Maine Events

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Michael Johnson

Two great Civil War living history events in Maine this summer. Tell you friends!

Rally for Norlands Civil War Reenactment Weekend
June 12 and 13, 2010
July 23 – 25, 2010
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Avoid operating as Admin in Windows

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Michael Johnson

“100 percent of Microsoft Office flaws and 94 percent of Internet Explorer flaws” are not affective if the user is not an admin, according to a report by” BeyondTrust“. Ars Technica has an article reviewing this report, with statistics demonstrating what I’ve been suggesting to my customers for years. That many Windows security flaws and vulnerbilities can be avoided by not running as admin or with any account that has administrative privledges.

Although the number of vulnerabilities are lower on a Macintosh, I encourage the same rule on that operating system as well.

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Marines Leading the Fight

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Michael Johnson

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy BellegardeThe Washington Post asks the question, “Marines gone rogue or leading the fight against counterinsurgency?”

The article goes back and forth between what the Marines in Afghanistan are doing and what the Army command wants them to do. The writer highlights some differences in priorities between the various commands in the theater. You should read it and make your own decision about who is making the better decisions.

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