Category Archives: Technology

Chrome OS is Awesome

I was a fan of the netbooks because  they were inexpensive, small, booted quickly (well, before Microsoft got involved that is), and had great battery life.  The low-end line of chromebooks maintain these features, with the added benefit of being powered … Continue reading

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Internet Freedom and ‘Conservatives’

What does the word ‘conservative’ mean?  To me, when speaking in terms of a politician running for office and representing themselves as a conservative, it means someone who will conserve (or protect) the principles of the US Constitution.  (I believe … Continue reading

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Encrypt File Folders with TrueCrypt

I recently converted some of my personal folders (like MyDocuments) to reside within an encrypted file.  Besides the obvious benefit of keeping the information in that folder more private, another reason was so I can take the contents of the … Continue reading

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Encrypt Messages using PGP / GnuPG

If you ever want to keep your electronic messages very private, using something called a ‘public-key cryptography’ is a good way to do it.  The common implementation of this method is known as PGP, which stands for “pretty good privacy”.  (it is … Continue reading

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Bucky Roberts and TheNewBoston.org

One of my personal goals is to teach myself how to program in java. After falling asleep while reading tutorials, I clicked on youtube and then found Bucky Robert’s java tutorials. They are good. After going through the first 18, … Continue reading

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HDD vs SDD

Since I’ve been working with virtual machines lately, my tiny Solid State Drive is filled up.  This was easily remedied by adding a traditional Hard Disk Drive.  I was surprised at how much difference there is between these two devices … Continue reading

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Trick to Activate Windows XP

I work with a WinXP virtual machine quite a bit, and recently made some changes to the memory settings.  Do this too many times and then it complains that you need to reactivate it!  Here is a neat workaround that … Continue reading

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Recording Video with Good Synced Audio from Webcam

One of the little joys of using Linux is that sometimes you have to play with the switches and wires to make things work right.  For some reason, it takes a small miracle to record decent video via a webcam. … Continue reading

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I Was Utterly Wrong – Mike Rowe – Dirty Jobs

If I’m wrong so often, what other misconceptions do I have? This is a GREAT TED talk by Mike Rowe, describing the epiphany he had while castrating sheep, OSHA, and the multi-front war waged against skilled labor jobs in the USA. … Continue reading

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CFLs are NOT better than Incandescent Bulbs!

Saying that CFLs are better than traditional light bulbs is one of the biggest scams and lies of the day! If you want to get all technical and factual about why compact florescent lights are NOT better than incadescent light … Continue reading

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