Embracing the Penguin: My Journey from Mac to Ubuntu Linux

Embracing the Penguin: My Journey from Mac to Ubuntu Linux For the past 30 years, I’ve been a steadfast Mac user. From my first Macintosh to the latest macOS,...
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Stay safe, stay healthy

I wish everyone to be safe and healthy during this COVID-19 crisis. It’s important to stay home and keep...
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Sad state of Macintosh hardware post by Rogue Amoeba

Apple is in a sad state at the moment when it comes to Macintosh hardware.  I’ve been wanting to...
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Equifax data breach and freezing your credit

The hack and data breach Last week, Sept 8th, Equifax one of the three major credit reporting company announced...
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s2n handles all AWS S3 traffic, what is s2n?

Today, Amazon is announcing they are using s2n to handle all the secure traffic in and out of S3. ...
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Godspeed Apollo! Rest in peace Mr. Richard Hatch

When I heard the news from a friend today, I was absolutely gutted. I still am. I can’t believe Richard Hatch,...
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Changed sessionstore interval value

Change Firefox session store interval to save your SSD

Majority of our computers boot from Solid-State-Drives (SSD).  This is great for performance, but SSDs have drawbacks due to the inherit...
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No Antivirus

Antivirus software is bad for you and your computer

You may want to think twice before installing Antivirus software on your computer.  For decades installing Antivirus software on your computer...
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Webfaction a hosting company for developers

It is daunting trying to find a good web hosting company.  About a decade ago, I found WebFaction and have stuck...
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Change the default search in Alfred

I’ve been a user of the Alfred app for MacOS for many years. It’s a very useful tool that allows me...
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John Oliver on Journalism

John Oliver discussed the topic of Journalism in the US on his show “Last Week Tonight” last Sunday (August 7th, 2016)....
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How to stop videos from autoplaying in Firefox

Recently I have become frustrated when videos automatically start playing in tabs in Firefox.  This happens as I click links that...
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From Apollo to Tom Zarek – The Battlestar Galactica Memoirs by Richard Hatch

If you are a fan of Battlestar Galactica, you’ll easily recognize the name Richard Hatch. He played Apollo in...
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Why programming manuals aren’t on audiobook

This is a funny example of why having a programming manual is not a great idea. Why programming manuals...
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Backups – overview and strategy to backing up

Recently several family members and friends have talked about losing some of their data from either their phone or...
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Kara’s song from Battlestar Galactica

It’s amazing how the mind works when it comes to memory and music. I was listening to a Classical station on...
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Quick fix for the OpenSSH security bug

This week a pair of critical security vulnerability found in the OpenSSH client that can allow an attacker to read the...
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All Stories

Security Now podcast from TWIT

I listen to a lot of podcasts as primary source of media. Over the past few months I’ve been listening/watching more...
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Worlock – Sherlock meets the Doctor!

After watching a podcast interview of the Sherlock team by Apple, I heard about this “Sherlock meets the Doctor!” fan film...
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Styling with Light Leaks

Cinematographer, Director and Editor, Kiran Sangherra, writes a guest article Using Light Leaks to Add Stye to your Films
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Be Real.

It’s been a crazy few months writing code but it’s finally time to unveil Be Real. Be Real is a mobile...
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More preference settings are needed for iMessage

iMessage is by far the best feature added to iOS 5. I use it all the time and every single day....
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