Author Archives: dru

Today I turned on a filter on my incoming SMTP connections. I use qmail, so I used an old program that I wrote called qmfilt. (You can get it over at sourceforge). I already got rid of my old email … Continue reading →

I think Apple scored a home run with the new Mini Mac. They finally have something that is priced low yet capable of decently running OS-X. I can’t determine if the unit has a fan or not, but I think … Continue reading →

eBay has gotten together with some other manufacturers and started ‘Rethink’. Frankly, it’s an old idea started by some smaller companies, but the the Computer/IT/Electronic Press tends to just regurgitate what has been fed to them. I mean, the only … Continue reading →

I just donated to the American Red Cross for the Tsunami disaster and I urge you to do the same. RedCross.org Donations p.s. – yes, I’ve been slow to blog, and I have a lot queued up. I’m just going … Continue reading →

The US gov has just made it mandatory for credit agencies to give you a free credit report every year. (It’s about time!) You can get all the info at www.annualcreditreport.com. It looks like the site is in Java. Lets … Continue reading →

Well, I just put the finishing touches on a version of blogbot for Microsoft Outlook. Very cool stuff 🙂 Go check it out.

Well, guess what. I logged in and found another 200-300 comments awaiting moderation on my blog. These were all blog spam to some online poker site. So, I now have to spend some time doing some SQL queries to eliminate … Continue reading →

As I just check my email inbox today, I have the joy of discovering over 100 spam emails to me and about 60 spam comment posts to my blog. No fun 🙁