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		<title>PSA: PDF reader not needed</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2025/11/psa-pdf-reader-not-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Public Service Announcement: PDF reader not needed &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Your phone doesn&#8217;t need a PDF reader. It has a web browser, which can also read PDF files. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;I&#8217;m mentioning this because I&#8217;ve seen a number of people needing &#8216;PDF readers&#8217; removed from their phones. And I put that in quotes because they were really ad platforms. Pushing &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2025/11/psa-pdf-reader-not-needed/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">PSA: PDF reader not needed</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2025%2F11%2Fpsa-pdf-reader-not-needed%2F&amp;action_name=PSA%3A+PDF+reader+not+needed&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>uBlock, again&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[uBlock, again&#8230; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;At a recent meeting I observed, a website was mistyped, which brought up a scam about the computer being infected (it wasn&#8217;t, it was fine). As typos are a thing, I&#8217;m sure this sort of thing happens all the time. So what do you do to prevent the scary scams? &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;As pointed out &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/07/ublock-again/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">uBlock, again&#8230;</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2019%2F07%2Fublock-again%2F&amp;action_name=uBlock%2C+again%26%238230%3B&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s A Scam</title>
		<link>https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/02/its-a-scam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s A Scam &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Yes, it&#8217;s a scam. Someone calls about your computer having trouble. Pop up about needing to update Flash. That nice Nigerian Prince is willing to pay you to hold his money for a bit. It&#8217;s all a scam, it&#8217;s always a scam. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;As the old joke goes, how do you know a &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2019/02/its-a-scam/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">It&#8217;s A Scam</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2019%2F02%2Fits-a-scam%2F&amp;action_name=It%26%238217%3Bs+A+Scam&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>PCT: Why I disabled my ringtone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 15:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pointless Computer Tricks: Why I disabled my ringtone &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Previously I wrote about how I made a silent ringtone to manage telemarketers. While that method worked as expected, unfortunately it wasn&#8217;t enough. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;On average, I receive about ten (10) &#8216;junk&#8217; calls for each &#8216;real&#8217; call. Which almost renders the phone unusable. Adding known telemarketers to a &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2017/06/pct-why-i-disabled-my-ringtone/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">PCT: Why I disabled my ringtone</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2017%2F06%2Fpct-why-i-disabled-my-ringtone%2F&amp;action_name=PCT%3A+Why+I+disabled+my+ringtone&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>Full Circle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;I was reading Dilbert on Sunday and I realized we&#8217;ve come full circle. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Originally, computers existed for work, and only work. Even the &#8216;games&#8217; were more about experimenting and learning then anything else. The idea of something like &#8216;social networking&#8217; was beyond comprehension. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;You would run the program that would help you do the task &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2017/05/full-circle/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Full Circle</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2017%2F05%2Ffull-circle%2F&amp;action_name=Full+Circle&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
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		<title>Observant Spammers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 21:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Since you are reading this, you have clearly noticed that I have a blog. Technically, I have more then one. The one of note here is Observations from Audience Land. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;OFAL hasn&#8217;t been around that long, but it has already had some interesting visitors. Shortly after I made it, but before telling anyone about it&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="https://drat.dannybassette.com/2017/02/observant-spammers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Observant Spammers</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="https://dannybassette.com/pahc/piwik.php?idsite=3&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2F2017%2F02%2Fobservant-spammers%2F&amp;action_name=Observant+Spammers&amp;urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdrat.dannybassette.com%2Ffeed%2F" style="border:0;width:0;height:0" width="0" height="0" alt="" />]]></description>
		
		
		
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