Tag Archives: computer technology

The Fixer 03

Posted on April 21, 2017 by ehurst

Ned’s employer was a senate staffer. Most people called him Tim, but his name was Tymek. His parents saddled him with the traditional Polish variant of Timothy in honor of his grandfather. Tim’s family had been involved in banking and … Continue reading →

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AI Is the Wrong Path

Posted on February 10, 2017 by ehurst

People talk about AI and the prospect of electronic sentience, but they have no idea. It was a tech support house call. When I walked into the lady’s computer room, her machine told me everything was alright. That is, it … Continue reading →

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Of Cattle and Sheep

Posted on January 29, 2017 by ehurst

Does it require an explanation so long and detailed that nobody will read it? The US health care system is a time bomb in the first place. It is broken and the fix is not what everyone imagines. If you … Continue reading →

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Some Current Tech Talk Trends

Posted on January 27, 2017 by ehurst

In my computer tech support ministry, I still run into people with notions carved in stone from before the introduction of Windows. It arises from the bureaucratic mindset seeping into the wider society: Invent once; never progress. Do you know … Continue reading →

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Giving It Away

Posted on January 20, 2017 by ehurst

Walk your talk. All Creation is just a tool for the Father’s glory. Wealth is for sharing, but it rests on the foundation of the covenant of faith. I bought that fancy Linksys WRT1200AC router as part of my tool-up … Continue reading →

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Social Media Hijack Vulnerabilities

Posted on October 25, 2016 by ehurst

I know that some of you still use Facebook; that’s your business. The problem is that Facebook is like the Borg in wanting to take over your virtual life. Stop and think about all the different services you know about … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces 20

Posted on September 3, 2016 by ehurst

While I’ve left Debian Jessie on the server, I found too many things implemented wrong for my laptop. So I moved back to Mint 18 (Sarah) and I’ll just grit my teeth on the suspend issue. Part of what drove … Continue reading →

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Administrivia (Updated)

Posted on August 16, 2016 by ehurst

I’m re-installing CentOS 7 on the parish server today. I’ve decided to take the easy way out and I’ll be using Webmin so I don’t have to pick over all the grisly details to get things running properly. One of … Continue reading →

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Admin: FTP Server Down

Posted on August 15, 2016 by ehurst

For a few days, at least, the FTP server will be down. If you want to know the details: I’m having trouble with the fancy router. The factory firmware is crappy and unreliable. I’m waiting for DD-WRT to release a … Continue reading →

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Tech Trash

Posted on August 13, 2016 by ehurst

It happens just a few of you seem interested in my technology chatter, so I’ll dump out the latest news. While I do try to keep track of computer technology trends, there is just too much going on right now. … Continue reading →

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