As I get older, I worry about falling behind on technology. I don’t want to be one of those old people who don’t engage with modern tech. I don’t ever want to be like those people afraid of computers, or claim that typing isn’t something someone needs to do, etc. I am, however, very skeptical…
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Just hanging on to this for the next time someone tells me that the vaccinated are why Covid-19 continues to mutate into new variants.
I only use a couple of things that TinkerTool enables, but it is a wide ranging tool! It’s important to note that it is only changing the built in behaviors of MacOS – it does not add functionality that isn’t already there. Having said that, there is a lot of MacOS functionality built in that…
Well, it’s more generic than that, but I needed it to recall how to do some display stuff on the PC Jr. I set the Jr. up because I was talking with some future coworkers, and they had a history, or familiarity, with the PC Jr, so I figured it’d be a funny introduction to…
Not mine, but very good. While some of this can come off negatively (think about how you say things!), the overall thought process is great. Frequently I use some of these techniques and they are very effective! https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XosKB3mkvmXMZ3fBQ/specificity-your-brain-s-superpower
Just hanging onto this for future reference. Not for the passwords obviously, but the process that the ‘best password cracker’ student used – pretty effective. https://mchow01.github.io/education/security/2021/11/06/password-cracking.html
This article provides a nice, brief, overview of the differences between relational and NoSQL databases. So far in all the systems I’ve developed, we’ve stuck with relational databases for the primary data stores, and then used others, such as ElasticSearch, and key-value based caches, for areas where traditional SQL couldn’t keep up (or didn’t need…
Many of us log into multiple MS or AAD accounts, and when visiting MS sites, it will present a list of logged in accounts to pick from. However, for many of us, those other accounts are only for things like email, so it is an extra step we really don’t need. This Edge plug in…
A lot of people look at Covid-19 as having two possible results when you get it – you’re either perfectly fine, or dead. Reality is much more complicated. I know several people who have died from it, several who have had no symptoms, and several who are dealing with long term complications from it. I’m…
It takes quite a bit to hold my attention for 50 minutes, especially on YouTube, but this video did it. I’ve watched from the sidelines as the prices of all antique computer collectables have gone through the roof, and I’ve been shocked at the crazy pricing of video games in particular. The video linked above…