Gnu-designs - blog.gnu-designs.com - random neuron misfires
General Information:
Latest News:
HOWTO: How to Fix a Forgotten Windows Administrator or User Password with Sticky Keys 20 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
I pulled some of my very old Windows VMs out of my backup NAS recently with the intent to pull them into ESXi 5.0.1, and manage them there. But they hadn’t been booted or updated in 4+ years. I though...
HOWTO: Configure XChat Azure on OS X to connect to Freenode using SASL + Tor 31 Jul 2013 | 06:17 pm
With all the recent news about the NSA, Prism Surveillance Program and the US Federal Government actively spying on its citizens without cause, I decided to update the detailed HOWTO I posted in early...
Using the Goal Zero Sherpa 50 As a Wireless Home AC Outlet 12 Jun 2013 | 08:07 am
I’ve been happily using my Sherpa 50 since late April of this year. I went for the full kit, including the Goal Zero Laptop Charging Kit, the Sherpa Extreme Inverter and a great, custom Goal Zero Sher...
DomainSite: This is Not the Way to Manage Passwords 31 May 2013 | 07:46 pm
As per my end-of-month processing, I update and rotate/change the passwords and login credentials for the hundreds of websites and logins I own and use on a regular basis. I reached my domain registra...
HOWTO: Download Oracle Java Releases from the Commandline 15 Jan 2013 | 12:13 am
The recent and critical Java CVE necessitates that everyone either uninstall, remove or update Java immediately. My employer uses a lot of Java, and removing or uninstalling it across thousands of mac...
Facebook Does It Again, Silently Sending GPS Coordinates with Every Message 10 Jan 2013 | 05:13 am
Yes, they’ve done it again. The most-recent update of the Facebook mobile application (Android and iPhone) reverses and resets the default settings for “Location Services”, so that every single Facebo...
HOWTO: Search and Destroy “Unlabeled” mail in Google Gmail 13 Nov 2012 | 02:20 am
I have over 14 years of email stored in Google Gmail now, all sorted, organized and tagged. It’s a huge archive going back through several jobs, plenty of experiences personal and professional. Some d...
AT&T Locks Horns with Hurricane Sandy and my data-only MiFi 11 Nov 2012 | 09:24 pm
We were hit pretty hard by Hurricane Sandy out here in New London, CT. Lots of property was damaged, wiped out boats tossed onto shore and crashed into other property. We also lost power, thousands of...
HOWTO: Block “SongPop” game updates and events on Facebook 11 Nov 2012 | 08:58 pm
I’m a big fan of keeping my Facebook feed, news and wall clean and filtered, no junk and no noise that I don’t need or want to read. On Google Chrome, I use the “Social Fixer” extension to block ads, ...
HOWTO: Travel Like a Ninja, Tricks and Tips to Make it Enjoyable 23 Oct 2012 | 08:47 pm
For those of us who travel very frequently, there are dozens of useful tricks and tips you can adopt to make your travel experience smooth, seamless and very enjoyable, whether you’re traveling via ai...
