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Market Lessons from Farmville

Yes, I know that Farmville is a silly little game. I like it. (There, I said it. ) Like any pastime, it’s easy to get sucked into spending way too much time at it. I enjoy spending a few minutes at a...

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How safe is your password?

A reporter from Wired magazine recently got schooled in password security, which generated a lot of conversation in the tech space on keeping yourself safe in cyberspace. There is one simple thing to...

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Can you make a secure password?

Two weeks ago I told you several things that you need to know about passwords. Today I’ll give you step by step instructions on how to make a strong, secure password that will meet requirements and...

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I’m not Mr. Tanner

“Mr. Martin Tanner of Dayton, Ohio made his Town Hall debut last night. He came well prepared, but unfortunately his presentation was not up to contemporary professional standards. His voice lacks the...

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Look what happens when you mean it!

Some time ago I posted about getting ready to start learning Python.  In fact, it was several months ago.  August, to be exact.  Since then I have made exactly zero progress on it. I STILL don’t know...

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Disposable

We live in a disposable age and our mindset has kept pace. It seems to me that nobody plays for keeps anymore. This is much deeper than opting for plastic and paper diapers over cloth, and using paper...

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What does 2013 hold for you?

I have had a great year. I realize that these past few years have been rough for a lot of people, and I have had a very untypical experience. I was able to transition seamlessly in 2011 from employment...

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Holiday Hits and Misses

I love the Christmas season, and if the weather has several chilly days in a row, so much the better.   I get a lot of enjoyment in finding unique gifts for the unique people in my life, I even like...

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Journey’s progress—early January

Well before the old year ended I had built up a good roll of momentum on my techknowledgy goals of Security+ certification, a working understanding of Python, and learning how to use Dreamweaver. Among...

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Unintended Consequences

A sudden departure in our department resulted in our System Administrators being left short-handed. For the most part, most departments in most organizations can tolerate short-term short-staffing. It...

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Disposable

We live in a disposable age and our mindset has kept pace. It seems to me that nobody plays for keeps anymore. This is much deeper than opting for plastic and paper diapers over cloth, and using paper...

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No Recently Posted

It’s been a while. A LONG while.  Too long. As I began this post, I didn’t even know how long it had been since my last post. I actually had to visit the blog itself to remember. That shouldn’t happen....

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Don’t Fear the Command Line…or too much else

There will be parts of this post that may be challenging to read, but stretch yourself and give it a try. I had been wrestling with an issue at work for several weeks, one that I thought I had created...

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Family

Please leave a comment below when you’ve gotten the photos; right-click on the link under each photo and select “save image as” or “save link as” Download The Kids here   Download The Grands here...

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Coming Soon! Cybersafety Ebook

I haven’t been putting a lot of material up lately because I’ve been working on getting a book ready for publishing. Coming to an e-reader or computer or smartphone near you, Digital Safety for the...

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Consumer Security Book is coming!

Update: At the beginning of 2017 I reorganized my work on the book and got the text written. It took a little over three months. I have a cover, and it’s at this moment in the hands of an editor for...

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FACT CHECK does not equal REMOVED

I love putting rumors to bed, so let’s do this. You’re complaining that Facebook has “removed” your post, because you’re seeing this: Facebook’s “false information” flag It hasn’t been removed. It...

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Protected: happy birthday

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