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Category Archives: Computers
Your July 25 software Facts of the Day
Because I know these things, and so many people do not: The F5 key will refresh your browser page. Control-y (holding down the control key while pressing the y) is a keyboard shortcut that you can use to repeat tasks … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
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Awesome spam image of the day
The NSA is sending security warnings now? Really? I guess, since I’m not a Costumer, I don’t have to worry about the “critical vulnerability”. Ah, yes. Spelling counts. Our teachers were right.
A public service announcement about chain emails
Just in case my readers didn’t know this, I would like to state plainly and clearly so that there can be no misunderstanding: Passing along chain letters will not make you any money. Not now, not ever. An interesting fact … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Juvenile Scorn
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Fake LinkedIn message attack alert
Be careful clicking on any LinkedIn email. Starting on Monday, cyber criminals sent spam email messages targeting the LinkedIn social media community. Victims are emailed an alert link with a fictitious social media contact request. These messages accounted for as … Continue reading
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Israel/Hamas video hack alert
Pass this one on to all your readers, fellow bloggers. US-CERT is aware of public reports of malicious code circulating via spam email messages related to the Israel/Hamas conflict in Gaza. These messages may contain factual information about the conflict … Continue reading
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Canning spam ^ 2
A tale of two meanings. This spam is canned. Immediately after McColo was unplugged, security companies charted a precipitous drop in spam volumes worldwide. E-mail security firm IronPort said spam levels fell by roughly 66 percent as of Tuesday evening. … Continue reading
Tech request
Thunderbird seems to have deleted my inbox. I’m following the intstructions from Mozilla, and, well, they’re not working. I only seem to have the emails sent after 9:00 this morning. Any tips on how to rebuild my inbox? I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
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Hamas pwned by Israeli hackers
A group of Israeli teenagers pwned a few terrorist websites. Izzadin Kassam’s site displayed a blank white screen and Hebrew text notifying of a technical error. The websites of Arab Israeli political party Balad, and left-wing activist groups ‘Hagada Hasmolanit’ … Continue reading
Tech question follow-up
And now it’s working. I did nothing. The wrappers are back on Hot Air, and since I didn’t get around to recreating my Firefox profiles, well, I did nothing. It wasn’t working yesterday. It’s working now. Go figure. Score another … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
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Tech question
Anyone out there using Firefox and NoScript? I installed it earlier this week, then got really tired of having to pick and choose what sites I would let show scripts, so I uninstalled it. Now it doesn’t show the proper … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
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Calling all computer geeks
Folks, I dropped my WD portable hard drive. It’s not spinning properly. Best Buy’s Geek Squad thinks it’s pretty much done unless I want to spend over $1500. I can pretty much recover the data I need for work, but … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
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Leet Islamic haxxor d00dz take down Zionist websites
Roee Nahmias is hereby officially pronounced an Apprentice of Juvenile Scorn™ for this story about the PIJ haxxor d00dz incredible hacking skillz. Islamic Jihad operatives have been able to hack into several Israeli websites, the London-based Arabic-language newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Juvenile Scorn
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RoboSoldier is near
The IDF will be deploying robotic machine guns to guard the Gaza border. My forecast: Expect a lot more reports about 65-year-old men killed while tending their farms, no matter how many terrorists get killed. First report: A new system … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Gaza, Israel
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Admiral Grace Hopper
In honor of Women’s History Month at work, we were given a talk on women in computing. Part of the presentation was playing this YouTube video of the late Rear Admiral Grace Hopper on Late Night with David Letterman. It … Continue reading
The DKos visit count non-issue: Ruffini’s wrong
There is no controversy regarding the Daily Kos visit count. Patrick Ruffini is misunderstanding the difference between what SiteMeter shows you on a summary page, and what is counted as a visit or a hit. SiteMeter is not inflating DKos’ … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Computers
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The laptop, she is back!
It’s back, and they did not reformat the hard drive. The keyboard seems to be working. I’ll check the battery later, as I simply don’t want to have to reboot. But geez, it’s nice to have a 17-inch screen again. … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
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I KNEW IT!
I sent my HP laptop to the shop to get the keyboard and battery issue fixed. I asked about reformatting the hard drive, since I know that the knee-jerk reaction of all techs when faced with a laptop that doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
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Tech un-support
Last week, I tried to save myself some time by using online chat options instead of waiting endlessly on hold for tech support. Turns out I shouldn’t have bothered. Neither Comcast nor HP chat support was accurate. And the inaccuracy … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
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Technology rocks
I had one of those “Oh, so THAT’s how you do it!” moments tonight. Found the Firefox extension Video Downloader, and immediately downloaded my current obsessions off YouTube. (Obsession number one is “Waiting for My Real Life to Begin” number … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Television
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Tech question
I keep getting pop-up windows telling me I’ve got all kinds of system infections and I should click to download Errorsafe. Of course, I do not click to download, and in fact, am leery of closing the pop-up window until … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
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