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Time to re-evaluate my browser strategy. Time to be Brave

Time to re-evaluate my browser strategy. Time to be Brave – The Geek Professor

Brave. The privacy browser

Keeping up with security and privacy topics .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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2023 Job Hunting Guide – Layoffs, pain, and treading water

2023 Job Hunting Guide – Layoffs, pain, and treading water – The Geek Professor In February 2023, I got stung by government security clearance shenanigans which, despite Herculean .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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Removing bad LinkedIn jobs live with a browser plugin (and Indeed too!)

A good tool, but it could be great!

In 2023, extreme layoffs sent people scrambling for new jobs. As a tough market with far too many seekers and not nearly enough positions, it became a daily grind to load up job options and apply. Best case, the online tools are helping you rapidly find good options – particularly when you're paying for the "Premium" feature.

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Today’s bad news: Microsoft Snip tool soon to launch with the PrintScreen Key

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Changes like this always make me wonder about Microsoft's motto: "Empower every person to do more…" How am I "doing more" when I spend my time fighting with changes no one asked for and no one needs?

Granted, we probably needed a faster and more convenient method of opening the Snip tool than WIN+SHIFT+S, but what's wrong with .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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What Golden Tree teaches us about listening

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Japan's second-largest tourist agency was mystified when it entered English-speaking markets and began receiving requests for unusual sex tours. Upon finding out why, the owners of Kinki Nippon Tourist Company changed its name.
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The saga of the Golden Tree travel agency was a memorable lesson in my college marketing class. As was the Chevy "Nova"'s entry into .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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SIIG KVM and USB C hub – Managing remote work is so much easier now!

SIIG USB-C 2-Port KVM Switch MST Docking Station with PD 65W
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So I put some effort into getting my home office put together. I have dual monitors nicely raised to the right eye height. I have a motorized standing desk, nice keyboard, mouse… the works! But the main issue was switching between my home computing and my work. I had one laptop for each .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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John Oliver’s Breakdown of Data Brokering – What it is, why you should care, and a small side-order of Congressional blackmail

Of course John didn't actually blackmail anyone, but he made a valid point that sometimes the only way for things to get done is for Congress to feel the problem actually affects them. To prove his point of how vile and dangerous unregulated data-brokering is, he used completely legal and commonly used techniques to get data about several members of .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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Razer Cynosa V2 Gaming Keyboard – A risky buy, a regretful return

Razer has a name, but that's all
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A few years back, I bought a Razer mouse and was floored to discover that it required an online account signup with Razer just to download the drivers to make it work. Their extortive practices weren't the end as the rubber grip on the mouse fell off a while later while Microsoft and other brand mice lasted .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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Asus ROG GM703 – Two year review

Asus gaming machine. It turned out to be pretty good, but two years later, I'm looking for something new.
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At the time I bought this, ASUS and MSI were the two top contenders. Both were solid brands with good history and all the features I wanted, but MSI has a weird obsession with making the keyboard perfectly rectangular at the expense of shoving all .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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Netflix Misses the Easy Marks

Netflix! Bro! You can be SO much better than this.

One of the reasons that Google because THE Internet search engine (though DuckDuckGo is better because it protects privacy) is because they have clean, no frills interface and they WORK. They get the job done. Those two key features made it the juggernaut that it is. Netflix is basically on the same path except for a few .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]

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Citizens Against Government Waste - CAGW
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DuckDuckGo - New Search Engine Choice or Dud?

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Every now and then, there's a new search engine released that tries to play with the big boys, but they often fail. Usually its because of speed, maybe financial backing, sometimes user interface, but most often because they don't do the job well.

So here's one that may be worth some attention. Like Google, they focus on keeping very minimal and having a nice interface. But unlike Google, they make an effort to help you find what you are actually looking for:

They also include some summary information right in the search making it possible to skip visiting the site at all if you don't need to or at least getting a better feel for what the site is about before going. And according to their About page, they store NO personal information (which has long been a complaint of mine about Google).

So far, they're doing a lot right, but with Google having just released HTTPS for searches, the competition is even stiffer. I wish them luck.

Check them out yourself here.

Citizens Against Government Waste - CAGW

Citizens Against Government Waste - CAGW

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Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering - CASPIAN

Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion And Numbering - CASPIAN

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (a.k.a. the EFF) - a nonprofit group of passionate people — lawyers, technologists, volunteers, and visionaries — working to protect your digital rights.

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The American Civil Liberties Union - ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union - ACLU

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Public Citizen

Public Citizen - A group of non-profit lawyers specializing in freedom of speech and other basic American rights.

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The Electronic Privacy Information Center - EPIC

The Electronic Privacy Information Center - EPIC

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