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CompSec and Browsers

The pastor seeks to protect his flock and mine is virtual, so computer stuff is essential as the means. There was a long period when Internet stuff was largely predictable. Even though aware of new threats arising every day, I … Continue reading

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Firefox Now on the Dark Side

We probably should have seen this coming: Firefox users, get ready for ads in your browser. I don’t think AdBlock or it’s friends will help you with this. Granted, it’s not as if you have no options at all, but … Continue reading

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Kubuntu Guide 09

(Almost done with this, folks.) 09 — Internet Software As with Windows, there are several ways to set up your email. You can use the built in Kmail client. However, this is a prime example of software designed by a … Continue reading

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Bits and Pieces 17

At various times you’ll see modern Judaizers. After two millennia they are still at it, trying to drag Christians back under the Talmud. They don’t like the academic label “Judaizers” and claim various other terms, but it changes nothing. The … Continue reading

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CentOS 7 and 64-bit Mozilla Stuff

CentOS 7 comes with the ERS (Extended Release Support) version of Mozilla software. This is typical of the basic concept behind RHEL/CentOS and other clones, that you probably only have to install the OS once in the lifetime of the … Continue reading

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The Newest Online Privacy Threat: Canvas

As a part of the various options webmasters have for displaying content in your browser, something called “canvas” can also be used for tracking. In essence, the webpage can instruct your browser to draw a picture that is not displayed. … Continue reading

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Tool Shed 6

Despite my years of tinkering with Linux, I find the printing framework (CUPS) still lags what you can get on Windows or Mac. Most people might never notice the difference, but when I need something out of the ordinary, I … Continue reading

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Some Gifts Here

Merry Christmas. On the one hand, I would gladly suffer just about anything I can imagine if more people could see what I see in terms of moral truth. On the other hand, much of the moral power rests on … Continue reading

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Outline of CompSec

It’s Sunday and the prophet has a burden to share: Learn how to surf the Net safely. Most Internet users are not sufficiently paranoid, and they leave way too many doors open for the kind of activity they engage. Most … Continue reading

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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 8)

(The updated version of this series can be found here.) So we have the Chromium browser, but maybe you prefer the other major browser family, called Mozilla. We noted already that Debian doesn’t use the official labels for Firefox, but … Continue reading

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