Tag Archives: Opera browser

Google World

Posted on September 7, 2017 by ehurst

Consumer software is a moving target and any advice I might offer is obsolete three days later. On the tail of my advice to switch from Chrome-based browsers to Mozilla-based, I now read some of the less public chatter and … 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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged browsers, computers, DNS, Firefox, internet, networking technology, Opera browser, opera mail, Seamonkey, Vivaldi browser | 1 Comment

CompSec and Browsers

Posted on December 12, 2014 by ehurst

The pastor seeks to protect his flock and mine is virtual, so computer stuff is essential as the means. There was a long period when Internet stuff was largely predictable. Even though aware of new threats arising every day, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged browsers, computers, entertainment, internet, Opera browser, software, technology | 3 Comments

Opera Beta for Debian on SL 7

Posted on November 6, 2014 by ehurst

It works fine on Scientific Linux 7. Instead of holding your hand, I’ll tell you how I worked it out. Get the package from here. It’s for 64-bit only right now. Since all the current 7.x series for RHEL/CentOS/SL is … Continue reading →

Posted in computers | Tagged centos, debian, linux, opera, Opera browser, RHEL, scientific linux | 3 Comments

Malvertising

Posted on May 26, 2014 by ehurst

Most of you will recognize the term malvertising. It’s a technique for infecting computers with malware by using the advertising feeds found on most websites. Similar with the way TV in the US is funded by advertising, this blog is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advertising, compsec, computers, FB, google, Opera browser, software, windows | Comments Off