how we do computer forensic work, here’s a short video that explains how we know that the DNC email leaks during the presidential election were an inside job. I admit that I receive darn … Continue reading
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Tagged computer forensics, computer tech support, cynicism, politics, propaganda
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Update on Windows Snooping
If you happen to be interested in the subject, I ran across something fresh: NSA Collects MS Windows Error Information. The article discusses how the NSA is harvesting any bug report or telemetry sent from your Windows computer back to … Continue reading
VA Policy: Access Denied Veterans Running Linux
Can I get some help from someone with more expertise? I can code HTML on the fly, but I don’t mess with scripting; I have no use for it. Yes, I know my blogs have scripting, but someone else handles … Continue reading
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Tagged computer tech support, computer technology, government, internet, linux, mac, open source, veterans services, windows
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Neither Technology nor Magic
I think I managed to save my laptop. Folks, nobody has to tell me I’m not the greatest tech support guy ever. However, I’ve done it long enough to realize that if you have one kind of failure, you can … Continue reading
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Tagged computer tech support, heart-led, Linux Mint
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