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The Moral Duty to Adblock
The Internet is a much better place if you and I agree to block advertising in our browsers. We have that word from a former insider, one of the guys who designed the current intrusive tracking of advertising on the … Continue reading
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Tagged adblock, advertising, internet, malware
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Win10 Upgrade as Malware
Honestly, genuine IT managers are treating the upgrade with the same intensity and depth of analysis as a malware attack. They do this because they say that the unwanted upgrade acts just like malware. Go ahead and keep your Windows … Continue reading
Debian Desktop: Caching Nameserver (DNS)
Most people are vaguely aware that Windows by default includes a service that keeps track of your favorite sites and stashes the DNS reference (IP address) so it won’t have to keep asking for the same address. Even laptops do … Continue reading
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Tagged Debian Linux, DNS, internet, linux, XFCE desktop
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Net Future
Some of you, dear readers, grasp the heart-led awareness. If you do, then you are acutely aware that most of the world does not, will not, and perhaps cannot get it. The nature of heart-led compassion for the world that … Continue reading
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Tagged business, economics, heart-mind, internet, mainstream media, religion, technology
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Network Upgrade
This stuff is happening too fast. The Lord has been gracious and we got our state income tax refund. So today we stopped by a Cox store and discussed the free modem upgrade. They want everyone using the new DOCSIS … Continue reading
NSA and Your Security
If you genuinely need privacy, use the one-time pad. Recently the NSA came clean on a few issues at one of the many tech conferences taking place annually. Obviously they aren’t going to tell the whole story, but there’s no … Continue reading
Prayer Request: Networking Hardware
This is a technology issue. Once again, this is not meant to be a fund-raising appeal, but a genuine request that you pray with me. I continue studying the mechanics of networking and providing services to my readers and supporters. … Continue reading
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Tagged compsec, computer technology, networking technology, prayer request
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Small Victories (Updated)
Reaffirming my previous post, I remind you that Debian is better integrated from the start than CentOS. Not bug-free, but fewer problems. Naturally I’m running my preferred desktop environment, XFCE. It lacks some of the bells and whistles, but it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged computer technology, debian, linux
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Broken Windows Pain
I had a rough day; I worked on a Windows machine. First, let me assure you that Windows 7 is often faster and smoother on the same hardware than just about any version of Linux. The drivers work better and … Continue reading
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Tagged computer tech support, linux, windows
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Disavowing Seen and Unseen
The title is a reference to a couple of services run out of Iceland — Seen.is and Unseen.is — that I didn’t know were such nitwits about networking and encryption. I once recommended them, but grew increasingly annoyed at their … Continue reading
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Tagged compsec, email, internet, networking technology
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