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Category Archives: Computer Stuff

Acceptable risks

Saturday, March 14, 2020

What is it about American election officials? Are they all corrupt, or are they simply incapable of seeing the obvious. Check this out: Voatz, a mobile voting app that’s already been used in several elections in the United States, has more than a dozen critical security flaws, according to a newly released audit. The audit also […]

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What a wonderful idea!

Monday, February 29, 2016

There are few people more fascinated with technology than me, though I definitely defer to fellow Dem Lon Seidman on that score. So, how could I resist this modern miracle: By connecting its latest water pitcher to the Internet, Brita is hoping you’ll never again stretch a filter too thin. The Brita Infinity is $45 […]

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Involuntary Servitude in the 21st Century

Saturday, October 4, 2014

You just know where this one is going: After his 12-hour shifts at an Amazon warehouse in Las Vegas, Jesse Busk says, he and 200 other workers typically waited in line for 25 minutes to undergo a security check to see whether they had stolen any goods. Upset that the temp agency that employed him […]

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Deliver yourself from evil

Monday, September 29, 2014

When Google was founded it adopted a motto: “Don't be evil”. At least at Google, that motto has long since been set aside, and to the rest of us, it has merely become ironic. Now Apple has taken a slight swing at Google, and I thought I would highlight it a bit. Now, don't get […]

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Closed for repairs

Monday, October 22, 2012

Our Internet service has been cutting out periodically. We’ll get five, maybe ten minutes of service, and then it’s down for half an hour or more. A service person is coming Wednesday, so until then, no posts. I’m just hoping I can get this up before it cuts out again. 

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Spamalot

Monday, July 9, 2012

  So today I opened up my email and wasn’t I surprised and honored to find that Maricel Anderson thought so highly of my blog that she (he?) wanted to submit a post of earth shaking importance for exclusive appearance here: Hi John, I’m a writer for an online resource about healthcare management and am […]

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A plug

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

  Ever since I got my Ipad, I have searched for the perfect app on which to write these blog posts. I now think I’ve found it. Actually, a combination of apps, that together do everything I need. The first is called Writing Kit, which allows you to edit Markdown documents. There are lots of […]

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Google dumps independent booksellers

Thursday, April 5, 2012

A few months ago I was delighted to learn that I could buy e-books through my local bookstore, meaning I could funnel at least part of my money to someone local, instead of handing it to Apple or Amazon. Bank Square Books, of Mystic, sold books through an e-book distributor named Blio, which, to my […]

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New App

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Ever since I got my iPad I have been on a quest to get a satisfactory RSS reader app. I have abouty six of them, all with their strengths and weaknesses. Lately I’ve been using Flipboard, which has a great interface, but is not terribly efficient. I subscribe to lots of feeds, and I like […]

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The New Iphone

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

I find I must weigh in on the new Iphone. The political punditry game is growing stale, considering that everything happening right now is pretty much déjà vu all over again, with the glorious exception of those kids on the street, about which I have had my say. As to what’s left, how many times […]

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