Tag Archives: computers

Sunday Evening Chatter

Posted on July 31, 2016 by ehurst

We went out in the car yesterday to see some countryside. I took my camera, of course, but all my shots turned out lifeless. And plenty of stuff I missed because there simply was no place to stop the car … Continue reading →

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Not Trendy

Posted on July 1, 2016 by ehurst

I was invited by the secretive and ghostly unnamed party running My Trending Stories to join their stable of writers. I gave them an honest shot, even going so far as writing a first article to post. But I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Tech Talk: Can’t Get It

Posted on June 1, 2016 by ehurst

This morning I was cruising a news site. Right in the middle of reading different articles on the site, it suddenly stopped responding. I checked first at Down for Just Me?, a site that checks whether the server on the … Continue reading →

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Progress in Pieces

Posted on May 6, 2016 by ehurst

Not in the sense of broken apart, I’m just tossing in a bunch of little things here. I kept the post-op cushioned leg immobilizer because that hinged brace is good only for walking around, and absolutely painful for resting. So … Continue reading →

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Tracks and Transparency

Posted on April 8, 2016 by ehurst

You have my permission to bail out any time. You can cut and run with a rant or silently. The only thing holding you to this virtual parish is your own heart and mind. If following Christ means you stop … Continue reading →

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Win10: The Hits Keep Coming

Posted on March 14, 2016 by ehurst

Look at the Reddit thread on Win10 forced upgrades. I took the time to wade through most of it. The Microsoft apologists are lying — knowingly lying about what happens. Literally hundreds of people are doing everything right and still … Continue reading →

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Win10 Update Control Toolset

Posted on March 6, 2016 by ehurst

Some developers are determined to help you maintain control over Windows 10. But wouldn’t you know? This early effort requires you install more than one tool to get that control. But if you are technologically inclined, you can do this. … Continue reading →

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Another Bump in the Road (Updated)

Posted on February 19, 2016 by ehurst

*heavy sigh* Something broke on my Debian install. My research indicated it was just one of those things, but it made things unworkable for me. So I tested Linux Mint but it does not like this hardware. So I ended … Continue reading →

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Technical Updates for Late February 2016

Posted on February 17, 2016 by ehurst

Consider the moral implications. Understanding the technology is one thing; knowing why and how it matters is another level entirely. If your computer runs Win10 and you have some functional reason for preferring it over whatever was running before, but … Continue reading →

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Tech Updates Mid-February 2016

Posted on February 12, 2016 by ehurst

I think I got DNSMasq working as intended. All I really wanted was an internal name caching server to speed DNS queries. I could have gone the route of Bind9 but that’s just a little heavyweight for mere name-caching. So … Continue reading →

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