Oracle (and Java) delenda est
In case you haven’t seen, there’s a terrible unpatched vulnerability in Java right now that baddies are using to install randomware on PCs. Then, this morning, I saw that Oracle has known about this...
View ArticleMy Wright City adventure
My wife and I trekked out to Wright City this weekend for a surprise anniversary party for one of her uncles. It was in a park in Wright City. Wright City is a small town roughly an hour west of St....
View ArticleIf you needed another reason not to buy Windows 8….
I’m still waiting for someone I know to tell me he or she likes Windows 8. I’ve seen some strangers online say they like it, but not a lot of them, and many of them appear to be astroturfers because...
View ArticleWhat I did since I (temporarily) need Java
I’ve been seeing the same question over and over in my search logs lately: Is Java safe to run in 2013? Generally speaking, the answer is no. I have little choice but to run Java right now, though. I’m...
View ArticleWindows Medkit cleans up the damage after removing malware infestations
I’ve written before about cleaning up Windows boxes using a Bitdefender Live CD, but the live CDs often don’t clean up all of the collateral damage that the malware does to try to keep you from...
View ArticleHow the previous week’s headlines flow together
Here are some headlines I read this past week: Dell is trying to take itself private. Microsoft is investing in Dell. Intel is pulling out of the motherboard market. AMD is considering ARM CPUs. And...
View ArticleHow to save money on tech
CNN offered up some good tips on saving money on tech. But of course I want to analyze and comment on it myself. Anything else would be out of character. Use smart strips. Getting one or two of these...
View ArticleWi-fi wants to be free… except it’s not 1994 anymore
The Open Wi-Fi movement was on the front page of Slashdot yesterday afternoon. Predictably, comment #2 was, “give me immunity from the MPAA and RIAA and I’ll open my Wi-Fi.” Valid point. Very valid...
View ArticleFour simple steps to optimize WordPress
A couple of years ago, I stood up a WordPress server. I made no effort to tune it, let alone turbocharge it, which is a decision I later came to regret. If your site gets more than a few hundred hits...
View ArticleNon-derailing Marx switches
The Marx 1590 is the best O27 switch ever made. It’s durable, works well with all makes of trains (just put a track pin in the center rail where the switch pivots so that Lionel trains can pass), and...
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