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25/6/2015

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Problem: Laptop or computer infected with malware/virus/slow/unwanted popups, because say, a friend has kindly uninstalled/reloaded back to original pristine factory state (a new full setup required) or because my system is just sick and has pick up a bug somewhere 'out there'. 

Auxiliary problem: Don't have any spare cash for a tech to come by and do it for me.

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Convert MP4 to MP3 on Ubuntu

24/6/2015

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I keep having to look this kind of thing up, so I think it is better to repost the how-we-did-it's ..
From time to time I find it useful to extract audio (MP3 format) from a video (MP4). My camera takes pretty good video, but a recent how-to video project involved editing several videos, pictures and audio together to make sense of all my ramblings.

In this case, I had video with audio I wanted to use and vice versa and wanted to mix them together .. into a final version video using another program called the  Openshot Video Editor.

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Fun with relativefinder.org

23/6/2015

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A long while ago my brother Greg got me connected to a website called 'Nauvoo Cousins' or the ilk that listed your connection to LDS Pioneers from the Nauvoo era. It was discontinued a while back and I had been searching for a suitable replacement utility ..


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Install OpenDNS FamilyShield

21/6/2015

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opendns familyshield
I have been a fan of OpenDNS for a long time now. This free offering automatically protects you and all your 'connectors' (those freeloaders you have connecting to your home internet connection - computers, laptops, phones, tv's, neighbors, houseguests, etc ).

You just have to signup and configure your home router to use the OpenDNS DNS servers to you find good stuff and block the bad stuff on the internet. 



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Solved: RootsMagic7 on Ubuntu Linux

18/6/2015

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Having been a user of RootsMagic6, I was happy to upgrade to RootsMagic7 when it became available back in Dec 2014 .. and while it installed and worked fine on my Win8 laptop, I was sadly disappointed that it would not work correctly under Ubuntu - until today.

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I Heart Ubuntu ..

19/5/2015

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Oh, I don't like Ubuntu, she stated emphatically. As if that was that. I let it pass .. I suppose she is entitled to her own opinion. Later, however, I pondered just what she might not like about it. Is it the cost? Free for everyone everywhere to use? Was it the security features? The fact that it is virtually virus proof? The ease of installation and re-installation or the fact that it auto-updates everything along with the operating system? Hmm. Maybe she doesn't want to use all the free software – Libreoffice, GnuCash, Gimp and stuff like that? Perhaps she doesn't like watching Netflix on Chrome, or using the Family Search Indexing program, browsing the internet and all that stuff without having to shell out big bucks for the latest and greatest hardware. Is it the fact that it just keeps working, even on older hardware without having to reboot (or lockup or crash) like other operating $y$tems do. Or that most internet servers out there are LAMP based (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) or variants. Even many 'proprietary' windows-only programs can often be run on Linux using the free Wine windows emulation program, so that can't be it. I have only run Linux on all my business computers for a mere decade or so now, so perhaps my opinion pales in comparison. I haven't yet found a reason to go back to the evil empire. Regardless .. I refute her assertion. I think she just thinks she doesn't like Ubuntu ..

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features

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Discussion: Are Daily Vitamin Supplements Recommended?

15/5/2015

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One of our local pharmacists tells all her customers that daily vitamins and mineral supplements are a waste of money, and recommends that they should simply eat better. Is this a personal opinion or is it a standard pharmacist recommendation? Why then are they marketed (by her 'employer') and kept on the shelf for sale? Why do some doctors write prescriptions for same?

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Password Security

21/12/2014

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Sure, you don't want anyone else to access and view your email messages and contact information. You need a secure password! But, what happens if you forget it? Many users set it and forget it in their favorite email program or even within their browser. Some write it down on a paper or post it 'hidden' somewhere near their computer, under the keyboard or in a drawer or behind a cupboard door. This case deals with an unfortunate series of events where some forgetful but nice little old ladies with multiple devices and email accounts have happened to all forget their email passwords at the same time .. Enter, Mr Computer Guy.

Assignment: 1) recover email address passwords for everyone in the house. 2) find some way to keep them save from themselves in the future ..


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Family Search Mobile Apps

17/11/2014

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I have installed FamilySearch Family Tree app on my Android tablet. It is somewhat interesting as it permits me to show off my current tree .. but does not really let me update it on FamilySearch .. it has menu buttons for Stories and Audio but does not appear to let you create content here .. just view what FamilySearch has. The new FamilySearch Memories app looks more promising for creating content - with a voice recorder, add photos and documents, and create stories functions, but alas (for now) it only exists for ios7+ (apple devices) for now. Some hints about an Android version perhaps being made available for end of this year .. wouldn't that be a nice Christmas present!

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Malware Popup Virus Removal

3/11/2014

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For some strange reason, many very annoying and questionable programs are getting by your antivirus program and infecting your windows computer. Programs are running in the background, slowing you down, possibly spying on your personal and financial activity, tracking what you look at and buy on the internet, popping up warnings or attempting downloads, tricking you into phoning Dave aka Apu in some far away computer compound to fix you computer woes for you, for such a reasonable fee. Hmm

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