27 April 2011
Simple online security for non-techies - If your PC can't find the bad guy site, it can't download bad guy software
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On the internet the Domain Name System (DNS) translates web site names like www.facebook.com to a string of numbers that is the website'...
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26 April 2011
Simple online security for non-techies - know the threat
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Windows PC Security isn't simple, but here is a simple explanation of the threat. The bad buys have changed their tactics in the arena...
25 April 2011
Simple online security for non-techies - three simple steps to better online security; for Windows PC users
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1. Think before you click on email links or attachments. Don't click on links in emails from people you don't know, and Don't ...
20 October 2010
Watching Netflix Movies in VLC on Linux
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I wanted to watch Netflix streaming movies on my Ubuntu 10.04 desktop in VLC Media Player . This is generally prevented by Microsoft's ...
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15 May 2010
Out of memory killer
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I ran into an interesting issue the other day. Something I had not seen before and I thought I'd mention it here. One of the servers I...
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22 February 2010
System Entropy in Linux
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Entropy is needed by many applications, SSL and Java in particular can be heavy consumers of entropy. Linux makes the devices /dev/random an...
31 December 2009
You can't manage what you can't measure.
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Server health can flucuate as it goes through the process of receiving, consuming, and sending data. But you won't know unless you monit...
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