TechnoDenbow
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Deep/Dark Web Exploration
The Dark Web sounds nefarious and scary but with the right tools, and a balls of brass, I can access and browse safely. The deep/dark web refers to web sites that hide their web address and is only accessible by using encrypted tools like the…
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Quantifying Myself
Fitbit usage for one week
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Opening Windows
For the past few years I have rejected the Microsoft Windows operating system in favor of Linux Ubuntu. Open source software, software upgrades and updates every 6 months are all very appealing. However, I am tired of trying so hard to accomplish a task that…
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Space Dock
FINALLY got my hands on the elusive Nexus dock for my tablet. Connected to speakers and charger (cleverly hidden). Now functions as a great alarm clock, video viewing etc.
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Twitter 7.0
Today marks the seventh year of TWTTR. As an early adopters back then we didn’t know what we were doing but we had fun exploring it and making it ours. Over the years, like all social media platforms it has gained huge users both legitimate…
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W3
On this day 20 years ago the World Wide Web was made available to the public. Here is the original link to the world’s first public domain website which highlights the goals of the CERN team. Does anyone else miss the dial-up modem noise?
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Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)
Time to update
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Digital Moderation
You know what I learned from my one week digital cleanse? Moderation. After a self-mandated abstinence from digital media I had almost 1000 blog feed posts waiting for me. 5,000 tweets and numerous G+ posts. I redeemed my time by reading physical books, right-sizing the…
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Digital House Cleaning
Since my digital sabbatical started yesterday morning, I’ve decided to clean up and purge a few things. I removed the Linux and Windows 7 partitions and did a clean install of Ubuntu 13 Beta Raring Ringtail as the primary operating system. Also added Virtualbox. Inside…
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Data Migration
Just formatted my Linux laptop and am adding Windows 7 to it. I will then format the desktop drive from W7 and add Linux server to it instead. The desktop just can’t handle W7 but can run Linux easily. Of course my backup schema allows…
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Happy GNU Year
I’ve taken on another project that involves diving deep inside the Linux operating itself. For a few years I’ve been using a dual boot hybrid desktop using Ubuntu and Windows 7. I’ve added the Fedora distribution inside a virtual machine inside Ubuntu and deleted the…
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Top 10 Android Apps
I have two Android devices that are heavily used. The Samsung Galaxy S3 mobile phone and the Google Nexus 7 tablet. A few friends have asked which are the best Android apps out there. Well, that is subjective to opinion. I can share which apps…
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Chromebook: For Me
The Samsung Chromebook is a fantastic browser with a keyboard. It weighs less than 3 pounds with an 11.6” screen. The 16GB solid state drive is quiet and fast. Boot time is exactly 8 seconds to power on and go. True, 16GB is not much…