Tag Archives: computer ministry

Open Source, Closed Mind

Posted on May 7, 2014 by ehurst

I support my fellow humans. People come first; my God says this whole universe exists as a place to guide people to His truth. That puts me at odds with the majority of the human race, but I genuinely love … Continue reading →

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More Busy Day

Posted on November 14, 2013 by ehurst

Today I worked on my own systems a bit. First, I now remember why I don’t like Mint: They have an irresponsible attitude about security and bug-fix updates coming from their upstream source, Ubuntu. You really have to go out … Continue reading →

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Busy Day

Posted on November 13, 2013 by ehurst

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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Not Passing the Hat

Posted on November 7, 2013 by ehurst

I am more grateful than words can describe. I’m typing this on a laptop for which I traded something I had but couldn’t use. The guy has given me other gifts for helping him with his ministry, sort of a … Continue reading →

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Debian and Xubuntu for Common Folks

Posted on September 25, 2013 by ehurst

There are an awful lot of WinXP class machines still running out there and there’s no reason to throw them away just because XP will be even more vulnerable than ever once the updates are discontinued in a few months. … Continue reading →

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Syria Follies Not Over

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ehurst

More and more ships and other military assets continue gathering off the Syrian coast. Both US and Russia are moving stuff around. Currently the congressional leadership are all on board with this. Since the first lie didn’t work to excuse … Continue reading →

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Fork in the Path of Ministry

Posted on September 1, 2013 by ehurst

God said I had the choice, but I’d be a fool for saying “no.” Warning to regular readers: There will be an increase in the number of posts regarding computer ministry issues. The reason is I sense a shift in … Continue reading →

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Friday Randomness

Posted on July 12, 2013 by ehurst

Responded to a computer ministry service call today. The Win7 box was suffering from three types of advertising malware, one of which hijacked some function in the Google Toolbar and caused intermittent Net access problems. Do you know you can … Continue reading →

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Tool Shed 4

Posted on May 25, 2013 by ehurst

Spent something close to 10 hours on a single computer this past week. The issue at hand was a collection of Trojans and related malware. In the mess, I was unable to salvage anything from the file system. Even booting … Continue reading →

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Ancient Truth and History

Posted on January 13, 2013 by ehurst

This will be a crappy post because I’m feeling crappy. This is my annual mid-winter allergy season. I’m running a low-grade fever, just enough to have that icky feeling on my skin. My sinuses feel like the Russian Army has … Continue reading →

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