Goodbye 2014
Image courtesy of Easy Scraps
Today’s quote: “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)
Interesting question…
People sometimes ask me .. ah, um, ‘unusual’ questions.
Q: “how can i stop my roommate from blocking my computer from getting internet?”
A: You might want to consider WHY is your roommate blocking you, and resolve it from that angle. For example:
* If it is because you use so much bandwidth, you slow down their Internet, you might promise to stop online gaming and/or streaming videos and/or downloading Torrents… (or, do so only during certain times of the day..)
* If it’s because you do morally objectionable/illegal things online, that they disapprove of, you could stop doing them…
* If it’s because you have been a cheapskate freeloader, you could start paying your half of the service bill… and any usage overages (in-home Internet service is not free.)
* If it is because you play streaming music/videos/games too loud, you could use earphones…
I suggest you sit with them and ask them why they have blocked you, and what YOU can do to ‘fix’ their concerns. Because if they are tech savvy enough to block you, odds are you are not going to be able to sneak past their settings (or do so for long).
But often the easiest/best solution is to simply contract an ISP to get your own Internet service installed. Then you can use it as you like, when you like. And I suppose you could always get another roommate… Good luck.
Today’s quote: “To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.” ~ Gustave Flaubert
Copyright 2007-2014 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.
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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)
Top 10 List Time Again..
It is that time of year again (everyone posts “Top 10 of 2014” articles). And so I’ve combed them, and here’s one quickie that may actually be worth your time.
* 10 best privacy tools for staying secure online
“A number of free and open-source projects exist solely to protect your identity and online activity. Here are just a few to make you more secure in the new year.” Read more..
[Though, I doubt their #2 (Tor) is still a good reco..]
The Funhouse World of Mirrors That Is The Internet: All of a sudden, within an hour, I’ve had 60+ robot-posted comment spams hit the blog.. and they all made it past WordPress’s spam filter – even though they exhibit classic earmarks. Oops.
Today’s quote: “The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” ~ Confucius
Copyright 2007-2014 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.
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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)
Winding down…
I hope everyone can say their holiday ranked at least ‘could’a been worse’ on the scale, or a much higher score than that.
Here’s a few final-for-2014 ‘Items of Interest’:
* Price Tag Rises For Stolen Identities Sold In The Underground
What cybercriminals now charge for stolen identities, counterfeit identities, hacking tutorials, DDoS, and other services.
“One year after the cybercrime underground slashed the price of a stolen identity by as much as 37% due to a glut in the black market, the price tag for a pilfered ID has inched upward again.” Read more.
(That’s a very interesting read, folks.)
* Tor Network Is Under Attack through Directory Authority Servers Seizures
“Tor has been targeted once again, but this time at a much larger scale. A new attack on Tor network reportedly would either completely shut it down worldwide or turn it into evil network.” Read more..
Today’s quote: “There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation – veneer isn’t worth anything.” ~ George Washington Carver
Copyright 2007-2014 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.
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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)
SB Holiday Edition
Seems this person “got in the spirit”…
Click on image to see more by this artist
“Christmas Eve 2013”, by D-Stanley, courtesy of Flickr Commons.
Today’s quote: “In my life I’ve learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we’re all searching for. I haven’t come across anyone who didn’t become a better person through love.” ~ Marla Gibbs
* Yes, there is tech news. But none of it’s good, so… let’s skip it for now. Let us, instead, be kind to one another. Happy Holidays to you, Dear Reader.
Copyright 2007-2014 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.
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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)
SB #179
Folks, here’s another interesting image for your Sunday.
Click on image to see more by this artist.
“first rain” by **RCB**, courtesy of Flickr Commons.
Today’s quotable quote: “The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
Copyright 2007-2014 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.
>> Folks, don’t miss an article! To get Tech – for Everyone articles delivered to your e-mail Inbox, click here, or to subscribe in your RSS reader, click here. <<
All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)
• About Tech Paul
I am a Retired computer & network technician. I used to think the machines were pretty cool. Now I don’t.
They’re anything but.
I regularly posted how-to’s and tricks & tips and general computing advice here starting in 2007. (Use the Search tool to find answers. But be aware, many are rather dated.) Sometimes I answered (your) specific questions in an article if I believed the answer was generally helpful to “everyone”. All the writing you see was my own, typos and all. There always is/was an implied “IMHO” in what you see here.
Note: You are responsible for using this blog and its content. I am in no way liable for any losses caused by user error, viruses and/or other malware, hardware or software failure, or any other conceivable reason.
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