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Linux Mint on HP 15t-dw300

Posted on December 18, 2024 by ehurst

Okay, so I tested an iPad for a while, but I just can’t get used to the Apple way of things. They don’t make it easy to handle documents; it’s all about media — every medium except text. The iPad … Continue reading →

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How Will You?

Posted on August 22, 2024 by ehurst

We are not in the First Century Roman Empire, nor are any of us Mediterranean subjects of Rome. This is a different world, different culture, different times, etc. Like many of you, I feel a deep sorrow over the evil … Continue reading →

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Cyber Threats Increasing

Posted on July 21, 2024 by ehurst

Well, we had an outage on Friday from a large number of services. Their Windows computers were all crashed because they were using a security package from Crowdstrike. It conflicted with Windows and caused the “blue screen of death”. Keep … Continue reading →

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Until I Die

Posted on May 28, 2024 by ehurst

Standard caveat: This is not prophecy. What follows is merely my best understanding of what my convictions indicate I will experience in the days ahead. These are my plans based on rather fuzzy expectations. Your mileage may vary. We will … Continue reading →

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Faith Puzzle

Posted on July 27, 2023 by ehurst

There’s a Java game you can get for free: jShisen. There’s an installer for Windows and a zipped file for everyone else. For Windows, you’ll need to be sure and get Java installed. I recommend you get it here. It’s … Continue reading →

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Windows File Sharing — SMB3

Posted on July 2, 2023 by ehurst

The current emphasis in Windows world is file sharing via the cloud. However, there may be good reasons to avoid that. You could use the SSH server in Windows the way Linux does, and install an SFTP client such as … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends 11

Posted on September 23, 2021 by ehurst

1. I’m still riding my bike; I’m keeping up the maintenance. I recently replaced the drive chain and the rear tire. If nothing else, the economic troubles will require it as a primary means of transportation from time to time. … Continue reading →

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Oppressive Technology

Posted on June 28, 2021 by ehurst

I’m laughing: If you’re curious how entrenched older Windows versions are, we can get a good estimate by visiting a dataset maintained by the United States Government Digital Analytics Program. This dataset contains a rolling summary of visitors to US … Continue reading →

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What God Puts in Your Hands

Posted on September 25, 2020 by ehurst

This is strictly prophecy, not technical advice. I have a very strong sense that Big Tech will survive the implosion of the USA. Google will continue to expand their vertical integration of Internet services, and thus their control. Amazon will … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Adventure: Upgrade from Win7

Posted on April 26, 2019 by ehurst

Today I performed my first hands-on upgrade of a client’s Win7 machine to Win10. Most of the time it should just adopt the Win7 license, but this one was hacked, so it required a new key. It was about $2 … Continue reading →

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