I submitted a request for records of Ezra Rounds. The follow document arrived today. I have submitted a request for more detailed information but even this little bit is more information about Ezra Rounds with exact days. I am very excited to have received even this.… Read the rest “Notice from National Archives”
Cape Canaveral
While in Florida for a conference, I noticed that there was going to be a launch that week. The launch was scheduled for 12:15 on Launch Complex LC-41 which is located on the far east side of the Cape.… Read the rest “ULA Atlas V AEHF-4 Launch”
Thursday night I went with my family to see the premier of Venom at the local AMC Theatre. We drive an extra ten miles to this theater because it is not in the mall and they have the big comfy reclining seats. … Read the rest “Unbending an iPhone”
Sold: MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011), 16GB RAM, 500GB 5400-rpm SATA Hard Drive, 8x Slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW), Intel Core i7 (“Sandy Bridge”) 2.2GHz processor with extra power supply in original box.
This month there is more glass. The eastern wing is now enclosed. The video also includes spring flora along Cooper Street and the new north side construction projects. Music is Apache by the Incredible Bongo Band used without any permission because it sounds cool.
In a world where cross-site scripting and third-party cookies are known security risks, I boggles the mind how Balkanized the infrastructure of Microsoft is. By using a favorite program on the Mac called Little Snitch by Objective Development, you can see when your software is phoning home to connecting to other computers on the net.… Read the rest “Microsoft PowerPoint Phones Home”
The whole fabric of the Internet is based on trust. When you type in a domain name like Facebook.com, your computer or phone magically gets you to the right web site. If you use an app, the same thing happens behind the scenes.… Read the rest “Is Your Domain Protected with DNSSEC?”
Last month, Google sent out this message:
“Starting October 2017, Chrome (version 62) will show a “NOT SECURE” warning when users enter text in a form on an HTTP page, and for all HTTP pages in Incognito mode.
The following URLs on your site include text input fields (such as <input type=”text”> or <input type=”email”>) that will trigger the new Chrome warning.… Read the rest “Is Your Website Ready for the New Secure Web?”
In 2015 I made a trip up to Pentaluma, California to visit the brick TWiT House. The proprietor of this establishment was featured in a chapter of the book, Follow the Geeks by Lyndsey Gilpin and Jason Hiner. I just finished reading this book and enjoyed the stories about people that I have listened to as guests of the TWiT network.… Read the rest “Follow the Geeks”
Apple has added a new category of application to its AppStore that allows the user to block incoming calls. The first one of these that I tried was called Nomorobo, as in “no more robodialers”. It worked pretty well. They have an existing online web site where you can pay for a subscription or you could pay for the subscription right in the app.… Read the rest “iPhone Call Blocking & Identification”
