You'd save the taxpayers a lot of money if you Christians would just read your damn manual, and would know that Mathew, Mark, Luke, John and Jesus already had this conversation and solved this question...
Matthew 6:6
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
They do have these things called, ummm, let's see, what are the name of those things...forgive us, but they're like Dairy Kings, you just don't see 'em anymore...oh yeah, Churches!
"Oh, but I'm doing it for the kids"
...no your not!
Bremerton coach stole the spotlight from high school seniors...(actually it was the "assistant" to the coach)...
http://mynorthwest.com/76/2836677/Bremerton-coach-stole-the-spotlight-from-high-school-seniors
...and yes, Bremerton won that night, in case you wondering.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
ASUS Eee PC Recovery Partition...
Very Simple, just boot to your Acronis Boot disk by pressing F2 and changing the boot order to boot from DVD.
Once the disk is changed, restart and Acronis will start up automatically, providing you have the CD in the player ;-) and will then enable the ASUS Recovery Wizard.
Now remove the Acronis Boot Disk and Press Recovery on the ASUS screen. It will tell you that you are about to destroy everything on the drive, are you sure...yes and it goes right into the reinstall.
From boot to desktop...15 minutes...now the updates...:-P
Once the disk is changed, restart and Acronis will start up automatically, providing you have the CD in the player ;-) and will then enable the ASUS Recovery Wizard.
Now remove the Acronis Boot Disk and Press Recovery on the ASUS screen. It will tell you that you are about to destroy everything on the drive, are you sure...yes and it goes right into the reinstall.
From boot to desktop...15 minutes...now the updates...:-P
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Satya Nadella is a Shirtail...
...and nothing more.
Analyst Daniel Ives mentioned that the “three major fundamental and strategic changes” made by Nadella...STOP!
1. Closing Out Nokia. This wasn't Nadella's idea, it was the idea from the Beginning...
answer: As for the recent layoffs was the plan from the beginning. MS never intended to keep Nokia mobile and to prove this, if you remember Stephen Elop the "CEO" of Nokia Mobility was looking for a Job the minute the Venture started, remember...he applied for the CEO position.
2. In addition, Microsoft has undertaken significant headcount reductions in order to grow free cash flow and margins...
answer: This was inevitable, considering that as soon as they achieved the Windows 10 design that was in process long before Nadella came into CEO. However, most of the cuts came from Nokia.
3. Windows 10 unveiling.
answer: This is equivalent to someone standing in for you at the closing of the sale. In other words, the deal was done, all you're there for is to bring the champagne.
Steve Ballmer put all what you see into place long before Satya Nadella was even a consideration for CEO.
The Cloud was set into motion long before Satya Nadella was even a consideration for CEO.
If Windows 10 would have finished on time Ballmer would be the Hero and he is, and to accept the award for Ballmer is Satya Nadella...and that's a fact!
sidenote: Give credit where credit is due, Satya Nadella's cloud division rose 8%...woohoo, that should be 50% if not 100% considering that systems are almost completely cloud based. Don't toot your horn too fast Satya because you got work to do...
•Office consumer revenue declined 13%
•Office commercial revenue declined 2%
•Windows OEM revenue (sales to Lenovo, HP, etc.) declined 6%
•Surface sales declined 26%
•Mobile phone sales declined 54%
•Despite announcing 18,000 layoffs previously, another 1,000 new layoffs were also announced
Satya...here's a hint...Amazon...
Analyst Daniel Ives mentioned that the “three major fundamental and strategic changes” made by Nadella...STOP!
1. Closing Out Nokia. This wasn't Nadella's idea, it was the idea from the Beginning...
answer: As for the recent layoffs was the plan from the beginning. MS never intended to keep Nokia mobile and to prove this, if you remember Stephen Elop the "CEO" of Nokia Mobility was looking for a Job the minute the Venture started, remember...he applied for the CEO position.
2. In addition, Microsoft has undertaken significant headcount reductions in order to grow free cash flow and margins...
answer: This was inevitable, considering that as soon as they achieved the Windows 10 design that was in process long before Nadella came into CEO. However, most of the cuts came from Nokia.
3. Windows 10 unveiling.
answer: This is equivalent to someone standing in for you at the closing of the sale. In other words, the deal was done, all you're there for is to bring the champagne.
Steve Ballmer put all what you see into place long before Satya Nadella was even a consideration for CEO.
The Cloud was set into motion long before Satya Nadella was even a consideration for CEO.
If Windows 10 would have finished on time Ballmer would be the Hero and he is, and to accept the award for Ballmer is Satya Nadella...and that's a fact!
sidenote: Give credit where credit is due, Satya Nadella's cloud division rose 8%...woohoo, that should be 50% if not 100% considering that systems are almost completely cloud based. Don't toot your horn too fast Satya because you got work to do...
•Office consumer revenue declined 13%
•Office commercial revenue declined 2%
•Windows OEM revenue (sales to Lenovo, HP, etc.) declined 6%
•Surface sales declined 26%
•Mobile phone sales declined 54%
•Despite announcing 18,000 layoffs previously, another 1,000 new layoffs were also announced
Satya...here's a hint...Amazon...
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Best Windows 10 Laptop Deal...
They're still pushing 8.1 laptops trying to clear out their inventory before they sell new systems. Plus they are selling them at 2010 prices, don't like that :-(
It would be nice to have WQHD display (2560 x 1440, 220ppi), but you're going to pay about 100 dollars or more for it. Otherwise the norm is HD (1366 x 768).
We like this one the best out of all models Dell, ASUS, Microsoft...
ACER http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.MP4AA.020
They all come with Limited Warranty, so that means if you break it physically you'll have to pay out of pocket. Hardware failure good for one year, 90 days of technical support. .
These systems that they are selling are systems made to work with Windows 10, but the Surface and New Systems with the Intel Skylake Processor and the like will be built for Windows 10. BIG DIFFERENCE.
As you know, prices will always go down the longer you wait for a system, but at this juncture you're trading "True Mobility" from Bow to Stern, for a dinghy with a Mercury 400 ;-) but you have to buy at some point :-/
The above Acer is an example of that, but a nice system with a 13.3 Touch Screen, 4gb ram, 500 gb hard drive.
The New systems will be with 64-128gb Solid State drives and more focused on Cloud Data Saving.
Malware Software suggestion is Malwarebytes for best protection at the best value, this could change...
sidenote: It's hard to get away from the keyboard sliding on surface design without going with a detachable. You should see more blue tooth or wireless detachable designs next year, with a location device to find the keyboard or the tablet ;-)
**UPDATE**
The Surface Book came out BIG with 8-16gb or RAM and 128gb-1TB local Storage, uses Intel instead of Qualcomm thankfully, but still not next generation which will be fanless/noiseless very important. Pricey little thing starting at 1499-3199 that's thousands. Considering a lot of that cost is the CPU's do we even dare ask what the cost of the "Next Generation" of CPU's will be :-S
It would be nice to have WQHD display (2560 x 1440, 220ppi), but you're going to pay about 100 dollars or more for it. Otherwise the norm is HD (1366 x 768).
We like this one the best out of all models Dell, ASUS, Microsoft...
ACER http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.MP4AA.020
They all come with Limited Warranty, so that means if you break it physically you'll have to pay out of pocket. Hardware failure good for one year, 90 days of technical support. .
These systems that they are selling are systems made to work with Windows 10, but the Surface and New Systems with the Intel Skylake Processor and the like will be built for Windows 10. BIG DIFFERENCE.
As you know, prices will always go down the longer you wait for a system, but at this juncture you're trading "True Mobility" from Bow to Stern, for a dinghy with a Mercury 400 ;-) but you have to buy at some point :-/
The above Acer is an example of that, but a nice system with a 13.3 Touch Screen, 4gb ram, 500 gb hard drive.
The New systems will be with 64-128gb Solid State drives and more focused on Cloud Data Saving.
Malware Software suggestion is Malwarebytes for best protection at the best value, this could change...
sidenote: It's hard to get away from the keyboard sliding on surface design without going with a detachable. You should see more blue tooth or wireless detachable designs next year, with a location device to find the keyboard or the tablet ;-)
**UPDATE**
The Surface Book came out BIG with 8-16gb or RAM and 128gb-1TB local Storage, uses Intel instead of Qualcomm thankfully, but still not next generation which will be fanless/noiseless very important. Pricey little thing starting at 1499-3199 that's thousands. Considering a lot of that cost is the CPU's do we even dare ask what the cost of the "Next Generation" of CPU's will be :-S
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
What was that...
Ferrari climbed as much as 17 percent in its NYSE debut Wednesday...
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ferrari-stock-jumps-in-nyse-trading-debut/ar-BBmhVV4?ocid=ansmsnmoney11
Thought it went w/out saying, but the most hardware ideas you are going to see will be in the Air and Auto Industries...
http://5hvnzon.blogspot.com/2015/08/stock-tip.html
Stock Tip:
Boeing Co (NYSE: BA)
October 21, 6:03 PM EDT
141.19 ▲ 2.31 (1.66%)
"Boeing’s projection of an eventual profit for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner depends on very aggressive assumptions, given $32 billion in sunk costs already, and more expected in Wednesday’s earnings report."
"Market Reaction: Shares were up about 3.33% in pre-market trading following the release, at the time of this write-up." By Zacks Equity Research
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ferrari-stock-jumps-in-nyse-trading-debut/ar-BBmhVV4?ocid=ansmsnmoney11
Thought it went w/out saying, but the most hardware ideas you are going to see will be in the Air and Auto Industries...
http://5hvnzon.blogspot.com/2015/08/stock-tip.html
Stock Tip:
Boeing Co (NYSE: BA)
October 21, 6:03 PM EDT
141.19 ▲ 2.31 (1.66%)
"Boeing’s projection of an eventual profit for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner depends on very aggressive assumptions, given $32 billion in sunk costs already, and more expected in Wednesday’s earnings report."
"Market Reaction: Shares were up about 3.33% in pre-market trading following the release, at the time of this write-up." By Zacks Equity Research
Novell Webinar...
Now that Novell is part of Micro Focus, TechTalk webinars are going to cover even more solution areas...
https://www.novell.com/events/recorded/tech-talks.html
https://www.novell.com/events/recorded/tech-talks.html
Friday, October 9, 2015
Best Security...
Pending New Results...We support DW, MSE and MBAM.
We've had our fits with MBAM (Malwarebytes Antimalware) in the past, but they have come on pretty strong this year.
We also support DW (Defensewall) we have been working on an issue for quite some time with a dllhost error that causes a 50% CPU Increase.
We are currently on the next update just received today from Softshpere's DW team...
We also use MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) is Free from Microsoft and is lowest on the Antivirus tree, and lowest isn't a good thing, but we don't care...
We have used a lot of Malware Programs, we have also seen the aftermath of a lot of Malware Programs and we have read about a lot of Malware Programs and what we have seen is one thing in common...enduser.
The "Enduser" is the common denominator here and yes one software may be better than another, won't matter, because they're all fallible.
Software is designed by People and people aren't perfect just like the enduser is not perfect which leaves an imperfect solution.
There are tweaks that you can do to your browsers like setting your add-ons, your operating system like shutting off Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service and many others.
Passwords are important and NO, creating a poetic alpha only password is not the best password.
The best Passwords are 12 or more characters long using Alpha, Numeric (A1) Upper and lower case (Aa) with Symbols (!@#).
Periods can be used as a password, the spacebar could be used in your password, but not all sites support this which is frustrating.
It's also scary that online services don't allow for special characters which would leave one thinking that you are the weakest link...
A malware program comes down to what the Person/Company can afford and what they are willing to support.
Operating Systems and Software for Operating Systems need to be more concerned about tightening up their security rather than bells and whistles.
ex. http://www.scmagazine.com/backdoor-in-ms-outlook-webmail-raises-security-doubts/article/443415/
Security has also been defined as "Rule of Thumb" and if what you have is working and it ain't broke, we suggest you don't fix it, unless of course it's...NORTON :-O=
sidenote: If you decide to uninstall your Flash you'll need to do one more thing to get rid of the nagware...
Open Control Panel and in search type Group Policy and a tab will appear that says, "Edit Group Policy"
You should now see a new window, now navigate to Computer Configuration-Administrative Templates-Windows Components-Internet Explorer-Security Features-Add-on Management.
On the right look for Turn off Adobe Flash in Internet Explorer and Prevent Applications blah blah blah...
Double Click it, set to enabled from "not configured" and close group policy. Restart.
Now the system will will know not to bother you to install Adobe Flash for All Users.
We've had our fits with MBAM (Malwarebytes Antimalware) in the past, but they have come on pretty strong this year.
We also support DW (Defensewall) we have been working on an issue for quite some time with a dllhost error that causes a 50% CPU Increase.
We are currently on the next update just received today from Softshpere's DW team...
We also use MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) is Free from Microsoft and is lowest on the Antivirus tree, and lowest isn't a good thing, but we don't care...
We have used a lot of Malware Programs, we have also seen the aftermath of a lot of Malware Programs and we have read about a lot of Malware Programs and what we have seen is one thing in common...enduser.
The "Enduser" is the common denominator here and yes one software may be better than another, won't matter, because they're all fallible.
Software is designed by People and people aren't perfect just like the enduser is not perfect which leaves an imperfect solution.
There are tweaks that you can do to your browsers like setting your add-ons, your operating system like shutting off Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service and many others.
Passwords are important and NO, creating a poetic alpha only password is not the best password.
The best Passwords are 12 or more characters long using Alpha, Numeric (A1) Upper and lower case (Aa) with Symbols (!@#).
Periods can be used as a password, the spacebar could be used in your password, but not all sites support this which is frustrating.
It's also scary that online services don't allow for special characters which would leave one thinking that you are the weakest link...
A malware program comes down to what the Person/Company can afford and what they are willing to support.
Operating Systems and Software for Operating Systems need to be more concerned about tightening up their security rather than bells and whistles.
ex. http://www.scmagazine.com/backdoor-in-ms-outlook-webmail-raises-security-doubts/article/443415/
Security has also been defined as "Rule of Thumb" and if what you have is working and it ain't broke, we suggest you don't fix it, unless of course it's...NORTON :-O=
sidenote: If you decide to uninstall your Flash you'll need to do one more thing to get rid of the nagware...
Open Control Panel and in search type Group Policy and a tab will appear that says, "Edit Group Policy"
You should now see a new window, now navigate to Computer Configuration-Administrative Templates-Windows Components-Internet Explorer-Security Features-Add-on Management.
On the right look for Turn off Adobe Flash in Internet Explorer and Prevent Applications blah blah blah...
Double Click it, set to enabled from "not configured" and close group policy. Restart.
Now the system will will know not to bother you to install Adobe Flash for All Users.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Windows 10 Quid pro quo...
"IF YOU UPDATE TO WINDOWS 10, MAKE SURE YOU CREATE A SYSTEM RESTORE FIRST"
Windows 10 Questions/Answers...
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq
If you need to install or reinstall Windows 10, you can use the tools on this page to create your own installation media using either a USB flash drive or a DVD...
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
The Update will work similar to the Windows 8.1 update from before, just refer to these steps to upgrade to Windows 10...
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-from-windows-7-tutorial
"Reset this PC" and Windows 10 being free upgrade for a year and after...
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-win_upgrade/reset-this-pc-and-windows-10-being-free-upgrade/dc14cd2d-b0f3-446d-886b-e77f1817358f
Windows 10 Build 10558 is the latest build (check build press Win+R then type WINVER, enter.
http://microsoft-news.com/windows-10-build-10558-lets-you-save-apps-to-a-different-drive/
10 Tips before installing the latest Windows 10 build...
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_install/how-to-10-tips-before-installing-the-latest/4fbec413-fed4-4a18-b1de-399a2d1e2a3a
Start menu secrets every Windows 10 pro should know...
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2987656/microsoft-windows/start-menu-secrets-to-supercharge-windows-10.html#slide1
12 Windows 10 install issues -- and what to do about them...
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2990931/microsoft-windows/windows-10-installation-problems-and-what-to-do-about-them.html
How To Uninstall Windows 10 Technical Preview and Back to Previous Operating System...
http://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-uninstall-windows-10-technical-preview-and-back-to-previous-operating-system
Internet Explorer 11 will still be installed with your Windows 10 OS, but you can uninstall it accidentally. It's not a big deal if you do, but if you feel you need to replace it there are three ways to do it that we can see.
1. Is to format and start all over again (Remove Everything or Restore Factory Settings), not a good idea unless you have other problems with your system. This will remove all your programs and data.
2. You can do a reset this PC from setting update and security recover, but we don't recommend that way either because you'll lose all your programs.
3. Is the best way to bring it back if you accidentally uninstall it: Just type "Features" into your search bar->Select "Turn Windows Features on or Off"->You'll see Internet Explorer 11 in the list now put a check mark in it and say ok, now follow the prompts...
Windows 10 Questions/Answers...
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq
If you need to install or reinstall Windows 10, you can use the tools on this page to create your own installation media using either a USB flash drive or a DVD...
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
The Update will work similar to the Windows 8.1 update from before, just refer to these steps to upgrade to Windows 10...
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-from-windows-7-tutorial
"Reset this PC" and Windows 10 being free upgrade for a year and after...
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-win_upgrade/reset-this-pc-and-windows-10-being-free-upgrade/dc14cd2d-b0f3-446d-886b-e77f1817358f
Windows 10 Build 10558 is the latest build (check build press Win+R then type WINVER, enter.
http://microsoft-news.com/windows-10-build-10558-lets-you-save-apps-to-a-different-drive/
10 Tips before installing the latest Windows 10 build...
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_install/how-to-10-tips-before-installing-the-latest/4fbec413-fed4-4a18-b1de-399a2d1e2a3a
Start menu secrets every Windows 10 pro should know...
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2987656/microsoft-windows/start-menu-secrets-to-supercharge-windows-10.html#slide1
12 Windows 10 install issues -- and what to do about them...
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2990931/microsoft-windows/windows-10-installation-problems-and-what-to-do-about-them.html
How To Uninstall Windows 10 Technical Preview and Back to Previous Operating System...
http://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-uninstall-windows-10-technical-preview-and-back-to-previous-operating-system
Internet Explorer 11 will still be installed with your Windows 10 OS, but you can uninstall it accidentally. It's not a big deal if you do, but if you feel you need to replace it there are three ways to do it that we can see.
1. Is to format and start all over again (Remove Everything or Restore Factory Settings), not a good idea unless you have other problems with your system. This will remove all your programs and data.
2. You can do a reset this PC from setting update and security recover, but we don't recommend that way either because you'll lose all your programs.
3. Is the best way to bring it back if you accidentally uninstall it: Just type "Features" into your search bar->Select "Turn Windows Features on or Off"->You'll see Internet Explorer 11 in the list now put a check mark in it and say ok, now follow the prompts...