Tag Archives: computers

Unworthy

Posted on June 19, 2013 by ehurst

Re: ACCM Dear readers, this is partly personal. The more I consider this task, the more I realize how ill-prepared I am for it. This thing is huge and daunting. Just because I am somewhere up the road ahead of … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces 12

Posted on June 3, 2013 by ehurst

Gardening sucks this year. At least six times we’ve had to cover the plants from late and even later freezes. Eight times we’ve had to cover them from hail damage. They are too big to cover now. Because of the … Continue reading →

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This War We Can Fight

Posted on May 27, 2013 by ehurst

The consequences of cyber warfare are wholly different from fighting in meat space. Yes, there can be knock-on consequences into meat space, but that would be true of any human activity. I am not against violence, per se; I’m against … 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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Of Truth and Angels 6

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ehurst

They entered their hideaway and Preston took off his fanny pack, turned and dropped sideways across the hammock. Angie removed her pack and took his from the floor, moving to the desk to open them. “Darlin’, I really love sleeping … Continue reading →

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Of Wheels and Angels 11

Posted on April 29, 2013 by ehurst

Sweating from the burdened hike, this was hardly what Preston was expecting. Their hostess opened the door for them. Patiently waiting until they unburdened themselves, she turned one of the chairs around from the table and faced where they sat … Continue reading →

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Of Wheels and Angels 10

Posted on April 28, 2013 by ehurst

The message came in their email the next morning. Bingo; good eye. We believe someone tried to follow you. Here’s hoping you succeeded in losing them. Rescued about half the bus kids; another setback for them. Send more ordinary shots … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angels 11

Posted on April 18, 2013 by ehurst

Preston set a blistering pace but Angie managed to keep. At one point it seemed he was unsure of the route, because he turned toward the west again. At the next trail junction he stopped, yanked the camera out of … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces 11

Posted on April 15, 2013 by ehurst

It’s not straightforward to install, but VMWare Player for Linux works very well on RHEL 6 and clones (I’m using Scientific Linux 6). However, XP does not work properly as a client, and you may not get it running at … Continue reading →

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Cloud Bank

Posted on March 28, 2013 by ehurst

Can you weather the storm? Perhaps with the outrage in Cyprus with the banking situation, you now realize how tenuous is your control over whatever you have deposited with your bank. Without warning, the whole thing can be frozen and … Continue reading →

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