Tag Archives: windows

Silly Disputes over Jobs and Apple

Posted on October 10, 2011 by ehurst

Go ahead and use your favorite search engine. You’ll find many tributes to Steve Jobs, and a growing number of slams. Dig a little deeper, and you’ll see a somewhat finer division among the tributes. Most say he did big … Continue reading →

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Can't Trust Chrome Browser

Posted on September 2, 2011 by ehurst

Google lies about how the Chrome browser works, and works against user privacy in other ways. I’ve been testing Chrome on both Windows and Linux, and checking the results manually in terms of cookies and other privacy issues. First of … Continue reading →

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Overwhelming Generosity (Updated)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by ehurst

I’m at a loss for words due to a generous computer ministry client. I spent the whole evening, up almost to midnight, helping someone. It was no big deal; these are fine people and old friends. Their Sony Vaio RS620G … Continue reading →

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Update on Lynx Browser for Windows

Posted on August 23, 2011 by ehurst

Getting the latest and greatest Lynx browser for Windows is possible. I’m working with Thomas Dickey to get his latest iteration of Lynx for Windows working properly. My focus is on the PDcurses color version with all the latest patches. … Continue reading →

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No One Speaks for Me

Posted on June 26, 2011 by ehurst

There is a vast world of ordinary people out there who are used and abused, particularly in the world of computing. When it comes to the very fundamental questions of life, I exempt no one from the duty to find … Continue reading →

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Firefox: Anti-Business?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by ehurst

It appears Mozilla leadership is telling corporate partners to get lost. I realize Ed Bott is a devoted worshiper of Microsoft. But that doesn’t mean he’s ignorant, nor especially dishonest, just biased. When he says Mozilla to enterprise customers: “Drop … Continue reading →

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Personal Computing in the Apocalypse

Posted on April 28, 2011 by ehurst

As if having a computer would matter when all Hell is breaking loose… So I claim to be a prophet of God, but that does not guarantee I can answer your questions about tomorrow. God only tells me what He … Continue reading →

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GNU for Win32

Posted on March 23, 2011 by ehurst

Did you know a large number of GNU Open Source command line utilities are available for Windows? See this list for what’s available. Under Unix/Linux, there are certain command line goodies I use quite often. Nothing in Windows Land comes … Continue reading →

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Open Source GUIs Are Awful

Posted on February 25, 2011 by ehurst

I’ve been studying this pretty closely for about fifteen years now, and I find the development of the Open Source GUI, particularly on Linux, is really depressing. I no longer suggest Linux to folks because I care too much about … Continue reading →

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Basic Computer Help Service

Posted on February 16, 2011 by ehurst

This is an outline of what I do when people bring me a computer which isn’t working properly. Aside from undoing mistakes and diagnosing hardware failures, most of it consists of cleaning up the operating system. There are no secrets … Continue reading →

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