I have a cellphone, as I suspect many of you do. I receive calls from various undesirables (collectively referred to as ‘telemarketers’), again as I suspect many of you do. I decided to do something to minimize that.
My particular phone number has been in use for approximately 40 years (it used to be a land line number). So a moderately large number of companies (and people) know about it. Many of those companies are making (semi) legitimate calls to people that used to be found at this number. Plus all the other junk that ignores the ‘Do Not Call’ list. Continue reading PCT: Silent Ringtone→
Recently I’ve been asked how to do this torrenting thing. On the idea that the answer would be of use to more then just the person asking, below is an answer.
First, the quick overview steps. For those who don’t want to read a longer answer.
Quick Overview
Install a Torrent Client
Add Torrents to Client
Wait while Torrent downloads
Enjoy Downloads Continue reading How to Torrent→
Cookies are both a blessing and curse on the internet. They are essential for anything you sign in to. So shopping, webmail, social networking, etc. All useful things, all need cookies*. Unfortunately, they can also be used for tracking by other sources, that may not have your best interests at heart. Advertising companies, governmental agencies, hacking organizations, etc.
At this point, if you don’t have Windows 10, you have almost certainly decided you don’t want it. Personal preference, nothing wrong with that. Continue reading Never 10→
Intended Use: Steps to take when someone asks me to check their computer out. Not fixing any particular problem/issue, but give it a general overview and fix anything that crops up. If you’re doing this on your own, use a schedule that works for you. Shouldn’t gain anything by doing it more then once a month. Worth doing if it’s been more then six months. Anywhere between that is personal preference. Continue reading Maintenance Checklist→
These initial setup steps need only be done once. They take a standard windows system and get it ready to turn a dvd into a standalone video file (which you can then move to your phone/tablet/whatnot). There are (of course) other ways to achieve this result, this is merely one method that I think works well. Continue reading Guide to DVD Ripping (and shrinking)→
NoScript is an incredibly useful Extension for Firefox. Unfortunately, the default settings are less then optimal. The intent of this guide is to explain how to configure NoScript to gain the benefits of less scripts, while minimizing the hassle. As of writing this, NoScript is at version 2.6.9.36. As that version number changes, this guide will become less useful on exact settings.
I’m assuming you already have Firefox and NoScript installed. If not, get those done first, then come back. I’ll wait… Continue reading Configure NoScript→