Category Archives: Tech

Windows 10, X marks the spot.

Posted on June 2, 2016 by On the North River

Consumers erupt on Windows 10: ‘Insidious,’ ‘malware,’ ‘new low’ Web aflame with negative reaction to Microsoft’s new tricks to download software Consumers are venting their anger  at Microsoft for its new method of getting them to download Windows 10, calling … Continue reading →

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Now THIS is interesting.

Posted on April 12, 2016 by On the North River

Some may note the decreased output on my part on this blog.  True.   I’ve heard the same thing too many times, I’ve said (or wrote) the same thing on the same subjects too many times and for all that repetition … Continue reading →

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Zombie Hogs, nothing new.

Posted on September 15, 2015 by On the North River

Zombie Servers: They’re Here and Doing Nothing but Burning Energy By one estimate, 10 million zombie servers world-wide use up power roughly equal in total to eight large power plants (paywall alert!) There are zombies lurking in data centers around … Continue reading →

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Windows 10. Not worth the price at Free. I have an Update! (Feb 26th)

Posted on August 16, 2015 by On the North River

For those who will not read to the end of the ongoing post I’ve been updating since I allowed the notebook to “UPDATE” to Windows 10 last week.   My suggestion at this time? Don’t do it! (After rereading these … Continue reading →

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How many posts will be created this week on: Windows 10?

Posted on August 8, 2015 by On the North River

Since I have a notebook in the living room I decided to “Try” Windows 10.  The free upgrade became available this week and I I’ve heard good things about it, so let’s explore! In the Beginning. Big download, long download … Continue reading →

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That’s my life you’re talking about.

Posted on June 4, 2015 by On the North River

Banks Curtail Employee Use of Voice Mail Voice mail is viewed as an expensive vestige of a bygone era J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. , are either eliminating or considering paring back a … Continue reading →

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Can we send a Drone after a Robo Caller?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by On the North River

Ending the robocalls Demand the major telephone companies block robocalls before they get to you, and learn what you can do in the meantime to stop these maddening calls. This from Consumers Union.  They have been known to commit a … Continue reading →

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No Flying Cars, but Star Trek vocal commands…with a ugly twist.

Posted on February 12, 2015 by On the North River

Troubling information about those new (always on) Smart TV’s. More troubling is the microphone. The TV boasts a “voice recognition” feature that allows viewers to control the screen with voice commands. But the service comes with a rather ominous warning: … Continue reading →

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Geeky stuff

Posted on October 27, 2014 by On the North River

I’m an old, retired (well still officially unemployed, oops! make that “out of work”. ) Telcom Engineer.  So this stuff gets me hot. First, in the beginning there was Telegraph and on land the speed of transmission was limited mostly … Continue reading →

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Shine a light on me.

Posted on October 15, 2014 by On the North River

I don’t have a smart phone and things like this are why I will never get a smart phone.   Your “smartphone” is a computer (let us repeat that, your smartphone is a computer), more computer than NASA had to … Continue reading →

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