All about electronic gadgets and goodies that we use for work and fun.
Since I’ve been asked… Here’s how *I* digitize vinyl… there are many ways to do it, There are lots of different tools that you can use. This is how *I* do it at the moment on my Windows 7 computer. The procedures I use make it a tedious process but the results are well worth … Read more
I recently ran across an article from the February 25th 1995 issue of Newsweek (http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1995/02/26/the-internet-bah.html) written by Clifford Stoll entitled “The Internet? Bah!”. In it he asks “Do our computer pundits lack all common sense?” and states that online databases won’t replace our daily newspaper that CD-ROMs can’t take the place of a competent teacher … Read more
When I was making rules for the firewall earlier this week, I set up logging for when people attempted to connect to our network using automated tools. Many times people who know nothing about the underlying ports and protocols will use automated tools to try and break into a computer on the Internet; they’re called … Read more
WARNING: This is a technical geeky post my Internet firewall… friends and family not interested need to read no further… For friends and family still with me here, iptables is the software in my Internet firewall that keeps the big bad Internet hackers from poking at my computers and causing problems. I’ve been studying the … Read more
The other day I discovered a new bug… er’ I mean feature on my phone… The ability to do panoramic photography… but the weather stunk so I had to wait till today to try it out… I went to the Old Market section of Omaha, down by the riverfront to check out the flooding, and … Read more