Less Noise Is Good News
August 10, 2013
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In preparation for moving to a new home I’ve been going through my stash of surplus motherboards, hard drives, etc., and getting them ready to
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The P in PC Stands for Personal
July 30, 2013
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I’ve noticed a disturbing trend on the part of more and more companies selling software products, or hardware products like printers which require a software
Almost 2,000 Days of Spam
July 26, 2013
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That’s the period for which I have statistics on the spam and non-spam email that arrived at my mail server. Now that I’ve moved to
End of an Era: Part 1
July 24, 2013
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Sometime in the late 90s I decided to learn enough about Linux to wire my house to the internet and run my own email server.
Can I Have Some Ice Cream with That?
July 16, 2013
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[singlepic id=1 w=200] I got my first Raspberry Pi the other day. For those not in the know, it’s a single-board computer — just barely
There’s Always a First Time
July 2, 2013
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I can’t tell you how much time I’ve spent twiddling my thumbs over the years as various versions of Windows let me know that they’re
IISExpress 8, SSL and Ports 80/443
June 18, 2013
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IISExpress 8 is a nice little component of Visual Studio 2012. It allows you to test and debug websites without having to learn how to
Sometimes a Mind Wipe Helps
March 4, 2013
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The other day the system drive — the one containing Windows and all my programs — died unexpectedly. As in, I didn’t have a backup
Tick…Tick…Tick
February 7, 2013
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I managed to dodge a bullet today. One of the hard drives in my main desktop system has been ticking for several months now. The
Good Samaritans Do Exist
November 11, 2012
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Actually, when you stop and think about it, there are far more decent people in the world than jerks. It’s just that the actions of