I’ve been using a Kindle for about 6 years. And have been reading paper books for longer than that! I have two Kindles, one is the discontinued Kindle Touch, and the other is the newer Kindle Paperwhite. Here are my thoughts on the Kindle and how eBooks compare to Print Books. The Kindle Reading Experience … Read more
Why You Should Have a Homelab In 1998 my friend Meredith gave me a RedHat Linux CD. I spent hours each day experimenting with Linux–I loved it. 2 years later I’m in a room with 30 other students at a University applying for the same computer lab assistant job–I’m thinking my chances are grim. Part-way … Read more
Happy 501st Reformation Day! (and Happy Halloween) In 1521 Luther was summoned to the city of Worms to be tried for heresy. Expecting an opportunity to debate Luther willingly went. But instead found no discussion would take place. He was asked to answer two questions: First question: With his writings on a table in front … Read more
What is DNS Content Filtering? A DNS Based Content Filtering service can prevent certain websites from loading on your network. Most services can filter by specific categories like malware, phishing, pornography, etc. Unlike some content filtering that can introduce security risks, DNS filtering does not intercept traffic between you and the website you’re visiting. It … Read more
Kris and I finished watching the Genesis and the State of the Culture speech that Ken Ham and Dr. Georgia Purdom gave at the University of Central Oklahoma. To give some context, the LGBT group at UCO tried to stop Ken Ham from giving this speech. At some point the student body that invited him … Read more
I recently switched to MobaXterm Professional from PuTTY. And I’m not looking back… A PuTTY Alternative I had just re-installed Windows 10 to fix an updating issue. As I was downloading PuTTY I thought: there has got to be something better than PuTTY. PuTTY is a good program, but it doesn’t do four things for … Read more
I bought Eli his first gun, a Daisy Buck Model 105. It is very similar in function to lever action rifles (lever action works the same, cross-bolt safety is the same) so it’s a great starter gun to teach proper firearm handling and safety. It was $18 at Walmart but has quality where it counts. … Read more
Happy World Backup Day! Here’s a quick little Ansible Role I wrote to automate backup configuration for hordes of servers using Rdiff-Backup from an Ansible inventory file. If you have no idea what I just said you may want to skip to “I’m Confused” at the very bottom of this post. What does the Rdiff-Backup … Read more
“These scissors don’t work, can you pass me yours? Thanks. Hmm… these don’t work either. Did they work for you? They did?! How did you get them to work!” It is embarrassing to be the only kid in class who doesn’t know how to use scissors. Although it was odd that these scissors didn’t … Read more
What Is a Rubber Dome Keyboard? Take a look at your keyboard. Push a few of the keys. It probably feels mushy, and it’s most likely a rubber-dome keyboard. These weren’t made for typing, they were made to be cheap. You have this dome of rubber that the key sits on, as you press the key feels … Read more