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Ahuka

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zwilnik.nospam@nospam.zwilnik.com

I am a long-time office software geek, and also a promoter of Free Software, so LibreOffice is a natural fit for me. I also have a series on HPR called Security and Privacy, and occasionally record shows that are non-series. I am also the former Tech Track organizer for Penguicon, an event in southeast Michigan, USA. Since I retired my interests have shifted to Travel, computer games, and Science Fiction.Visit one of my sites at:



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hpr4460 :: Arthur C. Clarke

Friday, 2025-09-05. 00:11:49. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Arthur C. Clarke.

This begins our fist look at Arthur C. Clarke

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hpr4455 :: YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #5

Friday, 2025-08-29. 00:16:43. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part five of my list of subscribed channels

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hpr4450 :: Playing Civilization V, Part 2

Friday, 2025-08-22. 00:10:02. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization V, happiness, eras.

We continue our look at the game mechanics of Civlization V.

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hpr4448 :: YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #4

Wednesday, 2025-08-20. 00:16:26. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part four of my list of subscribed channels

Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.

hpr4443 :: The First Doctor, Part 3

Wednesday, 2025-08-13. 00:11:49. Clean. general.
Science fiction, Doctor Who, William Hartnell.

A continuing look at the first Doctor Who.

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hpr4432 :: YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #3

Tuesday, 2025-07-29. 00:14:50. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part three of my list of subscribed channels

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hpr4430 :: Playing Civilization V, Part 1

Friday, 2025-07-25. 00:12:27. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization V, cities, citizens.

We start our look at the game mechanics of Civilization V.

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hpr4428 :: Fixing AVI Indexes

Wednesday, 2025-07-23. 00:07:55. Clean. general.
AVI, Indexes.

How to fix missing or damaged AVI indexes

Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.

hpr4423 :: YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #2

Wednesday, 2025-07-16. 00:15:57. Clean. general.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part two of my list of subscribed channels

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hpr4420 :: The First Doctor, Part 2

Friday, 2025-07-11. 00:11:46. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Doctor Who, William Hartnell.

A continuing look at the first Doctor Who.

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hpr4419 :: YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #1

Thursday, 2025-07-10. 00:16:12. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part one of my list of subscribed channels

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hpr4410 :: Civilization V

Friday, 2025-06-27. 00:14:33. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization V.

A first look at the next version of Civilization from 2010, Civilization V

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hpr4400 :: Isaac Asimov: Other Asimov Novels of Interest

Friday, 2025-06-13. 00:14:49. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Asimov.

A look at three stand-alone novels from Asimov

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hpr4390 :: Playing Civilization IV, Part 9

Friday, 2025-05-30. 00:15:52. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization IV, Wonders.

Using wonders to help win

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hpr4380 :: Isaac Asimov: The Rest of Asimov's Foundation Stories

Friday, 2025-05-16. 00:12:37. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Asimov, Robots, Empire.

A look at the other Foundation-related novels of Isaac Asimov

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hpr4370 :: Playing Civilization IV, Part 8

Friday, 2025-05-02. 00:11:04. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization IV, Culture victory.

We demonstrate how to win a Culture victory

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hpr4360 :: Isaac Asimov: The Robot Novels

Friday, 2025-04-18. 00:13:31. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Asimov, Robots.

A look at the robot novels of Isaac Asimov

Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.

hpr4350 :: GIMP: More Photo Fixes

Friday, 2025-04-04. 00:14:10. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Dark photos, Color problems.

A few more fixes to some of the common problems in photos

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hpr4340 :: Playing Civilization IV, Part 7

Friday, 2025-03-21. 00:13:53. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization IV, Culture victory.

We demonstrate how to win a Culture victory

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hpr4330 :: GIMP: Fixing Photos

Friday, 2025-03-07. 00:15:52. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Red eye, photo artifacts.

How to fix some of the common problems in photos

Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.

hpr4320 :: Switching my Mastodon account

Friday, 2025-02-21. 00:13:44. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, Mastodon, migration.

This episode explains how to migrate your Mastodon account

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hpr4310 :: Playing Civilization IV, Part 6

Friday, 2025-02-07. 00:13:33. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization IV.

We continue our look at the mechanics of this game

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hpr4304 :: Travel Pouch for Cables

Thursday, 2025-01-30. 00:04:12. Clean. general.
cable organizer, travel pouch.

I have purchased a very useful travel pouch.

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hpr4300 :: Isaac Asimov: I, Robot

Friday, 2025-01-24. 00:18:25. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Asimov, Robots.

A look at the robot stories of Isaac Asimov and the Three Laws of Robotics

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hpr4290 :: Playing Civilization IV, Part 5

Friday, 2025-01-10. 00:14:46. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization IV.

We look at a new feature called Civics.

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hpr4285 :: What is on My Podcast Player 2024, Part 5

Friday, 2025-01-03. 00:14:15. Clean. general.
Podcasts.

This is an update on the podcasts Ahuka listens to.

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hpr4280 :: Isaac Asimov: The Foundation

Friday, 2024-12-27. 00:18:10. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Asimov, Foundation.

A look at Isaac Asimov and the writing of the Foundation series.

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hpr4279 :: What is on My Podcast Player 2024, Part 4

Thursday, 2024-12-26. 00:18:47. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
Podcasts.

This is an update on the podcasts Ahuka listens to.

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hpr4275 :: What is on My Podcast Player 2024, Part 3

Friday, 2024-12-20. 00:17:06. Explicit. Podcast recommendations.
Podcasts.

This is an update on the podcasts Ahuka listens to.

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hpr4270 :: Playing Civilization IV, Part 4

Friday, 2024-12-13. 00:15:51. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization IV.

We continue our look at the mechanics of this game

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hpr4269 :: What is on My Podcast Player 2024, Part 2

Thursday, 2024-12-12. 00:16:34. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
podcasts.

This is an update on the podcasts Ahuka listens to.

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hpr4260 :: The Golden Age

Friday, 2024-11-29. 00:15:33. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Golden Age, history.

A look at the early history of science fiction

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hpr4255 :: What is on My Podcast Player 2024, Part 1

Friday, 2024-11-22. 00:16:08. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
podcasts.

This is an update on the podcasts Ahuka listens to.

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hpr4250 :: Playing Civilization IV, Part 3

Friday, 2024-11-15. 00:15:04. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization IV.

We continue our look at the mechanics of this game

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hpr4240 :: The First Doctor, Part 1

Friday, 2024-11-01. 00:15:21. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Doctor Who, William Hartnell.

A look at the first season of Doctor Who

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hpr4230 :: Playing Civilization IV, Part 2

Friday, 2024-10-18. 00:12:29. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization IV.

We continue our look at the mechanics of this game

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hpr4220 :: How Doctor Who Began

Friday, 2024-10-04. 00:14:37. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Doctor Who, William Hartnell.

A look at the very first serial of Doctor Who

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hpr4210 :: Playing Civilization IV, Part 1

Friday, 2024-09-20. 00:15:14. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization IV.

We start our dive into the mechanics of this game

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hpr4200 :: Intro to Doctor Who

Friday, 2024-09-06. 00:18:48. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, Doctor Who, TV, movies.

An introduction to one of my favorites, Doctor Who

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hpr4190 :: Civilization IV

Friday, 2024-08-23. 00:20:26. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization IV.

We start our look at the next game in the Civilization franchise, Civilization IV

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hpr4180 :: Intro to Science Fiction Series

Friday, 2024-08-09. 00:15:52. Clean. Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Science fiction, fantasy, books, TV, movies.

I'm starting a new series on science fiction and fantasy, and this introduces it

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hpr4170 :: Playing Civilization III, Part 5

Friday, 2024-07-26. 00:13:14. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization III.

We wrap up our look at the details of playing this game.

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hpr4160 :: Passkeys

Friday, 2024-07-12. 00:18:02. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Passkeys, encryption, passwords, security.

We take a look at passkeys and ask if this is what you should be using

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hpr4150 :: Playing Civilization III, Part 4

Friday, 2024-06-28. 00:15:37. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization III.

We continue to look at the details of playing this game

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hpr4140 :: Battery and Charging Technology 2024

Friday, 2024-06-14. 00:15:39. Clean. general.
Battery, Electric Vehicles, EV charging.

Interesting new developments in batteries and charging

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hpr4130 :: Playing Civilization III, Part 3

Friday, 2024-05-31. 00:19:46. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization III.

We continue to look at the details of playing this game.

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hpr4120 :: South Carolina to Home

Friday, 2024-05-17. 00:12:21. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US, Charleston, South Carolina.

We leave Charleston, South Carolina, and head back home.

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hpr4110 :: Playing Civilization III, Part 2

Friday, 2024-05-03. 00:15:14. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization III.

We continue to look at the details of playing this game.

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hpr4100 :: Charleston, South Carolina

Friday, 2024-04-19. 00:11:25. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US, Charleston, South Carolina.

We visit Charleston, South Carolina, and meet up with some friends

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hpr4090 :: Playing Civilization III, Part 1

Friday, 2024-04-05. 00:15:04. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization III.

We begin to look at the details of playing this game

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hpr4080 :: Georgia to South Carolina

Friday, 2024-03-22. 00:09:20. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US, Georgia, South Carolina.

We visit the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia, and then move on to Charleston, South Carolina.

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hpr4070 :: Civilization III

Friday, 2024-03-08. 00:16:12. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization III.

We start our look at the next game in the Civilization franchise.

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hpr4060 :: Florida to Georgia

Friday, 2024-02-23. 00:12:21. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US, Florida, Georgia.

We wrap up our Florida adventure and move up to Georgia.

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hpr4050 :: Playing Alpha Centauri, Part 5

Friday, 2024-02-09. 00:18:53. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Alpha Centauri.

Part 5 of tips on playing Alpha Centauri

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hpr4040 :: Further Into Florida

Friday, 2024-01-26. 00:14:53. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US, Florida.

We continue our Florida journey and hit the Kennedy Space Center.

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hpr4030 :: Playing Alpha Centauri, Part 4

Friday, 2024-01-12. 00:12:08. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Alpha Centauri.

Part 4 of tips on playing Alpha Centauri

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hpr4020 :: Alabama to Florida

Friday, 2023-12-29. 00:13:32. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US, Alabama, Florida.

We start traveling across the Gulf Coast on our way to Florida.

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hpr4014 :: Post-Quantum Cryptography Update 1st November 2023

Thursday, 2023-12-21. 00:10:06. Clean. Privacy and Security.
quantum computing, post-quantum computing, post-quantum cryptography, cryptography.

An NIST guide is published aimed at IT and Security professionals

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hpr4010 :: Playing Alpha Centauri, Part 3

Friday, 2023-12-15. 00:17:41. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Alpha Centauri.

Part 3 of tips on playing Alpha Centauri

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hpr4000 :: New Orleans

Friday, 2023-12-01. 00:15:57. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US, New Orleans.

We visit the Big Easy.

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hpr3990 :: Playing Alpha Centauri, Part 2

Friday, 2023-11-17. 00:20:21. Clean. general.
Computer games, strategy games, Alpha Centauri.

Part 2 of tips on playing Alpha Centauri

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hpr3989 :: LastPass Security Update 1 November 2023

Thursday, 2023-11-16. 00:09:13. Clean. Privacy and Security.
LastPass, password vault.

LastPass was hacked, what should you do?

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hpr3980 :: Huntsville to Vicksburg

Friday, 2023-11-03. 00:15:08. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US.

From NASA to the Civil War.

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hpr3977 :: Creative Commons Search Engine

Tuesday, 2023-10-31. 00:04:37. Clean. general.
Creative Commons, public domain, licensed content.

There is a new search engine for Creative Commons content

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hpr3975 :: Mesa Verde 20230618

Friday, 2023-10-27. 00:10:49. Clean. Travel.
Travel, Native Americans, Colorado.

Our story of a day tour in Mesa Verde, Colorado

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hpr3970 :: Playing Alpha Centauri, Part 1

Friday, 2023-10-20. 00:17:01. Clean. general.
Computer games, strategy games, Alpha Centauri.

Part 1 of tips on playing Alpha Centauri

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hpr3969 :: Game Sales

Thursday, 2023-10-19. 00:14:25. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
RESERVE SHOW, Computer Games, Bargains, Sales.

I have recently found some bargains and wanted the share that with the community.

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hpr3960 :: On The Road At Last

Friday, 2023-10-06. 00:17:22. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US, maintenance.

Preparations are done, and we start out on the road.

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hpr3950 :: Sid Meiers' Alpha Centauri

Friday, 2023-09-22. 00:16:09. Clean. general.
Computer games, strategy games, Alpha Centauri.

One of the best overlooked games

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hpr3940 :: Equipment Maintenance

Friday, 2023-09-08. 00:13:12. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US, maintenance.

We prepare the RV and the truck for our trip.

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hpr3930 :: Playing Civilization II Test of Time

Friday, 2023-08-25. 00:12:27. Clean. general.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization II, Test of Time.

Some hints for playing Civilization II Test of Time

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hpr3927 :: Audacity Update 20230702

Tuesday, 2023-08-22. 00:06:12. Clean. general.
Audacity, MP3, transcoding.

RESERVE SHOW. Audacity has been having problems lately.

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hpr3920 :: RV Trip 2022-2023: Southeast US

Friday, 2023-08-11. 00:14:22. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel planning.

Step one for a months-long RV trip is the planning.

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hpr3910 :: Playing Civilization II

Friday, 2023-07-28. 00:16:08. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization II.

Some hints for playing Civilization II

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hpr3900 :: Preparing Podcasts for Listening

Friday, 2023-07-14. 00:11:44. Clean. general.
Podcasts, Audacity, file preparation.

I prepare my podcast files for listening in Audacity.

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hpr3890 :: Lessons Learned

Friday, 2023-06-30. 00:13:13. Clean. Travel.
Travel, RV life, Lessons Learned.

What we learned from this experience that will make the next one better.

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hpr3880 :: Installing a Google Nest Thermostat

Friday, 2023-06-16. 00:13:11. Clean. general.
Thermostat, Google Nest, installation.

I installed a new smart thermostat

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hpr3870 :: Texas

Friday, 2023-06-02. 00:12:45. Clean. Travel.
Travel, RV life, Texas, Presidio, Alpine.

We wrap up our trip in Texas before heading back home to Michigan

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hpr3860 :: Civilization II

Friday, 2023-05-19. 00:15:23. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization II.

The game I spent the most time on: Civilization II

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hpr3850 :: New Mexico 2

Friday, 2023-05-05. 00:13:42. Clean. Travel.
Travel, RV life, New Mexico, Anthony, Las Cruces, El Paso, Presidio.

We finish our stay in New Mexico and head to Presidio, Texas.

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hpr3840 :: Playing the Original Civilization

Friday, 2023-04-21. 00:14:59. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization.

Hints on playing the game that started it all

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hpr3830 :: Into New Mexico

Friday, 2023-04-07. 00:14:16. Clean. Travel.
Travel, RV life, New Mexico, Deming, Anthony, Las Cruces, El Paso.

We move to another state, New Mexico.

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hpr3820 :: Introduction to Gaming

Friday, 2023-03-24. 00:16:31. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization.

How I first got started with Computer Strategy Games

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hpr3810 :: Clifton, Arizona

Friday, 2023-03-10. 00:16:03. Clean. Travel.
Travel, RV life, Arizona, Clifton.

We move to another Arizona town, Clifton.

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hpr3800 :: NIST Quantum Cryptography Update 20221008

Friday, 2023-02-24. 00:15:28. Clean. Privacy and Security.
NIST, Encryption, quantum computing.

An update on the preparations for quantum computing

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hpr3790 :: Tucson, Part 2

Friday, 2023-02-10. 00:12:58. Clean. Travel.
Travel, RV life, Arizona, Tucson.

We continue our month-long stay in Benson, a town just southeast of Tucson.

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hpr3780 :: Fediverse Update May 2022

Friday, 2023-01-27. 00:13:44. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, Mastodon, Screen readers, WordPress.

This episode reports on some updates to the Fediverse that I ran across in May 2022

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hpr3770 :: Tucson

Friday, 2023-01-13. 00:15:08. Clean. Travel.
Travel, RV life, Arizona.

We move to Benson, a town just southeast of Tucson, where we will stay for a month.

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hpr3760 :: Bookwyrm

Friday, 2022-12-30. 00:13:45. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, Goodreads, library, Bookwyrm.

This episode looks at a relatively new but promising alternative to Goodreads that is firmly in the

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hpr3750 :: Southern Arizona

Friday, 2022-12-16. 00:17:02. Clean. Travel.
Travel, RV life, Arizona.

We move into Southern Arizona, near the Mexican border.

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hpr3740 :: Batch File Variables; Nested Batch Files

Friday, 2022-12-02. 00:12:10. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, batch files, variables, nesting.

More on DOS. This time it is using variables in batch files, and nesting batch files.

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hpr3730 :: Into Arizona

Friday, 2022-11-18. 00:14:18. Clean. Travel.
Travel, RV life, Arizona.

Hitting our first major stop in Arizona.

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hpr3720 :: Practicing Batch Files With ECHO

Friday, 2022-11-04. 00:12:11. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, batch files, ECHO.

More on DOS. This time it is using the ECHO command with batch files.

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hpr3710 :: Changing Plans Again

Friday, 2022-10-21. 00:21:02. Clean. Travel.
Travel, trip planning.

One more trip change, then on the road

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hpr3700 :: Introduction to Batch Files

Friday, 2022-10-07. 00:14:42. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, Batch Files.

More on DOS. This time it is Introduction to Batch Files

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hpr3690 :: Planning the Trip

Friday, 2022-09-23. 00:13:37. Clean. Travel.
Travel, trip planning, full trip.

Taking our revised plan to completion

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hpr3680 :: EDIT

Friday, 2022-09-09. 00:12:19. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, EDIT.

More on DOS. This time it is EDIT

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hpr3670 :: Changing Plans

Friday, 2022-08-26. 00:16:28. Clean. Travel.
Travel, Google Maps, RV Trip Wizard.

We look at some potential Covid-19 issues and consider alternatives

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hpr3660 :: BASIC

Friday, 2022-08-12. 00:08:05. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, BASIC.

We continue our technological archeology to explore the old warhorse, DOS. This time it is BASIC.

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hpr3650 :: Major Destinations

Friday, 2022-07-29. 00:15:10. Clean. Travel.
Travel, trip planning, Google Maps, Escapees, Passport America.

Building a plan around major destinations, and using memberships to get discounted stays.

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hpr3640 :: Expert DIR use

Friday, 2022-07-15. 00:14:38. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, directory listing.

We continue with DOS. This time it is mastering the DIR commands

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hpr3630 :: Planning an RV Trip

Friday, 2022-07-01. 00:19:10. Clean. Travel.
Travel, trip planning, Google Maps.

Tools and suggestions for planning a long RV trip.

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hpr3620 :: Photo storage, backups, and workflow

Friday, 2022-06-17. 00:20:22. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Photo storage, Photo backup, Photo workflow.

How to keep your photos safe

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hpr3610 :: DOS Wildcards; File Attributes

Friday, 2022-06-03. 00:15:07. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, wildcards, attributes.

More on DOS. This time it is DOS Wildcards and File Attributes.

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hpr3600 :: Digitizing Photos

Friday, 2022-05-20. 00:13:11. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, digitizing, scanning, photos.

How to digitize old prints, slides, and negatives

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hpr3590 :: Directory Commands

Friday, 2022-05-06. 00:14:32. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, directory listing.

More on DOS. This time it is Directory commands.

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hpr3580 :: RAW images

Friday, 2022-04-22. 00:15:39. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, RAW images, unprocessed images.

How to work with unprocessed images in RAW formats

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hpr3570 :: The Filesystem

Friday, 2022-04-08. 00:23:32. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, file system.

We continue our look at the old warhorse, DOS. This time it is the file system.

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hpr3560 :: LCh Components Layer Modes

Friday, 2022-03-25. 00:12:38. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, LCh Components Modes.

More on Layer Modes in GIMP with the LCh Components Modes

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hpr3550 :: Format; Copy; Diskcopy; Xcopy

Friday, 2022-03-11. 00:20:02. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, Format, Copy, Diskcopy, Xcopy.

We continue our look at the old warhorse, DOS. This time it is Format and Copy commands

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hpr3540 :: HSV Components Layer Modes

Friday, 2022-02-25. 00:20:16. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, HSV Components Modes.

More on Layer Modes in GIMP with the HSV Components Modes

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hpr3530 :: Filenames and ASCII

Friday, 2022-02-11. 00:14:35. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, filenames, ASCII.

We continue our look at the old warhorse, DOS. This time it is DOS filenames and ASCII

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hpr3520 :: Inversion Layer Modes

Friday, 2022-01-28. 00:17:44. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, Inversion Modes.

More on Layer Modes in GIMP with the Inversion Modes

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hpr3510 :: Syntax, Switches, and Help

Friday, 2022-01-14. 00:20:15. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, syntax, switches, help.

We continue our look the old warhorse, DOS. This time it is Syntax, Switches, and Help.

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hpr3500 :: Contrast Layer Modes

Friday, 2021-12-31. 00:16:59. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, Contrast Modes.

More on Layer Modes in GIMP with the Contrast Modes

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hpr3490 :: The Path

Friday, 2021-12-17. 00:15:06. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, The Path.

More on DOS. This time it is the Path.

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hpr3480 :: Darken Layer Modes

Friday, 2021-12-03. 00:14:43. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, Darken Modes.

More on Layer Modes in GIMP with the Darken Modes

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hpr3470 :: External Commands and Emergency Boot Disk

Friday, 2021-11-19. 00:16:48. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, External Commands, Emergency Boot Disk.

More on DOS. This time it is External Commands and Emergency Boot Disk

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hpr3460 :: Dodge and Burn

Friday, 2021-11-05. 00:18:27. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, Dodge and Burn.

We continue our look at the Layer Modes in GIMP with Dodge and Burn

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hpr3450 :: Internal Commands

Friday, 2021-10-22. 00:12:26. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, Internal Commands.

More on DOS. This time it is Internal Commands.

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hpr3440 :: Lighten Layer Modes

Friday, 2021-10-08. 00:19:28. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, Lighten.

We continue our look at the Layer Modes in GIMP with the Lighten Modes

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hpr3430 :: Booting

Friday, 2021-09-24. 00:12:04. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, boot process.

We look in detail at how early PCs booted.

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hpr3420 :: Normal Layer Modes: Erase, Merge, and Split

Friday, 2021-09-10. 00:10:06. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes.

We continue our look at the Layer Modes in GIMP

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hpr3410 :: Operating Systems

Friday, 2021-08-27. 00:13:48. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing, operating systems.

Here we look at what an operating system is, and how they developed historically.

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hpr3400 :: Normal Layer Modes: Normal, Dissolve, Color Erase

Friday, 2021-08-13. 00:12:58. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes.

We begin a look at the Layer Modes in GIMP

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hpr3390 :: Intro to DOS Series

Friday, 2021-07-30. 00:13:23. Clean. DOS.
DOS, early PC computing.

We begin some technological archeology to explore the old warhorse, DOS.

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hpr3380 :: Building a Better Goodreads with ActivityPub

Friday, 2021-07-16. 00:11:38. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, Goodreads, library.

This episode looks at the popular application Goodreads to see if it can be done better.

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hpr3370 :: More Free Images?

Friday, 2021-07-02. 00:14:29. Clean. GIMP.
Stock Photos, Creative Commons, Free Photos.

We look at some more free photo sites to see if they are really free

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hpr3360 :: Android Malware Alert

Friday, 2021-06-18. 00:11:05. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Android, malware.

A look at some security issues in Android

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hpr3350 :: Blending Layers

Friday, 2021-06-04. 00:22:01. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layers, Layer Modes, Opacity.

GIMP has a number of ways you can blend layers together

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hpr3340 :: Hacked?

Friday, 2021-05-21. 00:10:03. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Facebook, scams.

People commonly say that their own, or someone else's, Facebook has been hacked.

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hpr3330 :: A Layer Mask Project

Friday, 2021-05-07. 00:15:34. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layers, Layer Masks.

We apply our knowledge of Layer Masks to create a project.

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hpr3320 :: YouTube Channels for Learning Spanish, Part 2

Friday, 2021-04-23. 00:14:33. Clean. Languages.
Spanish, Language learning, YouTube.

My reviews of some YouTube channels offering free Spanish language lessons.

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hpr3310 :: Layer Masks

Friday, 2021-04-09. 00:16:10. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layers, Layer Masks.

We begin our look at a key tool in GIMP, Layer Masks

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hpr3300 :: YouTube Channels for Learning Spanish, Part 1

Friday, 2021-03-26. 00:16:24. Clean. Languages.
Spanish, Language learning, YouTube.

My reviews of some YouTube channels offering free Spanish language lessons.

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hpr3291 :: The New Audacity and Batch Processing Macros

Monday, 2021-03-15. 00:08:21. Clean. general.
Audacity, macros, batch processing.

A brief look at at the new Audacity and how I got it working for me

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hpr3290 :: GIMP: More on Layer Tools and Techniques

Friday, 2021-03-12. 00:14:47. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layers.

Using some additional tools for for working with Layers in GIMP

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hpr3280 :: What We Need For the ActivityPub Network

Friday, 2021-02-26. 00:17:06. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub.

This keynote address looks at where federated social media can go if we make it work.

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hpr3270 :: An Example of Using Layers

Friday, 2021-02-12. 00:15:00. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, Layers, WordPress.

Creating a new header image for my WordPress site using Layers in GIMP

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hpr3265 :: My Chromebook Experience

Friday, 2021-02-05. 00:08:45. Clean. general.
Chromebooks.

Adding my own perspective to the Chromebook discussion

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hpr3260 :: Free, Public Domain and Creative Commons Assets

Friday, 2021-01-29. 00:21:29. Clean. GIMP.
Public Domain, Creative Commons, copyright, images, fonts.

Using images and fonts that are not restricted

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hpr3250 :: GIMP: Getting Started With Layers

Friday, 2021-01-15. 00:15:52. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics, layers.

Mastering the basic tools of Layers in GIMP

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hpr3240 :: Linux Under Attack

Friday, 2021-01-01. 00:16:18. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Linux, malware, ssh.

A look at how malware is now targeting Linux, especially servers

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hpr3230 :: Introduction to Layers

Friday, 2020-12-18. 00:20:58. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics, layers.

Layers are the most important concept in using GIMP

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hpr3220 :: PixelFed

Friday, 2020-12-04. 00:19:43. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, PixelFed, photo sharing.

A look at a federated alternative to Instagram.

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hpr3215 :: Why I Gave Away a 3-D Printer

Friday, 2020-11-27. 00:07:22. Clean. general.
3D Printers, prosthetics.

I briefly had a 3-D printer and gave it away. This is why.

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hpr3210 :: GIMP: Patterns and Gradients

Friday, 2020-11-20. 00:22:17. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics, patterns, gradients.

Patterns and Gradients are useful for drawing with more than just color.

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hpr3200 :: Better Social Media 17 - OcapPub

Friday, 2020-11-06. 00:18:45. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, OcapPub.

How using Object Capabilities within ActivityPub could solve some problems with social media.

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hpr3190 :: GIMP Brushes

Friday, 2020-10-23. 00:20:19. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics, brushes.

Paint tools, and particularly the Paintbrush Tool, require the use of brushes.

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hpr3185 :: Pandemics In History

Friday, 2020-10-16. 00:17:42. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Infectious Disease, History, Pandemics.

Infectious disease is one of the most important factors influencing human history

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hpr3180 :: GIMP: Miscellaneous Tools

Friday, 2020-10-09. 00:13:23. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics, paths, zoom, GEGL.

These few remaining tools are important, but don't fit neatly into one category.

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hpr3175 :: International Keyboard

Friday, 2020-10-02. 00:11:21. Clean. Languages.
Spanish, Language learning, typing foreign characters.

How I learned to implement a keyboard that lets me type in Spanish

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hpr3170 :: GIMP: Color Tools

Friday, 2020-09-25. 00:19:59. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics, color.

With Color Tools you can adjust the colors and brightness of an image.

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hpr3165 :: Spanish Tools Continued

Friday, 2020-09-18. 00:13:50. Clean. Languages.
Spanish, Language learning.

Part two of how I am using a variety of tools to learn Spanish

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hpr3164 :: I'm Learning Spanish

Thursday, 2020-09-17. 00:16:29. Clean. Languages.
Spanish, Language learning.

How I am using a variety of tools to learn Spanish

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hpr3160 :: GIMP: Transform Tools

Friday, 2020-09-11. 00:16:32. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics, transform.

With Transform Tools you can stretch, move, and crop the image.

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hpr3155 :: LastPass Security Dashboard

Friday, 2020-09-04. 00:11:20. Clean. Privacy and Security.
LastPass, passwords, security, monitoring.

A recent update to LastPass added a Security Dashboard

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hpr3150 :: GIMP: Paint Tools

Friday, 2020-08-28. 00:18:17. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics, paint, draw.

With Paint Tools you begin to operate on the image.

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hpr3147 :: NIST's Quantum Cryptography Update

Tuesday, 2020-08-25. 00:13:45. Clean. Privacy and Security.
security, encryption, quantum computing.

NIST has concluded Round Two of the quantum encryption search and moved to Round Three

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hpr3143 :: LibreOffice 7.0 Released!

Wednesday, 2020-08-19. 00:15:27. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, new release.

LibreOffice releases a new major update, LibreOffice 7.0

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hpr3140 :: GIMP: Selection Tools

Friday, 2020-08-14. 00:16:02. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics, selection.

The key to using GIMP effectively is to select the area you want to work on.

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hpr3137 :: Coronavirus Update 2020-07-30

Tuesday, 2020-08-11. 00:22:44. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Coronavirus.

Where we are with this pandemic, and how should we respond?

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hpr3125 :: GIMP: The Canvas

Friday, 2020-07-24. 00:13:05. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics, canvas, layer.

The Canvas is the first key concept in learning Gimp

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hpr3114 :: Using the Akaso EK7000 Pro

Thursday, 2020-07-09. 00:11:06. Clean. general.
Camera, Waterproof Camera, Action camera.

Some tips on using the camera based on my limited experience on one trip.

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hpr3105 :: Akaso EK7000 Pro

Friday, 2020-06-26. 00:16:49. Clean. general.
Camera, Waterproof Camera, Action camera.

My experience with an inexpensive Waterproof action camera called the Akaso EK7000 Pro

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hpr3095 :: Intro to GIMP

Friday, 2020-06-12. 00:17:44. Clean. GIMP.
GIMP, images, photos, graphics.

An introduction to GIMP to kick off a new series.

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hpr3085 :: Architectures of Robust Openness

Friday, 2020-05-29. 00:19:02. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, Security, OCaps.

A look at how to secure social networks against attack while still being open to strangers.

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hpr3078 :: Coronavirus Update 2020-05-07

Wednesday, 2020-05-20. 00:14:38. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Coronavirus.

Where we are with this pandemic, and how should we respond?

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hpr3075 :: Federated Blogging with WriteFreely

Friday, 2020-05-15. 00:12:20. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, Blogging.

A look at a minimally social blogging app using ActivityPub.

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hpr3065 :: The case for the unattributed message

Friday, 2020-05-01. 00:16:17. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, Privacy, Anonymity.

Anonymity can cause problems (trolls) but also can be necessary.

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hpr3055 :: Advice to new Fediverse administrators and developers

Friday, 2020-04-17. 00:12:34. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub.

An experienced admin for a Mastodon Instance at a major Fediverse developer offers some tips

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hpr3054 :: Coronavirus Thoughts

Thursday, 2020-04-16. 00:18:21. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19.

Where we are with this pandemic, and how should we respond.

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hpr3045 :: OSS compliance with privacy by default and design

Friday, 2020-04-03. 00:15:51. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, Privacy.

How can Open Source Software manage the mandates of regulations like the GDPR?

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hpr3035 :: Decentralised Hashtag Search and Subscription in Federated Social Networks

Friday, 2020-03-20. 00:11:09. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, Hashtags.

ActivityPub Conference 2019, a proposal for how we can use hashtags to find and subscribe to content

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hpr3025 :: Keep unwanted messages off the Fediverse

Friday, 2020-03-06. 00:14:41. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, SPAM.

ActivityPub Conference 2019, techniques for fighting SPAM and unwanted messages in the Fediverse.

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hpr3015 :: ActivityPub Conference 2019 - The Semantic Social Network

Friday, 2020-02-21. 00:07:18. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub.

ActivityPub Conference 2019, building a Semantic Social Network

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hpr3005 :: Is ActivityPub Paving The Way to Web 3.0?

Friday, 2020-02-07. 00:12:15. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub.

ActivityPub Conference 2019, a talk about whether ActivityPub is leading the way to Web 3.0

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hpr2995 :: ActivityPub Conference 2019 - ActivityPub: past, present, future

Friday, 2020-01-24. 00:16:01. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub.

ActivityPub Conference 2019 Keynote

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hpr2985 :: Firefox Update

Friday, 2020-01-10. 00:17:26. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Firefox, Sync, Container.

Some recent updates to Firefox that add useful features

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hpr2970 :: The Fediverse

Friday, 2019-12-20. 00:19:02. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub.

The Fediverse is the open network of social media platforms

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hpr2960 :: Dehydrated Foods

Friday, 2019-12-06. 00:13:55. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Diet.

Dehydrating your own fruits and vegetables for healthy snacks

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hpr2950 :: NotPetya and Maersk: An Object Lesson

Friday, 2019-11-22. 00:14:21. Clean. Privacy and Security.
IT Management, Security.

Looking at an object lesson for proper IT management processes and the cost of failure

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hpr2940 :: Better Social Media 05 - Mastodon

Friday, 2019-11-08. 00:12:58. Clean. Social Media.
Fediverse, social media, federated, alternative.

Mastodon is the federated alternative to Twitter.

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hpr2930 :: Better Social Media 04 - Diaspora

Friday, 2019-10-25. 00:14:46. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative, federated, Fediverse.

Diaspora was the original alternative platform when it went up against Facebook.

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hpr2920 :: Better Social Media 03 - MeWe

Friday, 2019-10-11. 00:12:09. Clean. Social Media.
social media, alternative.

MeWe was advertised as another popular alternative to Google Plus.

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hpr2910 :: Better Social Media 02 - Pluspora

Friday, 2019-09-27. 00:09:42. Clean. Social Media.
Fediverse, social media, federated.

Pluspora was advertised as the federated alternative to Google Plus.

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hpr2900 :: Better Social Media 01 - Introduction

Friday, 2019-09-13. 00:11:51. Clean. Social Media.
Fediverse, social media, federated.

We don't have to use Twitter and Facebook. There are alternatives.

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hpr2890 :: Penguicon 2019 Report

Friday, 2019-08-30. 00:14:03. Clean. Penguicon.
Penguicon, Open Source, Convention.

Penguicon 2019 took place on May 3-5, 2018 in Southfield, Michigan

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hpr2880 :: Evaluating a Study

Friday, 2019-08-16. 00:14:21. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine, Evidence, Science, Studies.

We've developed the standards to judge, so now let's do an example!

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hpr2870 :: Hierarchy of Evidence

Friday, 2019-08-02. 00:14:25. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine, Evidence, Science, Studies.

All studies are not the same. Some are better than others.

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hpr2860 :: Encryption and Quantum Computing

Friday, 2019-07-19. 00:12:37. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Encryption, Quantum Computing.

How will quantum computing affect the security of encryption?

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hpr2850 :: NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Friday, 2019-07-05. 00:28:22. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Enterprise, Security.

What NIST suggests as a framework to improve security at the Enterprise level

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hpr2820 :: 29 - CERT Home Security Tips

Friday, 2019-05-24. 00:22:17. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Home Networks, Security.

What CERT recommends to mitigate security and privacy threats to your home network.

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hpr2819 :: Reply to Knightwise - podcasts

Thursday, 2019-05-23. 00:08:13. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
podcasts, narrowcasting, broadcasting.

I provide a slightly different view on podcasts to that recently given by Knightwise.

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hpr2800 :: My YouTube Subscriptions #6

Friday, 2019-04-26. 00:19:29. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part six of my list of subscribed channels

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hpr2790 :: My YouTube Subscriptions #5

Friday, 2019-04-12. 00:20:06. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part five of my list of subscribed channels

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hpr2775 :: My YouTube Subscriptions #4

Friday, 2019-03-22. 00:19:58. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part four of my list of subscribed channels

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hpr2765 :: My YouTube Subscriptions #3

Friday, 2019-03-08. 00:22:09. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part three of my list of subscribed channels

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hpr2755 :: My YouTube Subscriptions #2

Friday, 2019-02-22. 00:22:09. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part two of my list of subscribed channels

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hpr2745 :: My YouTube Subscriptions #1

Friday, 2019-02-08. 00:21:02. Clean. YouTube Subscriptions.
YouTube, Channels, Subscriptions.

Part one of my list of subscribed channels

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hpr2705 :: Evidence-based Medicine

Friday, 2018-12-14. 00:16:53. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine, Evidence, Science.

Medicine should be based on objective scientific evidence

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hpr2695 :: Problems with Studies

Friday, 2018-11-30. 00:13:18. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine, Medical Studies, Evaluating Studies.

Some principles for evaluating medical studies

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hpr2685 :: Scientific and Medical Reports

Friday, 2018-11-16. 00:14:14. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine, Medical Studies, News Reports.

We need to be careful about evaluating news reports about medical studies

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hpr2675 :: YouTube Playlists

Friday, 2018-11-02. 00:12:47. Clean. general.
YouTube, Channels, Playlists.

How to solve a problem with following YouTube channels

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hpr2665 :: Exercise and Diet

Friday, 2018-10-19. 00:17:21. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine, Exercise, Diet.

Exercise and Diet are primary to health

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hpr2655 :: Sleep Apnea and Afib

Friday, 2018-10-05. 00:11:45. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine, Apnea, Heart, Afib, Atrial Fibrillation.

How Sleep Apnea and Atrial Fibrillation entered my life

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hpr2615 :: Cancer

Friday, 2018-08-10. 00:17:23. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine, Cancer, Prostate, Colon, Lungs.

My history with cancer and how I have dealt with it.

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hpr2605 :: The Eyes Have It

Friday, 2018-07-27. 00:09:59. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine, Eye Care, Vision.

My history with vision issues and how I have dealt with them.

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hpr2580 :: Diabetes

Friday, 2018-06-22. 00:14:01. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine, Diabetes.

This is the story of how I became diabetic and what I did about it.

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hpr2570 :: Penguicon 2018 Report

Friday, 2018-06-08. 00:16:27. Clean. Penguicon.
Penguicon 2018.

Penguicon 2018 took place on May 4-6, 2018 in Southfield, Michigan

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hpr2540 :: 28 - TLS 1.3

Friday, 2018-04-27. 00:18:42. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman, Encryption, TLS.

TLS 1.3 is the newest protocol standard for secure communications on the Web.

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hpr2530 :: Introduction to Health

Friday, 2018-04-13. 00:11:59. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health, Medicine.

This is the Introduction to a series on health and taking care of yourself

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hpr2520 :: Diffie-Hellman and Forward Secrecy

Friday, 2018-03-30. 00:17:41. Explicit. Privacy and Security.
Diffie-Hellman, Encryption, Forward Secrecy.

Using Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange to implement Forward Secrecy

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hpr2510 :: 26 - Diffie-Hellman-Merkle Key Exchange

Friday, 2018-03-16. 00:20:31. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Diffie-Hellman, Encryption.

A basic explanation of how Diffie-Hellman-Merkle Key Exchange works

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hpr2500 :: What's In My Podcatcher 3

Friday, 2018-03-02. 00:21:12. Explicit. Podcast recommendations.
Podcasts.

A current report, with descriptions, of the podcasts I enjoy

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hpr2490 :: What's In My Podcatcher 2

Friday, 2018-02-16. 00:15:59. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
Podcasts.

A current report, with descriptions, of the podcasts I enjoy

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hpr2480 :: What's In My Podcatcher 1

Friday, 2018-02-02. 00:17:47. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
Podcasts.

A current report, with descriptions, of the podcasts I enjoy

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hpr2470 :: Obamacare Update At The End Of 2017

Friday, 2018-01-19. 00:13:18. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health Insurance, Health Policy, Insurance Marketplace, Obamacare.

Where is US Health Care policy as we head into 2018?

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hpr2410 :: OLF 2017 Report

Friday, 2017-10-27. 00:22:56. Explicit. general.
OLF 2017, Open Source, Free Software, Conference.

OLF 2017, a Free and Open Source Software conference took place on September 29- October 1, 2017

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hpr2395 :: Obamacare

Friday, 2017-10-06. 00:15:49. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health Insurance, Health Policy, Insurance Marketplace, Obamacare.

What did Obamacare do?

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hpr2385 :: Healthcare Costs

Friday, 2017-09-22. 00:12:52. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health Insurance, Health Policy, Insurance Marketplace, Healthcare Costs.

What are the cost pressures in healthcare?

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hpr2375 :: Competing Interests

Friday, 2017-09-08. 00:16:00. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health Insurance, Health Policy, Insurance Marketplace.

We look at the marketplace and see how everyone's interests clash

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hpr2360 :: Tradeoffs in the US Health Care System

Friday, 2017-08-18. 00:12:36. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health Insurance, Health Policy, Insurance Marketplace.

Financing health care means choices to be made

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hpr2350 :: Ahuka Insurance - Understanding The Marketplace

Friday, 2017-08-04. 00:10:20. Clean. general.
Health Insurance, Health Policy, Insurance Marketplace.

How the Health Insurance Market works in the U.S

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hpr2325 :: Insurance - How It Works

Friday, 2017-06-30. 00:21:32. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
Health Insurance, Health Policy.

To begin discussing the policy we need to first explain how insurance works

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hpr2315 :: Penguicon 2017 Report

Friday, 2017-06-16. 00:20:11. Explicit. general.
Penguicon 2017, open source event.

Penguicon 2017 took place on April 28-30, 2017 in Southfield, Michigan

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hpr2275 :: Penguicon 2017

Friday, 2017-04-21. 00:18:46. Clean. Penguicon.
Penguicon 2017.

A look at the lineup for the 2017 event.

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hpr2155 :: Ohio LinuxFest 2016

Friday, 2016-11-04. 00:18:44. Clean. general.
Open Source, Linux.

My experience of Ohio LinuxFest 2016

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hpr2105 :: 24 - SSL Certificates - Problems

Friday, 2016-08-26. 00:36:29. Clean. Privacy and Security.
SSL, Certificates, encryption.

A discussion of the problems with SSL certificates, and some solutions

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hpr2095 :: 23 - SSL Certificates - How They Work

Friday, 2016-08-12. 00:41:02. Clean. Privacy and Security.
SSL, Certificates, encryption.

A discussion of how SSL certificates work

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hpr2085 :: Penguicon 2016 Report

Friday, 2016-07-29. 00:22:17. Clean. Penguicon.
Penguicon 2016.

Penguicon 2016 happened on April 29 through May 1, 2016 in Southfield, Michigan

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hpr1940 :: WASHLUG Talk on LastPass

Friday, 2016-01-08. 00:57:26. Clean. Privacy and Security.
LastPass, passwords, password vaults.

An expanded discussion of the LastPass intrusion as delivered at our LUG.

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hpr1920 :: 21 - SSH Authentication - Keys

Friday, 2015-12-11. 00:18:39. Clean. Privacy and Security.
ssh, client, encryption, keys.

We introduce the idea of using public/private key pairs for authentication

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hpr1915 :: 67 - LibreOffice Impress - Tables

Friday, 2015-12-04. 00:15:37. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Tables.

Impress tables and how to format them

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hpr1905 :: 66 - LibreOffice Impress - Built-In Charts

Friday, 2015-11-20. 00:14:21. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Charts.

Creating charts from inside Impress

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hpr1900 :: 20 - SSH Basics

Friday, 2015-11-13. 00:16:49. Clean. Privacy and Security.
ssh, client, basics.

In this we tutorial explore the basics of making an ssh connection.

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hpr1895 :: 65 - LibreOffice Impress - OLE Objects, Spreadsheets, and Charts

Friday, 2015-11-06. 00:16:06. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, OLE, Spreadsheets, Charts.

Using Calc modules and data in a presentation

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hpr1885 :: 64 - LibreOffice Impress - Multimedia

Friday, 2015-10-23. 00:14:13. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Multimedia, Audio, Video.

Using Audio and Video files in Impress

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hpr1875 :: 63 - LibreOffice Impress - Formatting Text

Friday, 2015-10-09. 00:17:30. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Text.

Text formatting options are explored

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hpr1870 :: 19 - Home SSH Server

Friday, 2015-10-02. 00:18:35. Clean. Privacy and Security.
ssh, Telnet, server.

To learn ssh it helps to experiment, so this explains setting up a simple home server.

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hpr1865 :: 62 - LibreOffice Impress - Working With Text Boxes

Friday, 2015-09-25. 00:16:05. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Layouts, Text Boxes.

The use of Text Boxes from the Drawing Toolbar is explored

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hpr1855 :: 61 - LibreOffice Impress - Slide Layouts and AutoLayout Text Boxes

Friday, 2015-09-11. 00:17:46. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Layouts, AutoLayout, Text Boxes.

LibreOffice Impress Slide Layouts and components are explored

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hpr1850 :: 18 - ssh Introduction

Friday, 2015-09-04. 00:17:02. Clean. Privacy and Security.
ssh, Telnet, shell, security.

ssh is the secure way of connecting to a remote computer. This is an introduction to a mini-series.

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hpr1845 :: 60 - LibreOffice Impress - The Gallery and Themes

Friday, 2015-08-28. 00:14:29. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Presentations, Clip Art, Gallery, Themes.

LibreOffice Clip Art Gallery and Theme collections

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hpr1835 :: 59 - LibreOffice Impress - Pictures

Friday, 2015-08-14. 00:23:16. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Presentations, Pictures, Photo Album.

Using and formatting pictures, and creating a photo album

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hpr1825 :: 58 - LibreOffice Impress - Creating a Template for Hacker Public Radio

Friday, 2015-07-31. 00:14:10. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Presentations, Template.

Creating a sample template illustrates these concepts

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hpr1815 :: 57 - LibreOffice Impress - Styles and Objects 2 - Drawing Object Styles

Friday, 2015-07-17. 00:16:37. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Presentations, Styles.

Drawing Object Styles and their use in LibreOffice Impress

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hpr1810 :: 17 - LastPass Hacked - What Does It Mean?

Friday, 2015-07-10. 00:23:00. Clean. Privacy and Security.
LastPass, password vault.

LastPass was hacked, but how bad is it?

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hpr1805 :: 56 - LibreOffice Impress - Styles and Objects 1 - Presentation Styles

Friday, 2015-07-03. 00:14:56. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Presentations, Styles.

Presentation Styles and their use in LibreOffice Impress

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hpr1800 :: YouTube Video Subscriptions

Friday, 2015-06-26. 00:14:42. Clean. general.
YouTube, online video, subscriptions, Patreon.

How to subscribe to and watch YouTube Video series, with suggestions

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hpr1795 :: 54 - LibreOffice Impress - Templates and Master Pages

Friday, 2015-06-19. 00:17:14. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Templates, Master Pages.

Using and acquiring Templates in Impress

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hpr1790 :: Penguicon 2015 Report

Friday, 2015-06-12. 00:13:50. Clean. Penguicon.
Penguicon 2015.

Penguicon 2015 happened on April 24-26, 2015 in Southfield, Michigan

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hpr1785 :: 54 - LibreOffice Impress - Creating a Presentation

Friday, 2015-06-05. 00:11:14. Clean. LibreOffice.
Libreoffice, Libreoffice impress, creating presentation.

The mechanics of creating a presentation in Impress

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hpr1780 :: 16 - TrueCrypt and GnuPG - An Update

Friday, 2015-05-29. 00:15:11. Clean. Privacy and Security.
TrueCrypt, GnuPG, support.

GnuPG and TrueCrypt updated, and how we support free software.

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hpr1765 :: 53 - LibreOffice Impress - Outlining and Blank Presentations

Friday, 2015-05-08. 00:13:49. Clean. LibreOffice.
Libreoffice, Libreoffice impress, outline.

Learning to start with the content and not the eye candy.

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hpr1755 :: 52 - LibreOffice Impress - Moving Around

Friday, 2015-04-24. 00:13:34. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Presentations, navigation.

Introduction to the Impress application screen layout.

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hpr1752 :: Penguicon 2015 Promo

Tuesday, 2015-04-21. 00:30:38. Clean. Penguicon.
Penguicon, Open Source, Science Fiction, Convention.

Penguicon 2015 happens on April 24-26, 2015 in Southfield, Michigan

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hpr1745 :: 51 - LibreOffice Impress - Overview and Guidance

Friday, 2015-04-10. 00:11:13. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Impress, Presentations.

Introduction to making Presentations, with some good advice.

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hpr1735 :: Free tutorials for teachers

Friday, 2015-03-27. 00:14:57. Explicit. LibreOffice.
Teachers, tutorials.

Professor Bernard Poole makes free tutorials available aimed at teachers

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hpr1725 :: 49 - LibreOffice Calc - Creating a Template with Styles

Friday, 2015-03-13. 00:13:58. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, Styles, Templates.

We create Template (recording Billable Time) using Styles to illustrate the usage.

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hpr1720 :: 15 Certificate Issues and Solutions

Friday, 2015-03-06. 00:18:11. Clean. Privacy and Security.
TLS, SSL, Certificates.

A look at the problems that SSL certificates can have, and offers some solutions

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hpr1715 :: 48 - LibreOffice Calc - Cell Styles

Friday, 2015-02-27. 00:14:57. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, Cells, Styles.

How to use Cell Styles to control the appearance of your cells.

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hpr1705 :: 47 - LibreOffice Calc - Page Styles and Page Settings

Friday, 2015-02-13. 00:20:34. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, Sheets, Styles.

How to control the overall appearance of a worksheet using Page Styles and Page Settings.

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hpr1695 :: 46 - LibreOffice Calc - The Object Model and Using Templates

Friday, 2015-01-30. 00:25:20. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, Objects, Templates.

Ubderstanding the Object Model and how Templates work.

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hpr1685 :: 45 - LibreOffice Calc - Styles and Templates Introduced

Friday, 2015-01-16. 00:15:05. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, Styles, Templates.

How the concepts of Styles and Templates can be useful in Spreadsheets

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hpr1670 :: Digital Signatures and Certificates

Friday, 2014-12-26. 00:17:40. Clean. Privacy and Security.
TLS, SSL, Certificates.

This episode looks at secure connections between users and Web sites.

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hpr1665 :: 44 - LibreOffice Calc - Working With Pivot Tables

Friday, 2014-12-19. 00:10:52. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, pivot, tables.

When you have a pivot table, what are some of the things you can do with it to analyze your data?

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hpr1655 :: 43 - LibreOffice Calc - Creating Pivot Tables

Friday, 2014-12-05. 00:15:50. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, pivot, tables.

How to create a Pivot Table

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hpr1653 :: Ruth Suehle at Ohio Linux Fest 2014

Wednesday, 2014-12-03. 00:46:19. Clean. general.
Open Hardware, Open Source, Open Specifications.

Ruth Suehle reminds us all that hardware needs to be open too.

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hpr1645 :: 42 - LibreOffice Calc - Data Manipulation 2: Standard and Advanced Filters

Friday, 2014-11-21. 00:16:29. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, filters.

A look at the more advanced filtering options for manipulating data in Calc.

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hpr1640 :: Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Encryption

Friday, 2014-11-14. 00:20:31. Clean. Privacy and Security.
symmetric, asymmetric, encryption.

This episode looks the two kinds of encryption keys, and why to use each one.

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hpr1639 :: Ken Starks at Ohio Linux Fest 2014

Thursday, 2014-11-13. 00:40:28. Clean. general.
Reglue, Helios, kids.

Ken Starks builds computers for kids who need a hand.

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hpr1635 :: 41 - LibreOffice Calc - Data Manipulation 1: Sorting and AutoFilter

Friday, 2014-11-07. 00:12:42. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, sorting, autofilter.

A look at the most simple ways of manipulating data in Calc.

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hpr1625 :: 40 - LibreOffice Calc - Other Functions

Friday, 2014-10-24. 00:15:13. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, functions.

A quick look at some miscellaneous functions in Calc.

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hpr1624 :: Penguicon 2015 Call for Talks

Thursday, 2014-10-23. 00:16:03. Clean. Penguicon.
Penguicon.

I am looking for people who can present tech/FOSS talks at Penguicon 2015

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hpr1620 :: Passwords, Entropy, and Good Password Practices

Friday, 2014-10-17. 00:21:33. Clean. Privacy and Security.
passwords, entropy.

This episode explores the best password practices from a mathematical viewpoint with recommendations

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hpr1615 :: 39 - LibreOffice Calc - Inferential Statistics Functions

Friday, 2014-10-10. 00:20:12. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, functions, inferential, statistics.

Inferential statistics is how we draw conclusions from data and make predictions.

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hpr1605 :: 38 - LibreOffice Calc - simple Descriptive Statistics

Friday, 2014-09-26. 00:19:09. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, functions, descriptive statistics.

Descriptive statistics is how we make basic measurements about a population

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hpr1598 :: Hashing and Password Security

Wednesday, 2014-09-17. 00:26:28. Clean. Privacy and Security.
hashing, passwords.

Understanding password security begins with understanding hashing.

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hpr1595 :: 37 - LibreOffice Calc - More Financial Functions

Friday, 2014-09-12. 00:17:18. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, functions, finance, mortgage.

A look at financial functions and constructing a mortgage repayment schedule

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hpr1585 :: 36 - LibreOffice Calc - Financial Functions - Loan Payments

Friday, 2014-08-29. 00:22:26. Clean. LibreOffice.
spreadsheet, financial function.

Financial Functions in LibreOffice Calc

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hpr1581 :: Sensible Security: The Schneier Model

Monday, 2014-08-25. 00:28:18. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Security and Privacy series, cost/benefit.

This episode looks at a sensible model of obtaining the right amount of security for your needs.

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hpr1575 :: 35 - LibreOffice Calc - Introduction to Functions

Friday, 2014-08-15. 00:11:54. Clean. LibreOffice.
Calc, Spreadsheet, function.

Introduction to working with functions in LibreOffice Calc

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hpr1565 :: 34 - LibreOffice Calc - More on Chart Editing

Friday, 2014-08-01. 00:13:13. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, chart, graph.

Editing charts, Calc

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hpr1557 :: Encrypting E-mail on Android; Importing Keys

Tuesday, 2014-07-22. 00:31:05. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Security and Privacy series, cost/benefit.

This episode looks at a sensible model of obtaining the right amount of security for your needs.

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hpr1555 :: 33 - LibreOffice Calc - Creating Charts

Friday, 2014-07-18. 00:14:41. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, chart, graph.

Creating Charts with LibreOffice Calc

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hpr1545 :: 32 - LibreOffice Calc - Introduction to Charts and Graphs

Friday, 2014-07-04. 00:19:44. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc.

LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, chart, graph

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hpr1535 :: 31 - LibreOffice Calc - Sheet Editing and Navigation

Friday, 2014-06-20. 00:20:38. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc.

Editing and navigating sheets, rows and columns in LibreOffice Calc

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hpr1529 :: TrueCrypt, Heartbleed, and Lessons Learned

Thursday, 2014-06-12. 00:18:37. Clean. Privacy and Security.
security, Open Source.

What is needed to have security in Open Source projects.

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hpr1526 :: Penguicon 2014

Monday, 2014-06-09. 00:26:57. Clean. Penguicon.
Penguicon.

I review the Penguicon 2014 event with a focus on the technology talks

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hpr1525 :: 30 - LibreOffice Calc - A Savings Model

Friday, 2014-06-06. 00:20:52. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc.

LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, models, what-if analysis, savings

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hpr1524 :: WASHLUG 20150515 GPG and E-mail

Thursday, 2014-06-05. 01:29:39. Clean. Privacy and Security.
GPG, email, Thunderbird, Enigmail, encrypt, sign.

Using GPG to encrypt or sign e-mail

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hpr1515 :: 29 - LibreOffice Calc - Models and "What-If" Analysis

Friday, 2014-05-23. 00:12:54. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc.

This episode looks at building models and doing "What-If?" Analysis.

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hpr1505 :: 28 - LibreOffice Calc - Fills, an Introduction

Friday, 2014-05-09. 00:15:03. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, fills.

This episode looks at the filling rows and columns using click-and-drag.

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hpr1500 :: Key Signing

Friday, 2014-05-02. 00:28:53. Clean. Privacy and Security.
public key encryption, GPG, keyring, key signing, Mailvelope.

Ahuka and Tony Bemus discuss key signing and how you build a web of trust.

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hpr1495 :: 27 - LibreOffice Calc - Calculations and the Formula Bar

Friday, 2014-04-25. 00:23:21. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet, formulas.

This episode looks at the creating and using formulas in spreadsheets.

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hpr1485 :: 26 - LibreOffice Calc Cells

Friday, 2014-04-11. 00:21:15. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet.

This episode looks at the fundamental unit of a spreadsheet, the cell, and introduces addressing and

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hpr1482 :: 02 What is on my podcast player

Tuesday, 2014-04-08. 00:15:38. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
podcasts, recommendations.

Ahuka continues with the list of podcasts he listens to

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hpr1481 :: Encryption and Gmail

Monday, 2014-04-07. 00:16:27. Clean. Privacy and Security.
encryption, email.

This looks at how you can use encryption to sign email and to privately secure it in Gmail.

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hpr1479 :: 01 What is on my podcast player

Thursday, 2014-04-03. 00:16:14. Clean. Podcast recommendations.
podcasts, recommendations.

Ahuka begins to tell us about the podcasts he listens to

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hpr1475 :: 25 - LibreOffice Calc What Is A Spreadsheet

Friday, 2014-03-28. 00:13:40. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Calc, Spreadsheet.

The origins and history of the spreadsheet

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hpr1465 :: 24 - LibreOffice Writer A Brochure Project

Friday, 2014-03-14. 00:26:12. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer, Word Processing, Page Layout.

This concludes our look at page layout by showing these techniques at use in creating a Tri-fold bro

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hpr1462 :: Encryption and Email with Thunderbird

Tuesday, 2014-03-11. 00:23:41. Clean. Privacy and Security.
encryption, email.

Ahuka discusses using Thunderbird and Enigmail to send and receive encrypted email

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hpr1455 :: 23 - LibreOffice Writer Other Page Layout Options

Friday, 2014-02-28. 00:15:52. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer, Word Processing, Page Layout.

This continues our look at page layout by looking at ways to do this other than by using frames.

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hpr1445 :: 22 - LibreOffice Writer Other Frame Styles

Friday, 2014-02-14. 00:10:06. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer, Word Processing, Page Layout.

This continues our look at frames by looking at frame styles for things other than text.

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hpr1440 :: Creating a Key Pair - GUI Client

Friday, 2014-02-07. 00:16:06. Clean. general.
Security, encryption, keys, GUI.

Using a GUI client (KGpg) to generate an RSA key pair.

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hpr1435 :: 21 - LibreOffice Writer Frame Properties Completed

Friday, 2014-01-31. 00:16:40. Clean. LibreOffice.
libreoffice, frame properties.

The second of two programs about Frame properties in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1425 :: 20 - LibreOffice Writer Frames - Introduction and the Type Tab

Friday, 2014-01-17. 00:30:49. Clean. LibreOffice.
libreoffice, frames.

This episode introduces the discussion of Frames in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1421 :: Statistics and Polling

Monday, 2014-01-13. 00:40:27. Clean. general.
Statistics, polling, politics, surveys.

Polling and the statistical background behind it

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hpr1415 :: 19 - LibreOffice Writer Working with Page Styles

Friday, 2014-01-03. 00:18:29. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Using page styles in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1410 :: Generating Keys on the Command Line

Friday, 2013-12-27. 00:30:55. Clean. Privacy and Security.
security, GPG, key, kgpg, seahorse.

How to generate keys on the command line in Linux using GPG

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hpr1407 :: Mars Needs Women, and Hacker Public Radio Needs Shows

Tuesday, 2013-12-24. 00:25:51. Clean. general.
Hacker Public Radio, shows, recording.

The many ways you can record a show for Hacker Public Radio and get involved.

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hpr1406 :: ORCA fundraiser

Monday, 2013-12-23. 00:34:44. Explicit. Accessibility.
accessibility, orca.

Ahuka talks to Jonathan Nadeau about the campaign to improve the Orca Screen Reader

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hpr1405 :: 18 - LibreOffice Writer Page Styles Introduced

Friday, 2013-12-20. 00:20:49. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

An introduction to page styles in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1395 :: 17 - LibreOffice Writer Overview of Page Layout Options

Friday, 2013-12-06. 00:12:32. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Controlling page layout in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1391 :: Google Play Music All Access

Monday, 2013-12-02. 00:17:11. Clean. general.
music streaming, Google Play Music.

The new online streaming music service from Google

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hpr1390 :: 02 - Encryption Basics

Friday, 2013-11-29. 00:22:18. Clean. Privacy and Security.
encryption, cryptography, asymmetric public key cryptography, RSA.

The fundamentals of encryption and asymmetric public key cryptography

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hpr1385 :: LibreOffice 16 Writer Nested Lists Controlled via Styles

Friday, 2013-11-22. 00:25:00. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Controlling nested lists with styles in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1375 :: LibreOffice 15 Writer Nested Lists Introduced

Friday, 2013-11-08. 00:20:43. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Introducing nested lists in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1373 :: 01 - Why Do We Need Privacy, And Isn't It A Waste Of Time Anyway?

Wednesday, 2013-11-06. 00:22:23. Clean. Privacy and Security.
privacy, security.

The need for privacy and the practicality of achieving it

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hpr1365 :: LibreOffice 14 Writer A Numbered List Style Deconstructed

Friday, 2013-10-25. 00:22:12. Clean. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

How to define a numbered list style in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1355 :: LibreOffice 13 Writer A Bullet Style Deconstructed

Friday, 2013-10-11. 00:18:11. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

How to define a bullet list style in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1345 :: LibreOffice 12 Writer List Styles Introduced

Friday, 2013-09-27. 00:25:10. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Introducing list styles in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1335 :: LibreOffice 11 Writer Character Styles

Friday, 2013-09-13. 00:19:42. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Character styles in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1325 :: LibreOffice 10 Writer Paragraph Styles in Templates

Friday, 2013-08-30. 00:13:57. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Using paragraph styles in templates in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1315 :: LibreOffice 09 Writer Working With Paragraph-Level Styles

Friday, 2013-08-16. 00:22:42. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Details of paragraph-level styles in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1305 :: LibreOffice 08 Writer Tab Styles

Friday, 2013-08-02. 00:11:37. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Tab styles in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1295 :: LibreOffice 07 Writer Heading Styles

Friday, 2013-07-19. 00:21:20. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Heading styles in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1285 :: LibreOffice 06 Writer Creating a Paragraph Style LibreOffice

Friday, 2013-07-05. 00:17:59. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Creating a Paragraph Style in LibreOffice

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hpr1275 :: LibreOffice 05 Writer Style Properties 2

Friday, 2013-06-21. 00:21:34. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Style properties in LibreOffice Writer, part 2

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hpr1267 :: LibreOffice 04 Writer Style Properties 1

Tuesday, 2013-06-11. 00:25:22. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Style properties in LibreOffice Writer, part 1

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hpr1242 :: What's Wrong With Free, Anyway?

Tuesday, 2013-05-07. 00:23:18. Clean. general.
Apps, software, market.

Free of Charge versus Free as in Freedom

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hpr1190 :: LibreOffice 03 Writer Introduction to Styles

Friday, 2013-02-22. 00:21:40. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

Using styles to control the appearance of documents in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1149 :: LibreOffice 02 Writer Default Template

Thursday, 2012-12-27. 00:17:18. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, Writer.

The default template in LibreOffice Writer

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hpr1144 :: Who Owns Your Files

Thursday, 2012-12-20. 00:33:08. Explicit. general.
DRM, digital rights management.

Ahuka discusses the aftermath of the wiping a Norwegian user's Kindle by Amazon

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hpr1136 :: LibreOffice 01 Introduction to Office software

Monday, 2012-12-10. 00:27:00. Explicit. LibreOffice.
LibreOffice, office software, introduction.

Introduction to Office Software

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hpr1093 :: Separate Presentation from Content - 2 Office Software

Wednesday, 2012-10-10. 00:23:54. Explicit. LibreOffice.
presentation, content, office software, semantic encoding.

A continuation of the topic of presentation versus content

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hpr1088 :: Penguicon 2012

Wednesday, 2012-10-03. 00:24:23. Explicit. Penguicon.
Penguicon 2012.

A report from Penguicon 2012 - a Linux Fest and Sci Fi convention

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hpr1073 :: Separate Presentation from Content - 1 The Web

Wednesday, 2012-09-12. 00:31:23. Explicit. LibreOffice.
presentation, content, css.

An introduction to the concept of presentation versus content

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hpr1063 :: Freedom and Licensing

Wednesday, 2012-08-29. 00:26:59. Explicit. general.
software freedom, GPL, BSD licence.

Following an interview with Richard Stallman on the Linux Action Show

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hpr1013 :: Saving Programs From TiVo

Tuesday, 2012-06-19. 00:33:54. Explicit. general.
TiVo, kmttg, tivodecode, curl, mencoder, ffmpeg, Handbrake, Comskip, AtomicParsley, kdenlive.

How to make copies of programs from TiVo for long-term use

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hpr983 :: Freedom is not Free 5 - Get Involved

Tuesday, 2012-05-08. 00:17:32. Explicit. Freedom is not Free .
FOSS, FLOSS, involvement.

Part 5 of the "Freedom is not Free" series

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hpr981 :: Review Indiana LinuxFest 2012

Sunday, 2012-05-06. 00:23:17. Explicit. general.
Indiana LinuxFest.

Ahuka speaks of his experiences attending the second of these conferences

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hpr973 :: Freedom is not Free 4 - Money

Tuesday, 2012-04-24. 00:23:36. Explicit. Freedom is not Free .
FOSS, FLOSS, financial support.

Part 4 of the "Freedom is not Free" series

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hpr957 :: Freedom is not Free 3 - Documentation

Monday, 2012-04-02. 00:22:51. Explicit. Freedom is not Free .
FOSS, FLOSS, technical documentation, end-user documentation, translation.

Part 3 of the "Freedom is not Free" series

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hpr943 :: Freedom is not Free 2 - Bugs

Wednesday, 2012-03-14. 00:26:22. Explicit. Freedom is not Free .
FOSS, FLOSS, bug reporting, bug tracking.

Part 2 of the "Freedom is not Free" series

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hpr933 :: Freedom is not Free 1 Introduction

Tuesday, 2012-02-28. 00:22:56. Explicit. Freedom is not Free .
FOSS, FLOSS, Free Software Foundation, GNU Project.

Part 1 of the "Freedom is not Free" series

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hpr901 :: Ahuka: Intro and How I Got Into Linux

Monday, 2012-01-16. 00:30:34. Explicit. How I got into tech.
mainframe, punched card, teletype, Sinclair ZX80, PC XT, DOS, Linux, KDE.

An introduction from a new host

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