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Tag Archives: computers
Michelangelo’s David…..
Catching up with the PC
Last month I reported this. Today we see Mac OS X Users Vulnerable To Major Java Flaw.
“a vulnerability in Java that has been patched by everyone but Apple.”
Saturday night and Sunday
My job requires that I occasionally work on evenings and weekends, doing things that cannot be done in normal business hours. Fortunately, in most cases I can do the job remotely by logging on to the County network from home. That helps a lot. Also, in most cases the job is goes according to plan and does not take too long. Last night…well, I am glad the first was true. Continue reading
Programming Languages
jeff_duntemann pointed me to A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages.
I was thinking about composing a suitable entry for APL, the first programming language I used professionally (1977-1984), but it is late and I need to go to bed.
Insomnia Overflow
What I did not do this weekend….
For the first weekend in months I did not log on to my work computer. I was checking my Blackberry, but I had no planned tasks and no emergencies came up.
Think your Mac can’t be hacked
….Think again.
Via Slashdot
Deep in the heart of taxes
I try not to think too much about the IRS, and hope that they do likewise in return. But there is no avoiding the subject.
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News of the day :-)>
Lee-Valley/Veritas® announced the Variable Gang Saw, the latest of their innovative woodworking tools announced annually on this day :-)>
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