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Downgrading Windows 7 to 32bit from 64bit can be done fairly cleanly

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Davidcomp

Yes, you can downgrade a Windows 7 system from 64 bit to 32 bit with only a little bit of inconvenience and cost in time while (contrary to most web advice) you  get to keep all your documents and folders … Continue reading →

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CyberGhost 5 REQUIRES you to use the deadly MS Explorer !

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Davidcomp

“Virtual Private Networks” (or VPNs) are software programs that anonymize and encrypt your web travels so that criminals can’t see what you are doing, snag your passwords or pretend to be your shopping or banking site.  One nice review persuaded … Continue reading →

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How to get your Yahoo emails out without giving them to NSA

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Davidcomp

Don’t give Yahoo permission to send your Emails to the National Security Agency (NSA). Let me apologize for taking until today to write this. Today is the day Yahoo tries to make you switch to their new Email software. “Beginning … Continue reading →

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CompuPro Equipment for Sale – Excellent Condition

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Davidcomp

CompuPro Equipment – Excellent Shape I have several CompuPro “boat anchor” motherboard boxes, a couple of Hard Drives with enclosures, and a couple of 8″ drive boxes.

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For Sale – Wyse 50 Terminals

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Davidcomp

We have two remaining gently used Wyse 50 Terminals from the days of minicomputers and super-micros like CompuPro and Molecular. Wyse 50s are almost impossible to find these days. We had 15, but 12 have shipped and we keep one … Continue reading →

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Stuxnet Removal Download. Did Stuxnet’s Deliberate Physical Damage of War Machines Violate War Powers Act?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Davidcomp

Two simple questions: Q #1) Is there any way a hacker with a laptop could cause your  commercial jet to crash into a mountian ? A: No, of course not. Q #2) Do CIA drones have higher security controls than … Continue reading →

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Java’s Security Problems are Designed-in. Problems are Not Solvable. I Do NOT Use ROES.

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Davidcomp

What’s with the dangerous insistence on Java ? The programming language Java has a history of serious security problems, yet several major photography printing services not only use Java – they FORCE YOU to use Java with online ordering software … Continue reading →

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Not Facebook – Try “One Social Web” or Diaspora

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Davidcomp

US President Obama warned Virgina high-school students in September 2009 — “Be careful about what you post on Facebook, because in the YouTube age whatever you do will be pulled up later somewhere in your life.”  Facebook’s President, Mark Zuckerberg … Continue reading →

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Holy Toledo: Would You Give all your Personal Emails to Your Boss?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Davidcomp

You’d never give your Password to someone you don’t know, right? But would you give a copy of all your emails to a random Stranger? How about a secret person who doesn’t like you – that jealous co-worker, your angry … Continue reading →

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Subscribe2 – Setup made Easy (Update: I’m removing Subscribe2 from all my Blogs)

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Davidcomp

WordPress Blog system has a popular plugin called “Subscribe2” that allows your readers to get an email notice when you post a new blog article. Update December 2014 — Subscribe 2 was sold and now sneakily (bait and switch) “copies” … Continue reading →

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