Category Archives: tech

vivaldi and cnn

Posted on September 26, 2021 | Leave a comment

Totally a feature not a bug. Add MSNBC and we’re cooking with gas.

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I am unable to view any CNN videos using Vivaldi. I have disabled all extensions and also disabled the built in ad blocker. With the ad blocker disabled the ad video plays but the desired video does not. Brave browser had a similar issue that was fixed with a recent update.

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Tagged vivaldi, vivaldibrowser

another e-mail mess this week

Posted on September 1, 2021 | Leave a comment

Whenever somebody sends out an openly addressed e-mail with 100+ recipients (or more!), I always say, “Oh boy! Here comes a party in my inbox.”

The “reply all” thing from the recipients springs into action, and your inbox is busy for days, maybe a week or more.

Then there is the bonus of extra spam from people’s compromised address books.

I feel like posting the attached image as a tutorial, but I don’t want to get into it right now.

humorous screenshot of e-mail program showing how to use the “to” and “bcc” fields

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Tagged bcc, email, netiquette

linux mint

Posted on August 27, 2021 | 3 comments

My desktop computer might be nearly ancient, but the operating system is fresh as a daisy. Riding Miss Daisy. 🌼

NAME=”Linux Mint”
VERSION=”20.2 (Uma)”
ID=linuxmint
ID_LIKE=ubuntu
PRETTY_NAME=”Linux Mint 20.2″
VERSION_ID=”20.2″
HOME_URL=”https://www.linuxmint.com/”
SUPPORT_URL=”https://forums.linuxmint.com/”
BUG_REPORT_URL=”http://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/”
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL=”https://www.linuxmint.com/”
VERSION_CODENAME=uma
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal

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Tagged linux, linuxmint

tcl 10 pro camera test at country park

Posted on August 7, 2021 | Leave a comment

I slipped a SIM into a rather inexpensive (compared to some) Android mobile that I recently ordered. It doesn’t have the “horsepower” of some that I’ve had, but it runs sweetly and has a straightforward beautiful interface that I like. It has Android 11.

It is a TCL 10 Pro – T799B. Got it for $315 mainly due to TCL now releasing the 20 Pro series thus dating this 10 Pro. Price went down by $135. Original TCL 10 Pro price was $450.

I’m no expert, but the camera seems adequate to me for a “cheap” smartphone. We went out to Country Park today to goof off and take some pictures with the TCL 10 Pro. I like budget devices that actually work.

A nice thing about going budget is that you don’t have to run ’em till they drop, unless you want to. If you smash it or lose it, your life won’t be completely over.

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Tagged countrypark, greensboro, greensboronc, t799b, tcl10pro

cuba web servers

Posted on July 26, 2021 | 2 comments

Cuba is just SUCH a danger to the world (sarcasm) that their web servers are getting pounded into the dust daily. I can rarely read anything from there anymore.

My guess: Miami.

Screenshot of my mobile browser showing malfunctioning web page not coming up from Cuba

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Posted in rage against the machine, tech

Tagged cuba, internet

spouse gets hooked on computer browser game

Posted on July 25, 2021 | Leave a comment

Brian got majorly absorbed in the Google Doodle Champion Island Game. It kept him busy for hours. He ended up completing it and then playing even more. It was fun to watch him.

Maybe I’ll take up the Vivaldia game on Vivaldi browser.

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Tagged championisland, game, google, googledoodle

Posted on July 24, 2021 | Leave a comment

With big social media being a tricky mixed bag, Telegram messenger is turning out to be a great way for me to gather news and events. It works on desktop and mobile.

I watched a marvelous musical performance from Cuba the other day in its entirety.

You can even chat with me on Telegram. Who wouldn’t want that?

https://telegram.org/

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Tagged messenger, telegrem

difficult e-mail

Posted on July 14, 2021 | Leave a comment

When somebody sends an email that includes no text, only remote loading images, this is what happens. Totally blank.

I don’t know what the compulsion is for taking a block of text and converting it into an image.