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HOWTO: Configure XChat Azure on OS X to connect to Freenode using SASL + Tor

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 2011 describing how to connect to Freenode using Xchat (on Linux/FreeBSD) using SASL + Tor. The process is relatively simple, but [...]

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  1. HOWTO: Configure Tor + SASL + irc to connect to Freenode I fought this problem on the train into the city...
  2. SOLVED: Permanently setting “Hide Join/Part Messages” off in XChat I’ve been using XChat since early year 2000 (loooong time...
  3. ROT13 plugin for Xchat (in C) 10 seconds of hacking produced a ROT13 plugin for XChat...

Syndicated 2013-07-31 13:17:38 from random neuron misfires

Using the Goal Zero Sherpa 50 As a Wireless Home AC Outlet

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 Sherpa 50 Pouch from the team at Blue Ridge Overland Gear (great guys, I highly recommend visiting their site [...]

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  1. Palm Wireless Card Today I received a new gadget in the mail.. a...
  2. Home Depot Does Windows Yes, Home Depot does replacement windows, and siding, and all...
  3. Are you Folding(@Home) on your PS3? Today I decided to fire up the Sony Playstation 3...

Syndicated 2013-06-12 03:07:55 from random neuron misfires

DomainSite: This is Not the Way to Manage Passwords

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 registrar, DomainSite, and successfully changed my password to something nice and secure, and their system happily accepted it. I logged out, and [...]

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  1. Removing and Editing Windows “network” Passwords My work machine constantly locks me out of my two...
  2. SOLVED: Resetting your Apple ID with cut-and-paste enabled If you’re like me, you have lots of passwords. More...
  3. FIX: open of shared memory object failed If you’re using the ATI driver (fglrx) on your Linux...

Syndicated 2013-05-31 14:46:33 from random neuron misfires

HOWTO: Download Oracle Java Releases from the Commandline

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 machines just isn’t possible. We also support 4 platforms for each new release (in 32-bit and 64-bit), so pushing out a new version of [...]

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  1. SOLVED: Java Plugin in Firefox on 64-bit Windows Server 2003 The corporate VPN software I use to get onto the...
  2. HOWTO: Repair your Outlook PST file from the commandline The more I use Outlook 2007 for work and other...
  3. Super-sizing your PuTTY and UNIX’ifying your Windows machines If you use Putty to SSH or telnet around from...

Syndicated 2013-01-14 19:13:44 from random neuron misfires

Facebook Does It Again, Silently Sending GPS Coordinates with Every Message

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 Facebook message you send, also sends your exact GPS coordinates to the recipient (and to Facebook’s own messaging servers), even if you have your GPS disabled [...]

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  1. HOWTO: Block “SongPop” game updates and events on Facebook I’m a big fan of keeping my Facebook feed, news...
  2. Fix for incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.2.3/libstdc++.so error message I was recently building a copy of Ice 3.0.1 from...
  3. My First 15 Minutes with DriveSafe.ly for BlackBerry I recently stumbled upon an app called “DriveSafe.ly” while perusing...

Syndicated 2013-01-10 00:13:19 from random neuron misfires

HOWTO: Search and Destroy “Unlabeled” mail in Google Gmail

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 day it might make a good bit of data mining for an autobiography, but I digress.. One thing about Google Gmail has [...] Related posts:

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  2. Importing a decade of email into Google Gmail I have over 10 years of email on my machine,...
  3. Removing thousands of duplicate email messages from your email I’ve been slowly loading all of my mail into GMail...


Syndicated 2012-11-12 21:20:17 from random neuron misfires

AT&T; Locks Horns with Hurricane Sandy and my data-only MiFi

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 homes without power for days, as trees came crashing through wires, telephone poles were pulled to the ground by [...] Related posts:

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  3. My First Day with the New AT&T MiFi Device I ordered a Novatel MiFi 2372 from Amazon this week,...


Syndicated 2012-11-11 16:24:44 from random neuron misfires

HOWTO: Block “SongPop” game updates and events on Facebook

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, drop columns and other unnecessary items from the pages, but this doesn’t work on Firefox [...] Related posts:

  1. Feeding on Feeds for Productivity: Sage vs. Google Reader I use a lot of rdf/rss/atom feeds to keep up...
  2. HOWTO: Browsing securely, using i2p with Firefox and FoxyProxy I’ve been using i2p for a few things, including browsing...
  3. SOLVED: General Failure in sending the command to the application This problem results from clicking on a URL, mailto or...


Syndicated 2012-11-11 15:58:22 from random neuron misfires

OpenFlock, code, monkeys and keyboards

dsifry: I created a project for OpenFlock here. Add yourself. Your sites aren’t routing, and only one is up, with lots of dead links. Yes, I know, we all have no time left. Once I clear my plate, I can help you with this if you still need it. CVS Have to work on my [...] Related posts:

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Syndicated 2012-10-29 17:26:57 from random neuron misfires

USA Today interview at Palmsource conference

Hey look! I was in USA Today! Note to self: Never talk to anyone at PalmSource. He never presented himself as a reporter when he was at the booth talking smalltalk to me. dhd: I feel your pain wrt telecommunications companies. I can make long-distance calls, but not local calls, because my “local long distance” [...] Related posts:

  1. Palm, Palmsource, and cross-country relocations robk, you may want to take a look at OpenFlock...
  2. Thinkpad goes back to IBM again today for repair, 4th time and counting… Apparently the Thinkpad T23 is the biggest flop they’ve made,...
  3. At 1:38pm today, I lost my best friend, my buddy, Dart… He’s not really lost, he’s still alive and well, preserved...


Syndicated 2012-10-29 05:26:52 from random neuron misfires

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