Tag Archives: internet

Stay Safe Out There [IT Safety and Security Practices]

Posted on November 17, 2014 by jwk

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, every single credit and debit card I own is being re-issued by the banks due to data breaches at retailers across the country. It’s my fault, really, for shopping at massive retailers … Continue reading →

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Important Note About “Heartbleed”

Posted on April 10, 2014 by jwk

This is a bit outside the normal repair shop posts you find here, but it’s important: A coding mistake that has existed for several years in one of the fundamental libraries used by about half of all servers on the Internet … Continue reading →

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Listen to Ham Radio Online with the ETGD WebSDR

Posted on June 1, 2013 by jwk

I just discovered the fascinating Wide-band WebSDR operated by the amateur radio club ETGD at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. PA3FWM built a fascinating wideband SDR using a Xilinx FPGA, high-speed ADC and gigabit Ethernet interface to receive … Continue reading →

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Google just killed Google Reader – and they don’t even understand why.

Posted on November 1, 2011 by jwk

Yesterday, Google officially rolled out the “much anticipated” (by them, perhaps) revisions to Google Reader which removed most of its compelling functionality and added integration with their social network Google+. We hope you’ll like the new Reader (and Google+) as … Continue reading →

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