Author: Andrew
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Going Off the Grid
Watching a webinar recently on the Internet of Things (IoT), I had the idea to think through the idea of completely disconnecting off the grid and stopping your online electronic trail. I’ll admit that this is an extreme measure that most people would not attempt as it seems impossible. Many of…
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Home Inspections……
We finally got the list of items that our buyers want fixed in my current home. It wasn’t a very long list and our inspection report was actually only about 15 pages. From what I was told, that is a very short report for a home that is over 15…
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Money, teeth, and playing hookie
It’s been an interesting weekend. Not exactly the kind of weekend that you would like to rewind and play again, but interesting none the less. The wife and I have been looking at appliances for the new house for a few days and decided to head over to Best Buy…
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Ransomware Evil
I’m an avid reader of all things tech, and every one in a while an article comes along that is so brilliantly simple, its worth sharing. Here’s the original article if interested in reading it. 8 tips for preventing ransomware To sum up the article quickly, here are the 8…
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An open letter to Microsoft and HTC
The History I’ve been using Microsoft Windows Phone (now Windows 10 Mobile) since the first release of the OS after the appalling Windows Mobile 6.5. Here is a list of the mobile devices that I’ve owned, all running Windows Mobile: Samsung Focus (Windows 7.x) Nokia Lumia 920 (Windows 8.x) HTC…
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It’s not a matter of if, but when (Part II)
As promised, here is the second part of the post the other day. A disclaimer, these are only services and resources I’ve used in the past and found useful or appropriate for the situation at that time. I’ve noted the ones that I’m using currently and why I’m still using…
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It’s not a matter of if, but when (Part I)
I received a letter from American Express yesterday. It was nothing out of the ordinary as they send me crap all the time, but this was different. The letter informed me that my information changed via a third party service sometime in January 2016. Red flag. The letter didn’t tell…
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Sweets, I hate you
American food manufacturers have spent the last 50 years perfecting delivery systems that lack any nutrition but taste fantastic. Delivery systems in this context is a generalization of food that falls into the “processed” category. You know, the high fructose this and the chemically derived isolates that make up almost…
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Future of mobile?
Would you use a mobile device as your ONLY device? It’s an interesting question that up until now, I would have given a resounding and blunt “No”, but all that has changed. HP just announced a new Windows 10 Mobile device called the Elite X3, which according to their claims…
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New tech, a geeks purpose in life
This is it, my new laptop that will be in my hands sometime this weekend. An HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 (Model 13-4103dx) if you’re interested in seeing the specs. It’s taken me over a month to narrow it down to this point and thankfully its not going to cost me…
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