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04/02/2017

Been a while since I've posted anything on this page. That's what being deployed to Bahrain does. Read an interesting article the other day. People shouldn't be outraged on Russia hacking the election. They should be outraged on what they have been stealing from us for years now.

https://www.wired.com/2017/03/russian-hacker-spy-botnet/

Slavik was like a phantom, stealing money from US banks—and information for Russian spies

04/24/2014

Hope no one got hit by heart bleed!

03/31/2014

My daughter Jessica at the 2014 BYU Pow Wow. She is in the Black, Silver and Gold at the center.

http://youtu.be/e5ClYTX1l2M

2014 BYU PowWow - Exhibition Hoop Dance. My daughter Jessica in the black, gold and silver in the center front.

03/11/2014

Wow! 86% of all email traffic is SPAM according to Senderbase! That's ridiculous!

http://www.senderbase.org/

03/05/2014

Don't be a victim or help spread the malware. Microsoft support of XP ends on April 8th, which means no more security updates for it. It also means if you are using it you will probably end up being a victim of malware. Upgrade to 7 or get a new computer running 7 or 8. Windows 7 home premium for 54 bucks linked below.

http://www.davidmarket.com/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-w-sp1-1-pc-license-and-media-64-bit/

Buy Perfect

01/24/2014

So Logmein is no longer free, even though they said it will always be free. If you need a replacement here are a few suggestions. But Chrome Remote Desktop looks to be the best one for quick, easy, and free.

Chrome Remote Desktop
TeamViewer
Splashtop


https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp?hl=en

Access other computers or allow another user to access your computer securely over the Internet.

01/14/2014

Check out the doorbot, kinda cool.

http://www.getdoorbot.com/

http://www.amazon.com/DoorBot--The-Doorbell-for-Smartphones/dp/B00EP5W22A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389724505&sr=8-1&keywords=doorbot

DoorBot is a Wi-Fi-enabled video doorbell that allows you to see and speak with visitors through your smartphone from anywhere in the world. Talk with visitors See your guests Works with iOS & Android See larger image. Product Features Dual Power DoorBot can operate wirelessly on the internal ba...

12/05/2013

VirtualBox, it's friggen cool and it's free!

https://www.virtualbox.org/

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software un...

11/30/2013

Guess I'm old fashioned. I likes my quicklaunch bar from the old xp days. If you do too get it here.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/888-quick-launch-enable-disable.html

How to Enable or Disable Quick Launch in Windows 7

11/26/2013

I use Google Keep to take quick notes and links. It's pretty cool because with the android app it syncs between all your devices and the web page. You can past pictures, make checklists, audio notes. One of my most favorite apps.

https://drive.google.com/keep

Quickly create, access and organize notes, lists and photos with Google Keep. All your notes are automatically stored in Drive.

11/22/2013

A friend of mine who shall remain nameless ( Barton), says don't use cheap knock off apple cables. They will either go bad p, or possibly ruin your device.

11/20/2013

Be careful people, the latest ransomware out there. Encrypts your hard drive and then they charge you to decrypt it. Make sure your antivirus, anti-malware, flash and java are all up to date. Don't click on strange links from people that rarely email you.

If you are reading this blog, chances are that you have been bombarded with news and information about the infamous, Cryptolocker for months now.  However, for