Remote desktop connection tip
Today I am working from home because Sydney is sick. I therefore connect via the VPN to my work computer. I use Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection to connect to my work computer. But periodically I...
View ArticleAuthenticate via OpenID
You can now use OpenID to authenticate at this blog! w00t! I have just installed the WordPress plugin OpenID (version 3.2.1). Installation was very simple: just upload the “openid” directory to the...
View ArticleSuccessfully accessed Facebook with OpenID
I have successfully accessed Facebook with my OpenID. I learned that Facebook was acting as an OpenID relying party, meaning Facebook will accept some other credentials than ones provided by Facebook...
View ArticleUsing a Maven profile to run a test program
This is a new (to me) trick for my programming toolbox. I discovered (copied) it from the Apache CXF project. (I don’t know if they originated it or not.) Basically, you can use a Maven profile...
View ArticleFirst post using WordPress for Android
This post was created on Droid phone using WordPress for Android. You can find more details about the app at http://android.wordpress.org/.
View ArticleQuote from “Authentication is Secondary” by Bob Cringely
From “Authentication is Secondary” by Bob Cringely: “Remember that all the authentication in the world will not protect against a privileged user doing the wrong thing. It’s just that logging may help...
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Adding the handy separator to Cygwin
Separator Screen Shot Lifehacker had a pretty neat post yesterday which added “a Handy Separator Between Commands in Your Terminal on Mac OS X and Linux.” I use a Cygwin terminal on my Windows machine,...
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Logging steps via Google Docs
My employer, Pearson, provided the opportunity for its employees to participate in the 2011 Global Corporate Challenge. The GCC consisted of teams of 7 who tracked their daily steps counted with a...
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Cutting the landline phone
I know it is 2014 and many people have already dropped their landline phone. But I have two kids who aren’t yet old enough to have a mobile phone and I want to make sure that they can use a traditional...
View ArticleFirst month of Internet telephony results
My Internet telephony landline replacement system has been used for one complete month. Here are some financial results. My last traditional landline month of service: $47.46 Internet telephony –...
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