We have been working to liberate our tree from its box. The other day one of us said, "We need to free the tree!" Tonight, we finally managed to do so. The only place to put it is in a corner of our living room.
Thursday, December 20
Free the tree!
We have been working to liberate our tree from its box. The other day one of us said, "We need to free the tree!" Tonight, we finally managed to do so. The only place to put it is in a corner of our living room.
Tuesday, July 17
E-card spam
I know this post will get me labeled as a nerd or geek in some places, but I have to point this out for my friends and relatives. Of course, this spam isn't really new, but new to me. It was common a few years ago [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2367967.stm ], but now has re-emerged.
If you get an email saying "e-card from a friend", "e-card from a colleague", etc; don't open it, but mark it as spam and delete it. (Some email providers delete an email automatically when you mark it as spam.) It is likely a virus called the storm worm or Peacomm trojan. Gotta see to believe? Search "e-card spam". The two articles below are from earlier this month. [http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200001991 ] [http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=128280&WT.svl=cmpnews1_1 ]
Now, if you receive an e-card that is from someone you know - it has his/her name in the email's title. For example, you get an email with the subject "John Brown sent you an e-card" You should contact John to make sure he sent you an e-card. If he did, then it's probably safe to open. Note that a real e-card will not try to download a .exe file to your computer. A real e-card will open in your Internet explorer or other web browser window.
Bottom line: be very careful what emails you open.
If you get an email saying "e-card from a friend", "e-card from a colleague", etc; don't open it, but mark it as spam and delete it. (Some email providers delete an email automatically when you mark it as spam.) It is likely a virus called the storm worm or Peacomm trojan. Gotta see to believe? Search "e-card spam". The two articles below are from earlier this month. [http://www.informationweek
Now, if you receive an e-card that is from someone you know - it has his/her name in the email's title. For example, you get an email with the subject "John Brown sent you an e-card" You should contact John to make sure he sent you an e-card. If he did, then it's probably safe to open. Note that a real e-card will not try to download a .exe file to your computer. A real e-card will open in your Internet explorer or other web browser window.
Bottom line: be very careful what emails you open.
Thursday, June 21
car found
Our "new" car is a 1990 Honda Accord. Brownish beige in color. It has about 165,000 miles on it.
Saturday, June 16
Return
Well, we're back in the U.S. Arrived safely in FL around 6:30 am. We now have to find a car, sort the things we stored, and find somewhere to live. Job details are a little up in the air just now. We may stay here in FL or move to TX depending on the precise job description I receive in the company I'm working for, USA Unloading
Tuesday, June 12
Thursday, May 3
Long time no type... err blog
It's been quite a while since I posted anything personal. So, I'll mention a few things.
For spring break, we started organizing to move back to the US. I also played some games on my computer, learned a couple of new things about working with Windows OS, and even got some extra sleep a couple of nights.
For spring break, we started organizing to move back to the US. I also played some games on my computer, learned a couple of new things about working with Windows OS, and even got some extra sleep a couple of nights.
Friday, April 20
Thursday, February 22
Finally something pro-America
This little advert is by a British ad company. They also provided the code for the link.
Friday, January 26
Christmas to do list
Time to report on my Christmas break to do list. Almost none of my list was accomplished;
at least partially due to the fact that I was sick for the last 10 days of break. So, other than the stretching routine, getting a lot of rest, and talking to family nothing else was accomplished.
On the other hand, since break ended I have reworked some of the wiring in the computer lab and learned a bit more about Windows administration. The server remains incompletely set up because every time I learn the answer to one of my questions, the answer brings to light 2 or 3 new questions. So, I continue reading the documentation . . . .
at least partially due to the fact that I was sick for the last 10 days of break. So, other than the stretching routine, getting a lot of rest, and talking to family nothing else was accomplished.
On the other hand, since break ended I have reworked some of the wiring in the computer lab and learned a bit more about Windows administration. The server remains incompletely set up because every time I learn the answer to one of my questions, the answer brings to light 2 or 3 new questions. So, I continue reading the documentation . . . .
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