Category Archives: Computers and Internet

Christmas Babe Scam

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Gandalfe

I was toying with finding a lovely Christmas babe picture or wallpaper. My intent was to share a lovely picture and attribute it to the creator. So I found this one. But alas, upon going to the page to provide … Continue reading →

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MuseScore: Free Music Notation Software ~ AAA+ Rating

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Gandalfe

“As a musician I tell you that if you were to suppress adultery, fanaticism, crime, evil, the supernatural, there would no longer be the means for writing one note.” ~ Georges Bizet I just signed up for a gig to … Continue reading →

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Security 101: 1.2 Billion Passwords Hacked and YOU

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Gandalfe

First, the story. From USA Today. I asked a friend who does computer security, what to do about passwords. Here’s a small primer. He wrote up his suggestions for the layman here. 1. If you have a password that’s under … Continue reading →

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FAQ: Password Management.

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Gandalfe

“Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don’t let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.” ~ Clifford Stoll How do you manage all the passwords for computers?  I’m sure most of you are familiar with … Continue reading →

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It’s new computer time for Casa du Glassa

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Gandalfe

“A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.” ~ Emo Philips Suzy and I decided to replace our twin Dell desktop computers from 2007. I like and buy from Dell because: … Continue reading →

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Work at 56, Starting Over

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Gandalfe

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. ~ Robert Frost After 20 years in the military and 20 years at Microsoft, I now work in South Lake … Continue reading →

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RIP Steve Jobs

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Gandalfe

A real visionary with an unbelievable work ethic, you will be missed Steve. You left the world a better place than when you arrived.

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xkcd: Password Strength

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Gandalfe

From Allen’s question this morning on Facebook: Too many passwords or the early stages of Alzheimer’s we get a pointer to this xkcd gem.

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Ever Wonder What Tau Sounds Like (for math geeks)

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Gandalfe

The same fellow who presented us with “This is what Pi Sounds Like”, musician Michael Blake  interprets the mathematical constant Tau to 126 decimal places. So you know the rules.  For those geeks among us, here is Wikipedia’s definition of … Continue reading →

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Playboy Online ~ A story of remorse for what could have been

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Gandalfe

Those who follow my blog know that I slip posts in weeks, even months after the current date so that those who may be offended won’t find them in my post stream unless they really follow me. Don’t know how … Continue reading →

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