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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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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 6)

(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) The Chromium extensions we installed do several things. Ghostery and Adblock work together to block the worst advertising. Ghostery may need some fine-tuning so you can use certain features … Continue reading

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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 5)

(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) First, a pop quiz. You will need a package called “gdebi”; based on the previous lesson, install it as you wish. It will bring with it a few other … Continue reading

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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 4)

(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) Debian won’t force you to use the commandline; it will entice you with the most opulent provision for those who dare to learn the magic of the Linux commandline. … Continue reading

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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 3)

(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) Linux is an implementation of the Unix computer technology; a type of Unix, if you will. In Unix Land, everything is a file. Every bit of hardware that the … Continue reading

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Virtual Doors Wide Open

I’m tired; I don’t want to work on computers any more. But I must. The motto for my computer ministry is: “Helping you to need less help.” If computers weren’t so complicated and took so much time, I would have … Continue reading

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Bits and Pieces 14

Sometimes the best you can get is broken. I can’t post on Facebook this morning. I can click a few “likes” if I use a plain text browser and log in via the mobile interface FB offers but I still … Continue reading

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Busy Day

This is what my posts look like when I’m too busy actually working to do a lot of deep contemplation. I fixed a Vista laptop being passed from elder to younger relative. Simple answer: First, unlock the Administrator account. Kill … Continue reading

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Computer Fright and badBIOS

Okay, so Halloween is over, and it’s time to call the bluff. I’m not a part of the technical elite, but I do know when something doesn’t pass the smell test. There is something wrong with what Drago Ruiu has … Continue reading

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