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I just completed the five-day International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc., (ISC)²® Certified Information Systems Security Professional course called the CISSP Common Body Knowledge.  It was five days of some of the most intense training that I’ve ever done.  … Continue reading →

There have been some changes to the Pelley’s.com weather site over the past few months.  There were main two drivers for these changes: I have been wanting to replace the PC-based workstation that was responsible for gathering the statistics from … Continue reading →

I found this link on Deutsche Welle radio’s web site on 2011 September 24.   Click on the image or the link and see how creative people can be.  My only question is “How do you keep the Post-It notes ‘stuck’?”  … Continue reading →

One could probably guess from my last (even more belated than ever) post that I’ve switched to Linux Mint 11.  Like many others, I’ve been using Ubuntu for some time now.  Up to 10.10 I’ve been more than pleased with … Continue reading →

I found this fix for fixing what seems to be a broken print-to-pdf in Linux Mint (more on that later).  I found it at Linux Mint Forums by WillGolfForFood Launch your printer panel in the administration and printing. Select the … Continue reading →

First thoughts: I really dislike the Unity interface.  The buttons are too large and you can’t move the Unity bar elsewhere (e.g. bottom).  The head developer states that this is by design – so much for the user choice for … Continue reading →

What?!?!  Two posts in one day! I’m watching TWIT-TV- a great Internet TV “channel” for your inner geek.  Anyway, I wanted to watch the July 3rd edition as Jerry Pournelle – who I have read since his early Byte magazine … Continue reading →

It’s summer so I tend to spend more time outside. This means cutting the grass (natch…), visiting people and places, and reading. I read both fiction and non-fiction. Last book was the latest Clive Cussler (yes, it is Harlequin Romance … Continue reading →

I was trouble-shooting a problem with what was (is) excessive CPU usage on my Dell Mini 10 netbook.  While looking for why the process  called “background”, which is somehow related to the X.org implementation, someone mentioned that for those of … Continue reading →

With the reset of the items in the news – the Auditor General wanting to look in the MP expense accounts, the Afghan detainee reports, the G8/G20 expenses ($1.1B+ really), etc – the issue on Canadian copyright protection seems to … Continue reading →