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Google Crisis Response

Many of my friends may not know about this. I hope now they will and be better informed now and in the future. I feel the more you know, the more you can extend a helping hand to others. Google seems to have done just that by making critical information more accessible in times of […]

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Keep Calm and Install Wheezy

Want to give it a try? Check out the live images! Want to install it? Choose your favorite installation media among Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs and USB sticks. Already on Debian and want to upgrade? You are just an apt-get dist-upgrade away from Wheezy! Find how, reading the installation guide and the release notes.

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Microsoft updates Outlook app for Android

Back in November 2013 Microsoft released this app to the Android market. While still a good app it lacked several features and luster desired by us mobile users. So many voiced their thoughts and ideas and Microsoft has rolled out an update for its Outlook app for Android, adding fixes and features based on user feedback. […]

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University of New England – Commencement 2013

Today my niece Jessica graduated with her Master Degree from the University of New England, Class of 2013. I only with the rest of friends and family are truly happy with her. I wasn’t able to be there in persons but enjoyed watching live in real time over the internet. I took the opportunity to use some of my […]

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Crashplan, I choose you

Back at home I use Open Media Vault as my NAS (Network Attached Storage solution to store and serve up my media and documents to my computers and devices. Open Media Vault (OMV) gives me all the things I need with one single exception; that’s backups. So at home I backup to USB disks, but what if there was […]

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Extensionless URLs

For as long as I can recall URL’s to websites have always ended in some extension. From the .htm, .html, .php, .aspx, .cgi, and even the strange ?category=2614&sessionid=1jermsmit2you34873691 If you have noticed today, many websites are changing this practice to have URL’s that are friendlier. In fact they have been doing it for many years […]