File Organization/Management: File Names for Planning Future Actions
I don’t know about you, but I find that I am regularly dealing with files that (for whatever reason) I need to come back to at some vague point in the future. Not a precise date, as that could go on a calendar, but a more general ‘a few months’ or ‘next year’ type of thing. Continue reading FOM: File Names for Planning Future Actions
When I use a computer belonging to someone else, I am often amazed by the amount of junk that websites toss at their users. Ads, pop-ups, singing and dancing, junk everywhere. If you ignored the distraction, all that stuff is still a bad idea. It slows down the system, running code that has no value to the owner of the system (which is arguable a violation of anti-hacking laws). Continue reading How to use uBlock Origin
Pseudo Anonymous Hit Counter: Data Tracking
When I setup this website, I decided I wanted to know how many people visited it. Was it only my mother, when I reminded her? Or was half the County showing up every time I posted? While the former is much more likely then the later, I needed a way to find out. Continue reading PAHC: Data Tracking
Security Through Obscurity: Admin Accounts
Wiser men then I have pointed out how ‘security through obscurity isn’t security’, and they are right. On it’s own, obscurity does not create security, although it may grant the illusion of such. But as part of a more comprehensive system, obscurity can be a useful tool. Continue reading STO: Admin Accounts
Almost A Review: TurboTax
As it is that time of year again, I’ve recently finished my income taxes. While I could say much about tax policy, ethics and practicality, this isn’t the place. No, here I talk about the filling out of the forms. Or put slightly differently, the tools used to fill out the forms. Continue reading AAR: TurboTax
Commentary From Elsewhere: Disappearing Agendas
As some may have noticed, I regularly attend the Town of Mendon Board meetings. And as with most (all?) governmental groups, they produce an agenda for their meetings. Again, as is common, that agenda is posted on their website. The Village and School do the same (as do many other groups, but those are local ones). All this is good and I approve. Continue reading CFE: Disappearing Agendas
I hope you are having a Merry Christmas, wherever you may find yourself today. Continue reading Merry Christmas 2017
Adventures In Computing: In Motion Blacklist
Computers are good (possible great?) when they do the tasks which they are assigned. They are terrible when they don’t do those tasks. And they are complicated when doing one task means failing at another task. Continue reading AIC: In Motion Blacklist
Moment of Pride:
No that’s not a typo, that is in fact It stands for Non-Breaking SPace, plus code characters to tell the browser to use it. Continue reading MOP:
Pointless Computer Tricks: Why I disabled my ringtone
Previously I wrote about how I made a silent ringtone to manage telemarketers. While that method worked as expected, unfortunately it wasn’t enough. Continue reading PCT: Why I disabled my ringtone