Publications

My First LLM Experiment

I have mixed feelings about AI. On the one hand, I can see the value of it in many cases; on the other hand, I can also see the harm it causes.

Retiring Windows 10 and Microsoft's move towards a surveillance state

Recently, the Secure Resilient Future Foundation released a newsletter calling for Microsoft to extend Windows 10 support past the October 14th deadline.

Looking back at my transition from Windows to Linux in an anti-customer age

A follow-up on my successful transition from Windows to Linux as my daily driver. Microsoft’s increasingly anti-consumer practices with Windows 11 vindicated my decision to leave in 2023.

My transition from Windows to Linux in an anti-customer age

My personal reflections on my journey to move away from Windows and towards a Linux desktop environment.

Will one repairable laptop change the world?

In the last couple of years, laptop technology has been advancing in a direction of portability. Reducing the weight and size of technology enriches how we live.

Taking Windows 11 For a Spin - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

What happened to the release of Windows 11? For those of you who follow Microsoft’s Windows evolution, this feels like a Windows Me[^Windows-Me] release all over again.

Why everyone should use a password manager

We are in an age where password security is becoming very important to our ability to function in society, but not for the reasons you expect. The password strength, although a problem, isn’t the real problem.

How Data Recovery Works and the Technology Behind It

This publication focus on helping beginners understand if and when data can be recovered. This information is for understanding how the recovery process works and is not to be used as a guide for recovering data.

Part 1 Scam Avoidance: How to Spot and Protect Yourself from Scams

This is the 1st part of a 3 part series in protecting yourself from on-line and of-line scams.

Part 2 Scam Avoidance: Avoiding Scams

This is the 2nd part of a 3 part series in protecting yourself from on-line and of-line scams. In part 1 I attempted to make you aware of some of the common ways in which a scammer operates.