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Tribulation Reminder

From time to time, I try to remind myself and my readers that we are in a tribulation period. I use the term “tribulation” to refer to general suffering that most of us can feel directly, and which is clearly … Continue reading

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Persistence

More clowning for you. I’m not the sharpest guy. At least, not in the sense of being really quick. Sometimes my creativity will make it seem so, but I’m really not that fast. The honest truth is, if I haven’t … Continue reading

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Trail and Trial

You need a chuckle. If nothing else, I’ll clown for you so you can at least smile. So I tried out the tablet life and it’s not alive for me. I can surf, but when there’s a minor issue with … Continue reading

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Driven Out

Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River. And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending … Continue reading

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The Android Play

For now, I can’t imagine doing any significant amount of typing on this tiny folding keyboard. However, I’m trying to see how much of my computer use can be shifted to my tablet. The objective is some nebulous sense of … Continue reading

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Compute Morally

Can the Law of Noah apply to computers? My wife has run Win7 on her desktop machine since it was released. It’s not that she never found any unwanted malware, but that it never affected the operation of her system. … Continue reading

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Updated Migration Considerations

Background: I’ve helped a few folks migrate from Windows to Linux. The reasons vary, but most of them were simply tired of having to fight the malware or instability issues. One client was concerned purely with high security and personal … Continue reading

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Secure Email Communications

As previously noted, I don’t anticipate actually needing encrypted communications for myself. However, some of you may see a need, or other folks may come into my world feeling the need. Encryption is touted as primarily a means of digital … Continue reading

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Laptop Oops

Well, that was a real disappointment. Just when I thought I had everything as I wanted it, Debian began puking on me. Wifi wouldn’t work consistently and the machine crashed three times in one day. In other words, it wasn’t … Continue reading

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Another Year Already?

No resolutions, no predictions — it’s not my style and certainly not my calling. But there are changes, little things. I packed up my desktop and gave it to my brother. I’m using my laptop. I put it on the … Continue reading

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