Category Archives: Technology

Hardware Virtualization

    I’m a big fan of open source software, especially the GNU/Linux system, and I’ve been using it at home on my main computer for years now.  I’ve found excellent alternatives to (almost) every piece of software I used … Continue reading

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Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Resigns Over Global Warming

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Resigns Over Global Warming | Fox News. “In the APS it is ok to discuss whether the mass of the proton changes over time and how a multi-universe behaves, but the evidence of global warming is incontrovertible?” … Continue reading

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Cybersecurity Theory and Myths

Original Article:  Info/Law » Cybersecurity Theory and Myths. Snippets from the article: Cybersecurity Myths: Cyber terrorism: it does not exist. There are no – repeat, zero – documented incidents of cyber-terrorism. Supply chain exploits: again, there’s simply no evidence that China, … Continue reading

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Soil Cube Winner

I just received word that I am the winner of a free soil cube tool.  I’ve been hearing about this tool from multiple sources, and of course I’ve wanted to try it out to see how it works.  The contest … Continue reading

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Gary ‘Gets’ Social

I listened to a great interview of Gary Vaynerchuk today.  He has some excellent insight about the direction business will take as a result of social media.  If he is right, we might get to see the end of the … Continue reading

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Android Phone

I finally decided I’d had my clunky old windows phone (with no data service) long enough. I decided to ditch AT&T and move to Virgin Mobile. I don’t like the way AT&T structures their data plans, and they are generally … Continue reading

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Website Design

I’ve been teaching myself about CMS (Content Management Systems), specifically, Joomla! for the past day or so.  Joomla is an open-source CMS that is widely used and easily installed on my web host.  I decided to create a website dedicated to my … Continue reading

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Blog, Tumblr, Facebook Integration

A friend asked that I describe how my blog and tumblr and facebook are all tied together.  This diagram shows what is going on. Some smart and generous people have already developed plugins that take care of the details for … Continue reading

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Declaration Entertainment

My favorite writer/actor at PJTV Bill Whittle has started something new called Declaration Entertainment. This appears to be a CSA-style answer to the problem of Hollywood’s value system being at odds with most American’s value system. Being a member lets … Continue reading

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Partitioning a USB Drive

While I was away on business last month, I had two different occasions where I needed to boot a computer with an alternate OS to repair something that wasn’t right.  I used Trinity Rescue Kit for both of these tasks … Continue reading

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