Tag Archives: windows

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 →

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Enough CentOS

Posted on April 14, 2014 by ehurst

It drove me crazy. Yes, I am competent to make it work for most things, but some issues were just too much trouble. Keep in mind that when RHEL 6 (followed by the clones like CentOS) came out, it was … Continue reading →

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Busy Resting

Posted on April 11, 2014 by ehurst

Today is one of those rare bad knee days. The right knee was rebuilt at the VA back in the mid-1990s and they called it a Fulkerson Osteotomy. For awhile they left the screws in place but eventually they went … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Beta 2 Is Here

Posted on March 27, 2014 by ehurst

I’m downloading it using BitTorrent right now. The update was put up sometime today. I went out for a long bike ride and it was waiting when I got back. If you want your copy, go here. This is the … Continue reading →

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Bits & Pieces 15

Posted on March 25, 2014 by ehurst

I really don’t like gatekeepers when it comes to information. I recognize the necessity of paying to get online and that the Internet would not exist without all that expensive hardware. However, the virtual world is itself an entirely different … Continue reading →

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Saturday Report — 22 March 2014

Posted on March 22, 2014 by ehurst

The second book in The Brotherhood series is taking a little longer to get rolling. The story is more difficult, as I’m trying to spread it among a trio of primary characters and creating some bad guys with more substance. … Continue reading →

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Quantum Privacy

Posted on March 21, 2014 by ehurst

If you render it into a digital format, it’s public domain. When the only thing protecting you is government policy, you have no protection at all. The mere existence of any entity’s access means it will be used and abused. … Continue reading →

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Moving from Windows

Posted on March 19, 2014 by ehurst

After some feedback from users who are migrating from Windows to Linux, I realize XFCE probably isn’t the best choice for most of them. So after a little chatter here with someone about my various desktop concerns, I think I’ll … Continue reading →

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Quantum Resistance

Posted on March 15, 2014 by ehurst

The Enemy wants control. He gets it by suckering us through our vices. Rarely does anyone have to worry about an attack unless they are already inside the Enemy’s camp. What we have to do is resist our weaknesses and … Continue reading →

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Fanboy Folly

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ehurst

Computers are just a tool, not the prime mover of human future. If we could stuff a soft, fat rubber ball in the mouths of the world’s mindless fanboys, the silence would be suddenly deafening. That includes the vast majority … Continue reading →

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