Tag Archives: windows

More Win10 Woes

Posted on November 1, 2015 by ehurst

This has nothing to do with whether you should run Windows on your PC or other device. I’m sharing these two items so that you’ll be aware and take appropriate action to maintain control over your computer, instead of letting … Continue reading →

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Premonition or Delusion?

Posted on September 16, 2015 by ehurst

This would normally be private reverie, but I want to make sure my parishioners have a clue what’s happening here. I’m writing this more for my own sense of moral focus than anything else. Something is absorbing a lot of … Continue reading →

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Virtual Trust

Posted on September 14, 2015 by ehurst

For your sakes, I’m a little worried about something regarding Windows. First, let me remind you of the terminology: “telemetry” is the word for what your Windows computer sends to Microsoft for analysis. On the one hand, Windows collects a … Continue reading →

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Cyber Warfare

Posted on September 12, 2015 by ehurst

Standard disclaimer: I’m not an expert in computer technology. I’m just farther down the road than a lot of folks who find they have to learn something about computers simply because they use them so much. Most people refuse to … Continue reading →

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Windows: I Give Up

Posted on August 31, 2015 by ehurst

Today one of my regular computer ministry clients called to tell me his computer updated to Win10 without his permission. He called to ask how he could get Win7 back. Aside from going on there with a Win7 install DVD, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Chatter, August 2015

Posted on August 2, 2015 by ehurst

God morning! Come on in and have a cup of your favorite liquid stimulant while we chat. It’s hot outside these days, but we got a slight break in the temperatures. This allowed me to leave a little later in … Continue reading →

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More Debian Coaxing

Posted on July 17, 2015 by ehurst

In response to an offline query — Folks in general are reluctant to learn about computer security. For all our reliance on computer technology, our society is amazingly ignorant of it. Indeed, you can sense a vast undercurrent of resistance … Continue reading →

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Refresh: I Recommend CentOS

Posted on July 15, 2015 by ehurst

On the one hand, I despise most of what passes for Linux advocacy. Most Linux advocates are computer geeks. The computer geek culture is not at all mainstream, and cannot ever be mainstream. Geeks are geeks because they don’t even … Continue reading →

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Terminal Notes

Posted on July 13, 2015 by ehurst

The title is merely my dark sense of humor: I’m making some necessary adjustments in my computer ministry. I’ll help you with Win7 and Vista. I’ll give you some limited help with Win8. I’ll help you a lot with running … Continue reading →

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More Browser Wars: Slimjet

Posted on May 30, 2015 by ehurst

It appears that FlashPeak is making serious progress with their SlimJet browser. This is the first time I’ve seen it work this well on Linux. I’m running Debian 8 (amd64) and I’ve tried both SlimJet and SlimBoat in the past … Continue reading →

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