Microsoft is long known for releasing bug ridden bloatware then charging for the bug fixes. Windows Vista followed by its bug fix Windows 7 and who could ever forget Windows ME? In its defense, Windows ME was not an operating system. It was a task switching GUI running on top of DOS fraudulently sold as an operating system just like 2000, 98, 95, 3.1x, 3.x, 2.x, 1.x and “for workgroups.” Anyone using or writing PC … Qt 5.8.0 – The Microsoft BluesRead more
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Thanking WannaCry
Yes, the title of this post may sound odd for an IT professional, but that is just it, I’m a professional, not just someone who gets paid to write code. I run into sooo many people who want everyone to believe “professional” means getting paid for it and nothing could be further from the truth. Professional is defined by the level of architecture one provides in their solution design and the level of security they … Thanking WannaCryRead more
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The Forth Post
It’s amazing how cranky you get when you become an old man. You become far less tolerant of the low quality half-assed content being foisted onto paying customers in a perpetual race to the bottom. There was someplace talking about their high quality content looking to hire additional writers and they offered up a link to this post as the type of high quality content they were after. Well, the first few sentences honked me … The Forth PostRead more
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Just How Blatant Can They Legally Be?
Today I received the following email. You will notice they didn’t publish a rate for a natural born U.S. citizen who isn’t a walking talking national security risk. ============== Click here to if you no longer wish to receive our emails Dear Partner, Pro-Tek Consulting is a highly recognized provider of professional IT Consulting services in the US. Here is our open requirement which can be filled immediately. Kindly respond to this requirement with your consultant … Just How Blatant Can They Legally Be?Read more
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How to Set Up Mutt to Work With JustHost.com Email
Every now and then you are going to need to send email from the command line. In the world of OpenVMS we did it from batch jobs all of the time. Yes, there were abort routines which would notify all operators currently logged in and who had typed REPLY/ENABLE at their terminal, but, you still sent email just in case. OpenVMS had a robust email system long before we had an Internet, indeed, long before … How to Set Up Mutt to Work With JustHost.com EmailRead more