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2019 248

December 2019

  1. Best way to cut laminate countertop
  2. What is pot metal?
  3. How to maintain Lionel trains
  4. Get permanent marker off plastic
  5. Barracuda garbage disposal review
  6. Extend case panel connectors easily and cheaply
  7. How tall is an O scale train?
  8. Can you put laminate over tile?
  9. How to open a Commodore 64 or VIC-20
  10. Pros and cons of integrated motherboards
  11. How to hook up a Super Nintendo to newer TVs
  12. What is a Magne-Traction train?
  13. Configuring PC case digital speed displays
  14. Is Hart a good brand? Who makes Hart tools?
  15. Why Atari failed
  16. Is buying a house an investment?
  17. North Pole Express Christmas train set
  18. Difference between SDHC and SDXC
  19. How to fix a broken wire
  20. How to find the IP address for Roku
  21. How to hook up a Nintendo 64 to newer TVs

November 2019

  1. Lionel tubular track vs Fastrack
  2. What are keyboard o rings?
  3. Removing black marks from linoleum floors
  4. Windows 10 mouse cursor disappears? Try this.
  5. Lionel HO scale
  6. ESS Audiodrive: An underrated retro sound card
  7. Inspector fails outlets not wrapped in tape
  8. My rebuilt IBM 5170 PC/AT
  9. Why we have a cybersecurity talent shortage
  10. Repair the fiberboard insulator in a train motor
  11. What is fuzzing?
  12. Using a Sound Blaster 16 on a 286
  13. Underappreciated at work? Here’s what to do.
  14. Where to buy CRT monitors
  15. Investing in model trains: Good idea or bad?
  16. Tube radio buzz: The non-obvious fix
  17. Is Yoast SEO good?
  18. Valid reasons for running unauthenticated vulnerability scans
  19. 5.25 floppy drive maintenance
  20. Converting Marx couplers to Lionel

October 2019

  1. Building a computer in the 90s
  2. Is Ridgid better than Ryobi?
  3. Advantages and disadvantages of floppy disks
  4. What does a TP-Link do?
  5. Plastimarx: Marx’s Mexican subsidiary
  6. How much does an author make?
  7. How to view your Twitter inferred interests
  8. Is Ryobi a good brand? Who makes Ryobi tools?
  9. Put your blog posts on Pinterest for free
  10. Marx tender values
  11. Will a new Roku buffer less?
  12. Goodwill by the pound
  13. What is MS-DOS?
  14. Size of the upper handle bolt for a lawn mower
  15. How to use O27 track clips
  16. What is DNS over TLS?
  17. Is debt a sin against God?
  18. Is condensation on light bulbs dangerous?
  19. Repair Marx switches
  20. First 486 computer: The Apricot VX FT
  21. VGA connector doesn’t fit? Here’s why.
  22. Deliberate security threats

September 2019

  1. IBM PC vs XT
  2. Lionel’s American Flyer “buyout”
  3. How long should you let spray paint dry?
  4. How do emulators work?
  5. Cyber security degree or certifications?
  6. How to find train shows
  7. Using a CD-ROM drive in MS-DOS
  8. Why patching can make your Kenna score go up instead of down
  9. BIOS hard drive limits
  10. How does Nessus detect vulnerabilities?
  11. Lionel 184 bungalow notes
  12. What does a Sound Blaster do?
  13. Copy an option profile in Qualys
  14. SD to IDE performance
  15. What does secured mean for Internet access?
  16. Lionel’s connection to Marx
  17. Confirmed vs potential vulnerabilities in Qualys
  18. How long does a power supply last?
  19. Using an NE2000 network card in DOS

August 2019

  1. Remove rust with vinegar
  2. Is USB blocking misguided security?
  3. Matching Commodore breadbin beige
  4. Does the Nintendo Switch have Ethernet?
  5. Gotek floppy emulator for retro PCs
  6. Does a Lionel train have to run in a circular loop?
  7. Why computer cases changed from beige to black
  8. News vs propaganda
  9. Optimizing DOS memory
  10. Who owns Lionel Trains?
  11. How to leave an expansion gap
  12. What a buffer overflow looks like
  13. PC DOS vs MS-DOS
  14. Lionel CW-40 vs CW-80 transformers
  15. What is retro in computers?
  16. Is a 4GB 32-bit computer OK for web browsing and word processing?
  17. Are Blu phones good? Are Blu phones safe?
  18. Refurbish a toilet with vinegar
  19. Dinky 1:48 vehicles for O scale
  20. Atari ST vs Amiga

July 2019

  1. How accurate Stranger Things is to the 80s
  2. How to collect vintage computers
  3. Making an example of Equifax
  4. Windup toy trains
  5. What is the common wire in electrical wiring?
  6. Sega Genesis power supply specs
  7. Super VGA vs XGA
  8. Fix a VIC-20 displaying the wrong colors
  9. Lionel vs American Flyer fans
  10. A+ vs Security+
  11. Computer game cartridges
  12. Why the Atari 5200 failed
  13. What to do if a ground wire comes off your light fixture
  14. Lionel vs American Flyer wiring
  15. Why does the government require CISSP or Security+?
  16. Incorrect DOS version: How to fix it
  17. Over the range microwave stuck? This may help.
  18. Connect an Apple II to a TV
  19. Are all Lionel prewar couplers compatible?
  20. What happened to 2.88 MB floppies?
  21. How long does a laptop AC adapter last?
  22. Pi1541 vs SD2IEC

June 2019

  1. How big is a train engine?
  2. Why buy a workstation computer?
  3. Atari 2600 won’t turn on? Try this.
  4. Advantages and disadvantages of CLI
  5. Epyx Fast Load commands
  6. What are 1 gauge trains?
  7. What does backported mean?
  8. LHA file format
  9. How to lower your toolbox height
  10. Printers for vintage computers
  11. What is a narrow gauge railroad?
  12. Build your own Commodore 64 power supply
  13. Sears vs Stanley Craftsman tools
  14. Amiga chip RAM vs fast RAM vs slow RAM
  15. Align a Commodore 1541 disk drive
  16. Marx 994 locomotive
  17. The Golden Circle and computers
  18. Should I install updates on my computer?
  19. Pi1541 and fast load cartridges
  20. What is Roku TV?

May 2019

  1. Atari PC1: The Atari IBM-compatible
  2. Are laser printers good for home use?
  3. Baseball card junk wax era
  4. Epyx Fast Load mods
  5. Remove paint from toy trains without chemicals
  6. Why hackers hack the government
  7. Qualys showing the wrong time in its user interface
  8. How to fix loose dresser drawers: An illustrated guide
  9. Windows ME vs Windows XP
  10. New Marx/Ameritrains trains
  11. Security+ vs Security+ce
  12. Erector set screw size
  13. What to look for in a Commodore 64
  14. The decline of toy stores
  15. Fastening American Flyer track
  16. Authenticated scans across multiple domains
  17. How to clean vintage computers
  18. Youtube says click to enable video converter? Here’s the fix.
  19. Start menu keeps scrolling down? A simple fix
  20. Maximum grade for Lionel trains
  21. How to find positive and negative DC wires
  22. Why the IBM PCjr failed

April 2019

  1. Cheap project enclosures
  2. Deconstructing my first computer
  3. Lower rolling resistance for tin trains
  4. Are VHS tapes worth collecting?
  5. Shop vac blowing dust out back? It’s the filter.
  6. Commodore VIC-20 models
  7. How long does a mechanical keyboard last?
  8. Silver frame Marx cars
  9. Why are mechanical keyboards so expensive?
  10. Will a table saw cut through nails?
  11. How to fix a crooked valve stem on a bike
  12. Why VHS beat Betamax
  13. Lionel TW transformer
  14. Script to determine if an IP is in a CIDR range
  15. Why Microsoft is the best – in some minds
  16. Change or remove a doorknob faceplate
  17. Commodore 1702 monitor
  18. Marx 897 locomotive
  19. Mac doesn’t work with external monitors with the lid closed
  20. Why making a table saw from a circular saw is dangerous
  21. Why did Apple fail in the 90s?

March 2019

  1. Buying trains at estate sales
  2. How game cracking works
  3. Which is bigger, 1:64 scale or 1:87 scale
  4. When will baseball cards make a comeback?
  5. Why did Microsoft beat Apple? And why Apple doesn’t care.
  6. Marx 1829 locomotive
  7. Add an outlet to the garage from the adjacent room
  8. Floppy cable doesn’t fit? Here’s the fix.
  9. Buying tools at estate sales
  10. What to do with old Qualys zero-day vulnerabilities
  11. How do Lionel trains work?
  12. Yoast internal linking not working? Try this simple trick.
  13. Search by MAC address in Qualys
  14. Northern Tool vs Harbor Freight
  15. Fix a Craftsman table saw that won’t turn on
  16. Marx Commodore Vanderbilt train engine
  17. Stream from Windows Media Player to Roku
  18. Why collect baseball cards?
  19. 13 ways to save money on power tools
  20. Grades of power tools
  21. Do Lionel trains have lead paint?

February 2019

  1. We buy houses for cash. What does that even mean?
  2. Stop phone calls from political parties if you don’t want them
  3. Origin of DeWalt tools
  4. LEDs for American Flyer, Lionel, and Marx trains
  5. Should I paint my basement?
  6. Cut plywood without a table saw
  7. Change batteries in a 27 LED Harbor Freight work light/flashlight
  8. Reduce American Flyer voltage drop
  9. How to sort by color in Excel
  10. 1989 Donruss variations
  11. What are scam likely calls?
  12. How to sort screws and nails
  13. Using landscape transformers on train layouts
  14. How to take the drawers out of a Stanley toolbox
  15. Insulate an overhang properly and safely
  16. How to cut thin metal at home
  17. Are Harbor Freight tools any good?
  18. Transfer an image to metal with paper

January 2019

  1. How bad is MS08-067?
  2. White spots on polyurethane: How to fix them
  3. Organize tool box drawers cheap
  4. How to take the drawers out of a Craftsman toolbox
  5. Wiring Marx Accessories
  6. Make replacement drawers for a small parts organizer
  7. Gigabit USB 3.0 Ethernet adapter on USB 2.0 port
  8. How to block computer scammer calls
  9. How to disassemble and service a Marx 333 locomotive
  10. Can Magnets Damage Electronics?
  11. What are Thread Cutting Screws Used For?
  12. Painting electric train track
  13. Which Commodore power supplies are safe to use
  14. Shower leaks but not the tub? Three fixes
  15. American Flyer Transformer Wiring Diagram
  16. How do you make money when stock goes down?
  17. What is an Out of Band Network?
  18. What is Dedicated Band Control?
  19. Buying Cull Lumber at Home Depot
  20. Why are Lionel trains so expensive?
  21. Netstat foreign address
  22. Roku Internet speed is poor? Here’s what to do

2018 256

December 2018

  1. Best way to store Lionel trains
  2. Increase powerline speed with these weird tricks
  3. Outlet sparking when plugging in? What to do
  4. Rock Island train set from the 1980s
  5. AT&T U-verse bridge mode
  6. Bing SEO optimization: An untapped resource
  7. What is the purpose of Powerpoint?
  8. Computer power cord AWG: Why it matters
  9. Marx 999 locomotive variations
  10. Can you listen to cell phone calls with a scanner?
  11. Is Atari still in business?
  12. Alex Madrid error card: Why so expensive?
  13. Galvanized village houses and trains
  14. Can Roku replace cable TV?
  15. How to clean off battery acid
  16. Computerland: Pioneering national computer store
  17. What is Lotus Notes? How IT becomes legacy

November 2018

  1. Ives trains
  2. OS/2 Warp: A tribute
  3. How does Roku make money?
  4. Commodore 64 clones
  5. Snagit alternative
  6. Dollar store Christmas village scale
  7. Dollar Tree Christmas village
  8. Vinyl floor tiles separating
  9. K-Line trains
  10. Texas Instruments Home Computer: TI-99/4A
  11. Upload faster than download? Try this
  12. Can you use Roku without wifi?
  13. How to restore a Marx 999 locomotive
  14. Was Atari 2600 8-bit? Kind of
  15. How to stop robocalls on my cell phone
  16. What Roku to buy
  17. How to report scam phone calls
  18. Marx train runs slowly? Some troubleshooting tips
  19. Super Mario Bros Commodore 64 version

October 2018

  1. Patch management best practices
  2. Fixing Windows 10 random lockups
  3. How to block robocalls on a landline phone
  4. Connect Atari to modern TV sets
  5. AT&T Gigabit not fast? How to troubleshoot
  6. How to check computer usage
  7. How to make a hanging indent in Word
  8. What is WebOS on a TV?
  9. Commodore 64 motherboard revisions
  10. What is the difference between SSD and HDD?
  11. Applying for a job with no experience
  12. Merge CSV files with header in Windows, OS X and Linux
  13. Train show tips
  14. Abit BP6: In memoriam
  15. Can SNES play NES games? Sort of.
  16. How long should a router last? It depends.
  17. Nessus false positives
  18. Hyperx Alloy FPS Pro review
  19. How much does it cost to build a computer?
  20. Roku buffering all the time
  21. Excel row height must be between 0 and 5.68″
  22. CPM operating system

September 2018

  1. Using a multimeter in model railroading
  2. How secure is Chrome?
  3. Low cost computers
  4. Why is Wikipedia not a reliable source?
  5. Commodore 1541 disk drive: Slow. Unreliable. Cheap enough.
  6. Watch home movies on Roku
  7. Original Atari 2600 heavy sixer
  8. What does an information technology (IT) professional do?
  9. Dead electrical outlet
  10. PIF file type meaning
  11. Roku overheating fixes
  12. Lionel 92 circuit breaker instructions
  13. Are PDF files safe to open?
  14. Cyber security and cryptography
  15. Most valuable Fleer baseball cards
  16. CISSP vs CEH
  17. How to find estate sales
  18. Commodore 1581 drive
  19. DNS over TLS: Protect your network with Ubuntu
  20. Vulnerability assessment vs penetration test: What’s the difference?

August 2018

  1. Apple IIgs vs Macintosh
  2. Welsh Baby Carriage Company, St. Louis
  3. Small leak in a basement wall: a DIY fix
  4. How long do graphics cards last?
  5. Cleanbrowsing.org review
  6. SSD not detected in BIOS? Try this.
  7. Install Chrome OS on an old laptop or PC
  8. How to print from a Chromebook to an HP printer
  9. How to save money fast on a low income
  10. How long do laptops last?
  11. What does IBM compatible mean?
  12. Should I buy a used Chromebook?
  13. Asus dual WAN router with AT&T Internet
  14. How often should you replace your router?
  15. Leading Edge computers
  16. What is fiber wifi?
  17. How to not let the bad guys Segment Smack your Linux box around
  18. Marx president figurines for train layouts
  19. How to log into an AT&T router
  20. Can you use a Dell charger on an HP laptop?
  21. How long does toner last?
  22. How to find my router IP

July 2018

  1. Extract a MAC address from Excel data
  2. An announcement regarding Facebook and this blog
  3. AT&T Internet vs Spectrum Internet
  4. Commodore Plus 4 and Commodore 16
  5. How to use your own router with AT&T U-verse or AT&T Fiber
  6. How to change an AT&T U-Verse wifi password
  7. Is there a virus on my phone?
  8. Does retail count as sales experience?
  9. Countif example: Data analysis with Excel
  10. Inherent risk definition
  11. How to accept all changes in Word
  12. How to create a stacked bar chart in Excel
  13. CPU vs core, or core vs processor
  14. Wrist pain from typing
  15. Cleaning NES games and consoles
  16. Advantages of Intel processors
  17. White hat gray hat black hat – what’s the difference?
  18. Can your computer become infected with a virus via email?
  19. Budget pfSense build with workstation parts
  20. Are trade deficits bad?
  21. What is Comptia A+ certification?
  22. 8088 vs 8086
  23. Convert HTML to Word
  24. 1934 Goudey baseball cards

June 2018

  1. Should I buy a Chromebook? Yes!
  2. How to pay with Paypal on Amazon
  3. How did computers change during the 1990s?
  4. Peeling or alligatoring paint problems: How to fix them
  5. How to superscript in Excel
  6. Would you rent to someone with bad credit?
  7. How to calculate monthly income from biweekly paycheck
  8. How to become a network engineer
  9. Windows 95 vs 98
  10. How much should your mortgage be?
  11. Where to sell computer parts
  12. How much is my computer worth? How to find out
  13. What is satin finish?
  14. Commodore SX64
  15. What does compressing a file do?
  16. How long do modems last?
  17. Why is collaboration important?
  18. Best time to buy computer parts
  19. What is a Zip drive?
  20. Lease vs own: Which makes more sense?
  21. Brute force hacking

May 2018

  1. What is geolocation? And is it good or bad?
  2. Uses of Microsoft Excel
  3. What is a managed service provider?
  4. What does No Internet Secured mean?
  5. What is a runbook?
  6. Best furnace air filter
  7. Radio Shack laptops
  8. How to remove latex paint from plastic
  9. What is a bot in computer terms?
  10. What is Internet speed?
  11. How to hook up a monitor to a laptop
  12. Silicon Power S55 SSD is a hard bargain
  13. What does BBS mean, or bulletin board system?
  14. Best certifications to get
  15. How to become a system administrator
  16. What is a blog used for?
  17. How to create a good password
  18. How good is my password?
  19. What is a reseller?
  20. What is CMOS in a computer?
  21. How to zip a folder in Windows 10
  22. Zero client vs thin client
  23. Is HDMI better than VGA?

April 2018

  1. 1980s technology
  2. Workstation vs desktop
  3. Video card vs graphics card
  4. How much RAM do you need?
  5. Cheap home server options
  6. $100 gaming PC? Not easy but possible
  7. How much rent should I charge?
  8. Charter Hospital / Charter Behavioral Health scandal
  9. How to connect a NES to a modern TV
  10. What is a network interface card, or NIC?
  11. Dell or HP laptop: Which is better?
  12. What to look for in a motherboard
  13. What is public cloud?
  14. What is Shadow IT?
  15. Do Chromebooks need antivirus protection?
  16. How to clean a circuit board
  17. Good short term goals
  18. Commodore 65: A 16-bit C-64 that never was
  19. All my husband cares about is money
  20. What is machine language?
  21. Is emulation legal?

March 2018

  1. What is considered a sales position?
  2. O gauge vs O27 gauge trains and track
  3. Why is a college degree important?
  4. Best baseball cards to invest in
  5. What are prices like at estate sales?
  6. On3 vs On30: Narrow gauge O scale trains
  7. Best things to collect
  8. Why do hackers hack?
  9. 1990s AOL competitors
  10. Remove the last octet of an IP address in Excel
  11. Packard Bell vs Hewlett-Packard
  12. Why did Marx Toys close?
  13. Why did Compaq fail?
  14. How a vulnerability scanner works
  15. Do I need a managed switch at home?
  16. How to remove crayon from plastic
  17. What is a vulnerability management program?
  18. What self-etching primer is
  19. Reboot Windows from a command line
  20. Qualys asset tracking: All you need to know
  21. Bootleg ground: What it is and why it’s dangerous
  22. Never buy a house – good idea or bad?
  23. Stan Musial and Biggie’s, St. Louis
  24. How far can you run an Ethernet cable?

February 2018

  1. O scale vs O gauge
  2. Peel and stick tile over ceramic tile
  3. What qualifies as media mail? What is considered media mail by the USPS?
  4. Does oven cleaner damage car paint?
  5. O and O27 track dimensions
  6. How to remove rivets with a drill
  7. How big is a G scale train?
  8. On30 scale vs HO scale
  9. Sears Atari 2600 clone: The Sears Video Arcade
  10. Mechanical keyboard key stopped working? Here’s a fix.
  11. Authenticated scan vs unauthenticated
  12. Certificate of creditable coverage: Why you may need it
  13. Fast Ethernet vs Gigabit Ethernet
  14. Baseball error cards list
  15. How to fix loose outlets
  16. Vulnerability management best practices
  17. Telecommuting pros and cons
  18. How big is an HO scale train?
  19. Hole too big for screw in wall

January 2018

  1. VMware Fusion screen resolution too small
  2. Tenable competitors for vulnerability management
  3. What are thermal curtains?
  4. Where were Marx toys made?
  5. Save money on model trains
  6. Is SEO dead? Not in 2019.
  7. Qualys vs Nessus: Vulnerability scanning titans
  8. Cheap SSD drives: Where to buy them
  9. What is HO scale? Read on.
  10. Do light fixtures go bad?
  11. N scale vs HO scale trains
  12. Quiet your mechanical keyboard with o-rings
  13. Marx trains history, 1934-1974
  14. Toothbrush in dishwasher
  15. Is oil conductive? Sometimes, actually
  16. Why is x86 so popular? Momentum.
  17. How to store Liquid Nails once opened
  18. Lock a Marx motor in one direction
  19. Computers in the 1990s
  20. In defense of Intel, a little
  21. Windows 10 sound not working? Here’s the quick fix.
  22. Commodore 64 vs Nintendo 64
  23. Toy stores that went out of business
  24. G gauge vs O gauge

2017 261

December 2017

  1. Light switch without ground
  2. How much mortgage can I afford on 100K?
  3. reboot vs init 6 in Unix and Linux
  4. Lionel ZW transformer circuit breaker
  5. Make O27 track ties out of foamcore board
  6. Where to install smoke detectors
  7. Advantages of 8086 over 8085
  8. Microsoft Windows unquoted service path enumeration fix
  9. RAM and ROM explained
  10. What to do when a Marx engine can’t pull
  11. Commodore 64 CPU
  12. Coast to Coast Hardware Stores history
  13. Who is Honus Wagner?
  14. Living mortgage free for a better life
  15. Scale of Marx trains and accessories
  16. How to quit a fast food job
  17. Can Best Buy survive?
  18. Apple II vs Macintosh
  19. American Flyer 594 animated track gang with O gauge track
  20. How big are baseball cards? It varies.
  21. Computers in 1980

November 2017

  1. Commodore 64 vs IBM PC
  2. How long to study for CISSP
  3. What does IBM do now?
  4. Christmas village layout ideas
  5. A quiet mechanical keyboard
  6. Commodore 64 connectors
  7. What does a CISSP do?
  8. Make your own Tootsietoy tires
  9. Mike Schmidt rookie card value
  10. How to get a job in information security
  11. Nano Metalfigs scale
  12. Commodore 16 vs 64
  13. How a light socket works
  14. Nomura tin cars
  15. Fix bent plug prongs
  16. American Flyer track terminal
  17. Types of computer memory chips
  18. Baking SSDs: The SSD oven trick
  19. Do I need gigabit Ethernet?
  20. Most popular computer brands
  21. Why my house didn’t pass inspection

October 2017

  1. GFCI without ground wire
  2. American Flyer bulb cross reference
  3. Difference between antivirus and antimalware
  4. Intel NIC vs Realtek networking
  5. Change a wall light fixture
  6. Hi rail in model railroading
  7. The baseball card bubble
  8. Add SSL to WordPress
  9. Bavarian Inn, St. Louis
  10. Atari 5200 power supply specs
  11. George Brett rookie card value
  12. Hosting your own web server at home
  13. Velvet Freeze Ice Cream history
  14. Commodore 64 value
  15. HO scale vs O scale trains
  16. Best brand of paint for rental property
  17. Baseball card brands
  18. Commodore 64 vs IBM PCjr
  19. Sizes of model trains or model train scales
  20. How hard is Security+?
  21. Does peel and stick tile last?
  22. Rarest baseball cards – the Big Three

September 2017

  1. Are Lionel trains worth anything?
  2. How to cut vinyl tile around door jambs
  3. DD-WRT advantages
  4. Advantages and disadvantages of MS-DOS
  5. 1933 Goudey baseball cards
  6. Where to buy Lionel trains in St. Louis
  7. Can’t afford furniture? Here are some ideas.
  8. How to use a Commodore 64
  9. WAR in baseball statistics
  10. How to disable a light switch
  11. The Lionel KW transformer
  12. Commodore 64 operating system
  13. The update is already installed on this system
  14. Central Hardware, St. Louis history
  15. Al Pedrique: RBI Baseball mystery man
  16. Thank you, Jerry Pournelle
  17. Who makes Insinkerator garbage disposals?
  18. What happened to Tyco RC and trains?
  19. OPS in baseball statistics
  20. Which wire is hot, black or white? Is the black wire hot?
  21. Most valuable baseball cards of the 1990s
  22. How to cut FRP panels quickly and easily

August 2017

  1. Nintendo NES AC adapter replacement
  2. Why have Marx toys dropped in value?
  3. Least valuable baseball cards
  4. Rent a house with bad credit
  5. Commodore RAM expansion units
  6. Fix gaps in laminate floor
  7. Most valuable rookie card
  8. Cheap kitchen backsplash ideas
  9. Is TP-Link good?
  10. Scale vs gauge: Not quite interchangeable
  11. Finding and blocking an abusive host from your Apache log
  12. Is Windows Firewall enough protection?
  13. Can Teflon tape be used on gas fittings?
  14. What is the purpose of a screen saver?
  15. Commodore computer models
  16. Expanded vs Extended memory, or EMS vs XMS
  17. Why do Lionel trains have three rails?
  18. Commodore 64 Z80 cartridge
  19. Reliable power supply brands
  20. Most valuable baseball cards of the 1970s
  21. Vacancy switch vs occupancy switch
  22. Do AC adapters go bad?
  23. Watering hole attack prevention
  24. Why did old PCs have a turbo button?

July 2017

  1. Coleco Gemini: An Atari 2600 clone from 1983
  2. Command line for active directory users and computers
  3. 90s computer brands
  4. Toner vs drum unit: Laser printer consumables
  5. Vinyl plank flooring on walls
  6. How to fix a lamp cord
  7. Commodore 256: The 8-bit that never was
  8. 1981 Fleer baseball cards
  9. What salary do I need to buy a house?
  10. Dyson vacuum cleaner repair/rebuild
  11. The meaning of superseded patches
  12. Using Adsense with WordPress
  13. A Lionel e-unit wiring diagram
  14. Is it worth it to buy a house?
  15. Disadvantages of the 8086 microprocessor
  16. Most valuable baseball cards of the 1980s
  17. Who still uses Wordperfect?
  18. Using compact flash as a hard drive
  19. Are LED light bulbs worth it?
  20. Why did IBM fail at PCs?

June 2017

  1. What is retro gaming?
  2. St. Louis thrift stores
  3. Where to buy vintage computers
  4. What to do about Petya ransomware if you already deployed MS17-010
  5. The IBM PS/1 (or IBM PS1)
  6. Prong stuck in an outlet? Here’s the fix.
  7. Cleaning N64 game cartridges
  8. Computers in 1985: It was a very good year
  9. Cheap closet doors
  10. What happened to Digital Equipment Corporation?
  11. Replace your UPS battery
  12. Vulnerability scanning best practices
  13. How to take apart Hot Wheels without a drill
  14. What is a game cartridge?
  15. Commodore 64 models
  16. IBM PS/2 vs PC
  17. What is a 3D SSD?
  18. Compaq Deskpro 386
  19. Connect a 2 wire light fixture to a 3 wire ceiling box
  20. Chip won’t work on your credit card? Try this.
  21. What went wrong with Windows Vista
  22. Wiring a Lionel LW transformer
  23. Still using Windows XP? Let’s talk options.

May 2017

  1. Benefits of defragmenting your computer hard drive
  2. Atari 2600 power supply specs
  3. The Atari 2600 CPU: The MOS 6507
  4. Wire a Marx Girard station
  5. Radio Shack computers
  6. How long do roofs last on houses?
  7. How many properties can one person manage?
  8. Fix your dead SSD with the power cycle method
  9. 1948 Bowman baseball
  10. Water seepage in basement: Five fixes
  11. Connect a 2-wire light fixture without ground
  12. Epyx Fast Load cartridge
  13. Peel and stick tile over existing vinyl
  14. Is powerline networking safe?
  15. Phone call saying services are stopped on your computer? It’s a scam.
  16. Is 802.11ac faster than gigabit Ethernet?
  17. What is Spectrum, or Charter Spectrum?
  18. Netgear vs TP-Link
  19. Wiring a Lionel KW transformer
  20. Common security attacks and countermeasures
  21. How big is 1:64 scale?
  22. Cheap baseboard alternatives

April 2017

  1. HP Elitebook 8440p overheating
  2. Testors model paint tips for better results
  3. Windows registry explained simply
  4. A Viglink review
  5. Gigabit card only connecting at 100mbps? Here’s the fix.
  6. Start button disappeared? Here’s the fastest fix.
  7. How does MAC address filtering help to secure a wireless network?
  8. Fix MLB.tv loading please wait on Roku
  9. Configure a Netgear R6300 as an access point
  10. What to look for in a USB flash drive
  11. Commodore 64 common questions and answers
  12. How to tell if a baseball card is a reprint
  13. Why is Publisher hyphenating my words?
  14. Skycure: a review
  15. Account for period between jobs
  16. Taming Windows 95/98/98SE/ME Out of Memory Errors
  17. The copper piece on a locomotive
  18. Marx William Crooks locomotive
  19. Patch management strategy

March 2017

  1. Cleaning copper contacts
  2. 1541 vs 1541C
  3. Nook charger replacement
  4. Make a 3/16 scale Marx ore car
  5. Check SSD alignment in Windows
  6. American Flyer 1275 circuit breaker instructions
  7. Glue coming up between vinyl tiles
  8. Cheap Babe Ruth baseball cards
  9. Dangers of public wifi — and how to stay safe
  10. Why Jack Tramiel left Commodore
  11. Wiring a Lionel 1033 transformer
  12. Tootsietoys and lead paint
  13. Fix kitchen light bulb flickering
  14. Best Pfsense hardware
  15. How safe is my computer from hackers?
  16. What can I do to improve the security of my digital information?
  17. How easily can someone hack my home computer and steal personal information?
  18. Testors model paint dried out? Here’s what to do.
  19. Wire a Lionel ZW transformer
  20. Migrate Windows 7 to SSD or install fresh?
  21. Fix bathroom light bulb flickering
  22. Is this vinyl tile asbestos? How to check.
  23. Commodore 64 vs Amiga
  24. Restoring Tootsietoys and other early diecast vehicles
  25. Lionel 675 disassembly

February 2017

  1. The HP Elitebook 8440p and Windows 10
  2. Vinyl tile expansion gap — do you need one?
  3. Wash an electric toothbrush in a dishwasher
  4. Remove paint from plastic
  5. Xxcopy vs Robocopy
  6. Linksys vs TP-Link
  7. Lionel transformers guide
  8. Wire a Marx motor without a reverse unit
  9. Cleaning the Windows registry – and optimizing
  10. Boot a Lenovo Thinkcentre off USB
  11. How to disassemble a Linksys EA6200 router
  12. Repair a Lionel train motor
  13. All about the Lionel RW transformer
  14. Lenovo Thinkcentre M58 upgrades
  15. When KB Toys closed
  16. Optimize Windows 10 for better performance
  17. Is peel and stick tile any good?
  18. All about the Lionel KW
  19. Commodore 1541 vs clones
  20. A 4inkjets review: recommended
  21. Londontoy: Canada’s answer to Tootsietoy

January 2017

  1. Fix a Windows boot loop with AHCI
  2. All about the Lionel ZW
  3. Tablet battery replacement
  4. Replace a Lionel RW rectifier disc with a diode
  5. Meaning of the word commodore
  6. Lionel KW diode installation
  7. Fix a screw hole that is too big
  8. Scale of Tootsietoy cars
  9. What to do between jobs, or in between jobs
  10. Wire a bathroom fan and light on one switch
  11. Whatever happened to Dr. Thomas Pabst?
  12. How to avoid cleaning Lionel track
  13. Convert a list of hostnames to a list of IP addresses
  14. History of overclocking
  15. Repair Lionel ZW binding posts cheaply
  16. Fix gaps in vinyl tile or planks
  17. Keep Marx sliding couplers from hanging up
  18. D-Link vs TP-Link
  19. Find capitalized words in Libreoffice or Openoffice
  20. Best wireless security mode
  21. 1:48 scale cars and trucks for O scale

2016 261

December 2016

  1. Is DD-WRT safe?
  2. Boot a Lenovo Ideapad 100 from USB
  3. Hipwell Manufacturing Co. of Pittsburgh
  4. Tin buildings for train layouts
  5. Vintage tin litho buildings
  6. How to grade baseball cards
  7. Lenovo Ideapad 100 laptop won’t turn on? Fix it
  8. Buying used computer parts
  9. LOAD “$”,8,1 – what it means
  10. Asuswrt-Merlin vs Cisco
  11. Bathroom lighting ideas: bar vs fixture
  12. How to clean viruses off your computer for free
  13. Fasten Lionel tubular track to foam board
  14. Asuswrt-Merlin vs DD-WRT
  15. How to quiet Lionel Fastrack
  16. How to fix a computer that won’t turn on
  17. Fix a Device Manager Code 43 error
  18. Repair a large hole in drywall
  19. How to set up and optimize an Asus RT-AC66U
  20. Bachmann vs Lionel
  21. How to destroy a computer hard drive

November 2016

  1. Where Lionel trains are made
  2. What is a router DMZ? Is it safe to use?
  3. A farmhouse-style laptop desk
  4. Can I mix Fastrack and old track?
  5. Can I use a CISSP book to study for SSCP?
  6. Replace a ceiling light fixture
  7. Spectrum bought by AT&T? Not quite.
  8. How many calories are in a full pan of cornbread?
  9. O scale Christmas village choices
  10. When adhesives won’t stick
  11. Why the whistle button makes a Lionel train speed up
  12. Save money on a PCIe dual NIC
  13. How to use Liquid Nails construction adhesive
  14. Cleaning Lionel trains: A hobbyist’s advice
  15. Add an outlet to a light switch line
  16. Robert Koch Hospital, St. Louis
  17. SSD native command queuing (NCQ)
  18. Lionel transformer pinouts
  19. Fix a Roland XP 50 with no sound
  20. Robert Rayford (Robert R): AIDS in St. Louis in the 1960s
  21. When you vote, use a paper ballot
  22. The old Montgomery Ward building in Kansas City
  23. Permanence of super glue
  24. Department 56 vs Lemax
  25. DD-WRT compatible routers

October 2016

  1. Strip insulation from thin wires
  2. How to repair wire insulation
  3. An HO scale Christmas village
  4. Is fast food considered retail?
  5. Will baseball cards ever be valuable again?
  6. Is CISSP worth it?
  7. How DDoS attacks work
  8. Remove paint from metal
  9. An LCD monitor for retro computing
  10. How hard is CISSP?
  11. Cordless phone frequencies
  12. Wire a ceiling fan with light to one switch
  13. When a ceiling light fixture doesn’t work
  14. CISSP continuing education
  15. What scale are Hot Wheels cars?
  16. What scale are Matchbox cars?
  17. Goudey Babe Ruth cards
  18. Connecting to Virtual Disk Service message in Disk Manager
  19. MAC address filtering in DD-WRT
  20. Commodore 64 commands
  21. Speed up Firefox

September 2016

  1. Fix a Fujitsu Scansnap Code 43 error
  2. Lock the function keys on a Lenovo Thinkpad
  3. Blu Studio One review
  4. Security+ vs CISSP
  5. How to fix a garbage disposal
  6. Oil for under your mower deck
  7. What garbage disposals cost
  8. Commodore 1541-II DIP switches
  9. Does HTTPS matter? Yes. Here’s why.
  10. How a dictionary attack works
  11. TP-Link TL-SG1008D vs TP-Link TL-SG108
  12. Check your network speed in Windows 10
  13. Estate sale tips for buyers
  14. How to sell Lionel trains
  15. Best free antivirus
  16. Fix Chrome running slowly and lots of aw snap errors
  17. What does scroll lock do? Or scrlk?
  18. Splunk vs Loglogic: Battle of the logs
  19. Where to connect the red wire to a light switch
  20. How long does it take to paint a bedroom?
  21. Commodore financial history, 1978-1994

August 2016

  1. Is my IT department spying on me?
  2. XCOPY vs ROBOCOPY
  3. Garage sale tips and tricks for buyers
  4. Steve Jobs and the Amiga
  5. System restore from command prompt
  6. Commodore 1540 vs 1541 disk drive
  7. Stop cordless phone interference
  8. Best color to paint a rental property
  9. Remove the dates from WordPress URLs
  10. Chrome says your file may have been moved or deleted – fixed
  11. My Toyota says key battery low
  12. Health insurance grace period between jobs
  13. Common AmigaDOS commands
  14. How to sell baseball cards
  15. How to value baseball cards
  16. Patch screw holes in wood fast
  17. Find words in all caps in Word
  18. Self stick vinyl tile in a basement
  19. Did Microsoft steal DOS from CP/M?
  20. Clean malware from a router
  21. Gary Kildall’s memoirs released
  22. DECT wifi interference
  23. What did a Commodore 64 cost?
  24. How to fix loose vinyl tiles
  25. Why to avoid a flexible p-trap

July 2016

  1. Using the DD-WRT firewall
  2. Cleaning up Plasticville
  3. Wiring an old house for Ethernet
  4. How to load Commodore 64 games
  5. What appliances should a landlord provide
  6. Should I switch to Fastrack?
  7. SQL injection explained
  8. Lenovo Thinkpad won’t turn on? Fix it easily.
  9. How to become a Technical Account Manager
  10. A DVR without a subscription or monthly fees
  11. The Marx factory fire in Girard PA
  12. What is vltov1?
  13. How many baseball cards Goudey sold
  14. Use thread sealing tape to keep screws and bolts from backing out
  15. Who makes Barracuda garbage disposals?
  16. Can’t connect to this network? Here’s the fix.
  17. 0xc1900201 error installing Windows 10
  18. Adjust DD-WRT TX power
  19. Drain cleaner in garbage disposals

June 2016

  1. SSCP vs CISSP
  2. Marx couplers explained
  3. Lawn mower wheel height adjuster stuck? Free it!
  4. Don’t close your 401(K)
  5. The first successful home computer: Commodore VIC-20
  6. Types of Lionel knuckle couplers
  7. I read Microsoft’s site to a “Microsoft” scammer
  8. Required wattage for Marx accessories
  9. Pros and cons of RightTrack or SnapShot devices
  10. Putting a 3-prong grounded plug on a transformer
  11. Pay off investment property
  12. Do I have enough CISSP work experience?
  13. The silver label Commodore 64
  14. Solve the NSIS error
  15. When Lionel bulbs burn out too fast
  16. Cleaning Lionel wheels quickly and easily
  17. Origin of CP/M’s PIP command
  18. Digiland tablet review
  19. A scammer called me a fraud
  20. How I find a writing topic
  21. Department 56 vs Liberty Falls
  22. What to look for in a monitor

May 2016

  1. Repair crumbling insulation with Plasti-Dip
  2. Cost comparison of Realtrax vs Fastrack
  3. New computer, old monitor
  4. Fix a chip in an LCD display
  5. Catch up on Microsoft patching fast
  6. When tenants hassle you about repairs
  7. Commodore 64 vs 128
  8. Marx train set 452
  9. When Linux won’t boot off DVD or USB
  10. Microsoft Security Essentials alerts – don’t call “Microsoft”
  11. Replace missing Lionel brakewheels with sew-on snaps
  12. Moving SSH off port 22 doesn’t do much for security
  13. My first blog post for Qualys
  14. Rental property: a good investment
  15. Cleaning Lionel track in a dishwasher
  16. Commodore 64 vs 64c
  17. A 960 GB SSD for $188
  18. Share a Windows 10 printer by UNC
  19. C64 vs Apple II
  20. How to disassemble a Lionel 1001, 1060 or 8902 locomotive
  21. The Aero Monorail Company of St. Louis
  22. Compress system files doesn’t show up in Disk Cleanup

April 2016

  1. Selling Marx trains
  2. Job hunting on your own vs. using a recruiter
  3. Restoring Marx 6-inch frames
  4. Change your printer’s IP address in Windows
  5. Remove and install Marx coupler springs
  6. Attach Marx lighted accessories and hide wiring in one step
  7. What to check when Lionel Magne-Traction doesn’t work
  8. Disassemble a Marx 408 street light
  9. Make display shelves out of rusty track
  10. Selling Tyco trains
  11. Restoring lithographed train cars
  12. Cleaning electrical contacts with Everclear
  13. Why I bought a hybrid
  14. Find PHP malware in Linux
  15. The common post on the Lionel 1025 transformer
  16. Double-check your security with Qualys Browser Check
  17. Train transformer starting voltage
  18. How to lubricate a Marx motor
  19. Spray painting tips to paint like a pro
  20. Fixing an Asus Memopad that will turn on but the battery won’t charge
  21. The common post on a Marx transformer

March 2016

  1. A DD-WRT USB print server
  2. The settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network
  3. Save money on appliances
  4. Linksys EA6200 DD-WRT installation
  5. Solve the Java problem
  6. Cyber security podcasts I listen to
  7. Repair a Marx 709 transformer
  8. Repair a Marx 1209 transformer
  9. Sakai trains: The “Japanese Marx”
  10. “Super utility” tinplate train cars
  11. Repair a Marx reverse unit
  12. Fix a seized Lionel motor
  13. The low-effort fix for a Marx motor
  14. How to install American Flyer track locks
  15. Replace the plug on a Lionel transformer
  16. Repairing Marx one-way couplers
  17. A reverse lockout switch for Marx trains
  18. Simple tips to prevent ransomware
  19. Wire a Lionel motor without an e-unit
  20. Marx train sizes
  21. Marx vs. Lionel
  22. Why I’m not allowed to buy detergent
  23. Visit your layout with a cheap camera

February 2016

  1. A weak VPN isn’t necessarily better than no VPN
  2. The indestructible Marx motor
  3. Why Bowman sold out to Topps, or how Topps bought Bowman
  4. Estimating the value of a Marx train
  5. Fix a Marx 999 that derails a lot
  6. The Marx 21 Santa Fe diesels
  7. Why to change forum passwords right now
  8. 407 error in Java with Forcepoint
  9. Dealing with long lists of complaints from tenants
  10. Adjust Lionel CW-80 fixed voltage
  11. Lionel train won’t slow down? Here’s the fix.
  12. How to fix diecast toys
  13. Setting boundaries with difficult tenants
  14. Marx 999 repair and service
  15. Use guest networks to secure IoT “smart” devices
  16. Lionel 2034 locomotive repair
  17. Fixing a bent Lionel 2034 die-cast roof
  18. Why domain squatting works
  19. Fixing a light bulb stuck in a ceiling fan
  20. Marx train light bulbs

January 2016

  1. 6 options for removing paint from model trains
  2. Lionel 675 history
  3. Touch up American Flyer paint
  4. Fast food vs. retail
  5. All about the Lionel LW transformer
  6. Spot phishing e-mails with Outlook
  7. How to determine scale of an unknown toy or model
  8. How to remove a plastic Lionel truck rivet
  9. Get rid of trailing zeroes in Excel charts
  10. Lionel CW-80 vs vintage transformers
  11. Hole in wall repair made easy
  12. High side vs low side
  13. Who bought Commodore
  14. Your Lionel 675 light doesn’t work? Here’s the fix.
  15. When DD-WRT doesn’t work with Charter
  16. Wooden ties for electric train track
  17. Why MAC address filtering doesn’t help security
  18. Why hiding your SSID makes your security worse
  19. Splunk truncating timecharts is fixable
  20. TP-Link TL-WR840n vs TL-WR841n
  21. Get more transformer outputs by using a grounding bus bar

2015 290

December 2015

  1. Lionel 1033 transformer repair and troubleshooting
  2. ifdown: Interface eth0 not configured – the solution
  3. Repair a Weller soldering gun
  4. HP Compaq 6910p upgrades
  5. All about the Lionel 1033
  6. Recommended DD-WRT settings
  7. SSD Roundup: December 2015
  8. Bestselling SSDs
  9. Mehdi Ali: Commodore spinmeister
  10. Marx trains and the “fat wheel”
  11. Why to never use steel wool to clean electric train track
  12. How to attach wires to the posts of a Lionel train transformer
  13. How to disassemble a Marx 490 locomotive
  14. How to replace an AC power cord
  15. Testing electric train track
  16. I replaced an outlet with a GFCI and my light switch quit working
  17. Department 56 scale: The definitive guide
  18. How to disassemble a Marx 999 locomotive
  19. Specs for the Lionel 6-12053 accessory wire–and how to make your own
  20. How to disassemble a Marx 666 locomotive
  21. How to repair small plastic parts
  22. Whitelist Java to provide better security and a better user experience
  23. Model train won’t move? Here’s the fix
  24. Commodore 64 vs VIC-20
  25. Cleaning Lionel Fastrack
  26. How many Lionel CTC lockons you need
  27. How the Marx 1249 transformer connects to track
  28. How I set up office hours in Google Voice
  29. When will SSDs be cheaper than hard drives?
  30. Marvel Mystery oil in a snowblower
  31. Convert scale between wargaming, diecast, trains, and slot cars

November 2015

  1. Using PC ATX power supplies on a train layout
  2. How to tell if a Lionel tender has a whistle
  3. Easier application whitelisting in Windows with App Locker
  4. Need, er, want a Newegg coupon? Here you go.
  5. How to add a generic printer in Windows 10
  6. Where the red wire goes in a light fixture
  7. How to connect a Commodore VIC-20 to a TV
  8. Here’s a better laptop than the typical Black Friday specials
  9. Lionel crossovers and Marx trains
  10. Lenovo and Best Buy team up for a $149 laptop for 2015
  11. Available diameters of tubular O and O27 track
  12. How to cut corners on baseboards by not cutting corners
  13. How to mark vinyl tile on the front
  14. Using Splunk to find bad guys in your network
  15. Replace Lionel O gauge track pins with nails
  16. Why were early computers beige?
  17. What to do if vinyl won’t stick
  18. Using a computer power cord on a garbage disposal
  19. I got hacked. I did it to teach you a lesson, and I’m sure you believe it.
  20. Yes, you can replace an Insinkerator in a hurry AND on a budget
  21. Need an emergency paint remover? Use baby wipes.
  22. Tinted primer paint makes painting easier
  23. Make your own null modem cable
  24. Use F.lux to help yourself sleep better

October 2015

  1. When HO is 1:87 scale and when it’s 1:64 scale
  2. Another reason to block fonts at the proxy
  3. The problem with ditching Flash and Java
  4. Pogue’s attitude is unfortunately far too common
  5. Fixing a sink that quit working
  6. Need a Commodore motherboard? Believe it or not you’re in luck
  7. Unchecky is another tool to help with staying out of trouble with malware
  8. Password management advice from CSO Online
  9. What the NSA can crack, and how to protect against it
  10. ‘PC Does What?’ seems doomed to fail
  11. The midlife crisis-wrecking Caravan
  12. You might need a new router
  13. What to do after you get breached and sign up for the free credit monitoring
  14. Having trouble installing Windows 7 from USB? Disable USB 3.0.
  15. If you use Truecrypt, migrate to Veracrypt
  16. Change a headline, go to prison
  17. A sports analogy for security
  18. Vigilante router security
  19. Flash vs Shockwave
  20. DD-WRT needs to be saved, but I won’t bet on it happening
  21. My garbage disposal adventure
  22. A collection of hacking e-zines, new and old

September 2015

  1. Resources for learning SQL
  2. Microsoft looks back at MS08-067
  3. Disrupting online crime by attacking profit margins
  4. How long it takes to paint a room with a Graco 360DS paint sprayer
  5. Cleaning a PC when fdisk-format-reinstall isn’t an option
  6. The difference between a vulnerability scanner and a SIEM
  7. Dual screen Citrix, or dual monitor Citrix
  8. A few more WordPress security tips
  9. Easy model corrugated or wooden fences for train layouts
  10. New password advice from GCHQ
  11. Windows 7 spies on you like Windows 10 now
  12. The workstation events you want to be logging in Splunk
  13. Security flaws in security tools are all too common
  14. The freedom to fix our stuff
  15. Involving security in your top-secret projects
  16. CD won’t rip? Try a different drive.
  17. Your company’s juiciest Linkedin targets
  18. How to disarm a scammer
  19. American Flyer trains and Lionel track
  20. The most valuable IT skill you can learn in 2015: Splunk
  21. Use this file to find out how much your antivirus is protecting you
  22. Does a POTS phone use the same wiring as U-Verse VOIP?

August 2015

  1. How to boot a Toshiba Satellite from USB
  2. Repairing Lionel transformer cases made of Bakelite
  3. The downside of streaming music
  4. IEcapt is a command-line web browser that outputs screenshots
  5. How long do you think it takes to have a conversation you don’t wanna have?
  6. Enabling 320kbps bitrate MP3s in Windows Media Player in Windows 10
  7. Stream from Windows Media Player to Android
  8. Replacing a Memopad HD7 screen
  9. The Bobj rugged case for tablets is a good buy
  10. Why Johnny can’t patch
  11. Don’t patch your workstations last
  12. Will ARM overtake x86?
  13. Upgrading a Compaq Evo D510 for Windows 10 and beyond
  14. I miss the sound of a modem carrier
  15. The best e-book site I’ve found
  16. Building DOS gaming PCs
  17. What you can learn about corporate networks from the Jeep hack
  18. A guide for safe and private web browsing
  19. How I fixed a hacked website
  20. Mechbgon’s guide to safe computing on Windows
  21. Application whitelisting on Windows, even home editions
  22. Advantages of Windows 10
  23. Hacktivism is real, and getting more dangerous
  24. How to justify text in Publisher 2013
  25. Five things security experts do vs. five things non-experts do
  26. Droidpocalypse? Josh Drake says no.

July 2015

  1. How to keep your Android from being hacked by a text message
  2. Intel and Micron imagine a future beyond flash memory
  3. So much for flashes in the pan
  4. Windows 10 is out. I say you should upgrade, just not necessarily right now.
  5. uBlock settings for better malware protection
  6. Women in tech: The forgotten story of Vector Graphic
  7. How the Amiga could have lived to age 30 and beyond
  8. Looking for a career change? Consider web app pentesting
  9. Stunt Hacking: Why Charlie Miller hacked a Jeep driving on I-64
  10. Need a good, cheap dual gigabit NIC? I have just the thing.
  11. How to mitigate MS15-078 or future Microsoft font driver vulnerabilities
  12. Health insurance between jobs
  13. Yes, an ethical journalist protects his/her sources
  14. Why this latest attempt to resurrect the Commodore brand will probably flop
  15. Expect a rough road ahead for Flash
  16. What to look for in a performance SSD
  17. Why you can’t get to Google and Facebook on AT&T U-Verse
  18. My sons and the chiropractor
  19. How do you conduct yourself as a security professional?
  20. Work-life integration vs. work-life balance
  21. Why security pros still fly
  22. Return to Bonne Terre Mine
  23. Decrease your Roku resolution to save bandwidth
  24. How to mail a baseball card
  25. Plywood floors for a hardwood look at around $1 per sqft

June 2015

  1. Windows XP isn’t just a Navy problem
  2. Vox dusts off old content, should the rest of us?
  3. Aluminum paint is a cheap alternative to replating
  4. Nostalgia can make you younger
  5. Taming Office 2013’s appearance
  6. How to make your online banking more secure
  7. Tips for buying computer memory
  8. Lionel train light bulb chart
  9. Final thoughts on the Houston Astros’ database
  10. What I would have done to secure the Astros’ database
  11. Minor-League hacking in the MLB
  12. How to use a router as a switch
  13. Hot tip: Memory probably isn’t going to get much cheaper
  14. Preventing front or rear truck derailment on Lionel locomotives
  15. How to test whether your TV has a digital HDTV tuner in it
  16. Meet Waze, the crowdsourced GPS
  17. Why someone would hack a WordPress account
  18. Twelve percent.
  19. My Babe Ruth lottery ticket
  20. Does AT&T U-Verse drop connections like DSL?
  21. Cross site scripting explained
  22. A reasonably cheap fix for a Samsung LN-S2338W LCD TV
  23. Fixing white screens in WordPress
  24. All-in-One WP Security and Firewall plugin can be spectacular, but be careful

May 2015

  1. Don’t use lamp oil as smoke fluid in Lionel trains
  2. Browser extensions are the new adware, and sometimes comes with surprises
  3. How hard-coding your DNS can improve your security
  4. How to disassemble a Nook Simple Touch to remove or replace a battery
  5. SSDs, factory resets, and why you probably need encryption
  6. What to do when your router isn’t in the DD-WRT router database
  7. Why shouldn’t corporations just let software auto update?
  8. How to keep Excel from dropping zeroes after the decimal point
  9. Curing random errors when installing Office 2013
  10. The Altair 837016 LED outdoor fixture from Costco
  11. The missing Lenovo Thinkpad scroll lock key
  12. Google’s migrating corporate apps to the cloud is less crazy than it sounds
  13. The difference between the TP-Link TL-WR841N and TL-WR841ND
  14. SSDs, data loss, electricity, and hype
  15. Fare thee well, Super Civic. And thanks for everything.
  16. Beware “graded value” baseball cards on Ebay
  17. Micro Center’s Inland ProHT 88037 USB powered speakers
  18. Worried about the wrong things? It’s always the wrong thing.
  19. Tricks for giving presentations at work
  20. How to size your Internet connection
  21. The hidden FM radio in your phone

April 2015

  1. Using the OSI model to troubleshoot video
  2. If I were buying an SSD today
  3. A simple fix for an Asus Memopad 7 that wouldn’t charge
  4. Philips’ new LED bulbs are cheap but have caveats
  5. How to eat out less
  6. Buy as much computer as you need
  7. Identify bad guys through writing style
  8. Make WordPress more mobile-friendly
  9. Three things to remember from Verizon’s Data Brach Investigations Report
  10. Amiga Power Stick: Uncommon and affordable
  11. How to repaint screen door/storm door handles
  12. Keeping your NAS off Google
  13. New options for low-TDP PCs
  14. How to make fake plastic train buildings look more realistic
  15. Fare thee well, Radio Shack. Hello, Battery Shack!
  16. The new firewall
  17. Keep cordless phones from interfering with Wi-Fi
  18. The problem with open source, especially security
  19. Use asphalt roofing shingles for cheap and easy roads and ballast
  20. Extra ties for Marx, Lionel, and/or American Flyer train track
  21. How to find inexpensive routers to run DD-WRT

March 2015

  1. How to make it harder for a scammer to file your taxes for you
  2. Data breaches don’t cost anything–so here’s why they matter
  3. How to winterize a lawn mower
  4. I didn’t winterize my lawnmower but I got away with it. Here’s how.
  5. Loose brick repair with epoxy
  6. Build the best, most secure wifi in your neighborhood
  7. What to look for in a wireless access point
  8. Avoiding counterfeit baseball cards
  9. Home Depot’s Ecosmart 40w replacement is a good $5 LED bulb
  10. Victory ping.
  11. In defense of Anthem declining the OIG audit
  12. Hillary, hackers, threats, and national security
  13. Don’t e-mail yourself a list of all your passwords and bank account numbers to yourself from work
  14. Books every infosec professional needs to read
  15. Dave Farquhar, lunch ninja
  16. The State Department is just one of many examples of IT gone rogue
  17. Lenovo is penitent, but its customers aren’t out of the woods yet
  18. LED bulb longevity report
  19. Connect more than one game system to a TV with one HDMI port
  20. Don’t make your whole IRA contribution in April. Or January, for that matter
  21. Why I don’t scan networks with my own credentials
  22. A watering hole attack example from the real world

February 2015

  1. How to replace a Lionel transformer power cord
  2. How to roll your own mini PC and potentially save
  3. How to convert any ATX or microATX case to silent operation
  4. Accessing the Programs and Features control panel app from the command line
  5. How to use the lock in your web browser’s location bar
  6. Lenovo’s preinstalled Superfish spyware: A post-mortem
  7. Initial upgrade reports on the HP Stream and Pavilion Mini
  8. Yes, we need to run vulnerability scans inside the firewall
  9. You’re telling me someone gave a stranger his password?
  10. We lost a St. Louis original over the weekend
  11. Commodore hardware viruses–yes, they were possible
  12. Tinkering isn’t dead, but it is changing
  13. How to become an Info Assurance Analyst
  14. Anthem, HIPAA, and encryption
  15. “It was a sophisticated attack.”
  16. R.I.P. Radio Shack. I’ll miss what you once were.
  17. Why every breach is different
  18. Not quite a new floor in a bottle, but…
  19. Why you need a hobby
  20. How to ensure you never get another Windows tech support scam call again
  21. My 11th ’35 Goudey: Four Dodgers

January 2015

  1. My 10th ’35 Goudey: Ted Lyons and Mule Haas
  2. How to re-attach an Omnipod pod
  3. Network printers with mismatched Windows versions
  4. Port 2381: What it is and how to manage it
  5. Add a TCP/IP printer in Windows 10
  6. Why you need to be planning for Windows 10
  7. My seventh 1935 Goudey: Four Beleaguered Braves
  8. My sixth 1935 Goudey: Bill Terry
  9. 1984 called. It wants its surveillance back.
  10. My coworker’s car got stolen. His 10-year-old found it.
  11. Facebook broke. Hopefully this fixed it.
  12. How I set up Asus parental controls
  13. Lessons from my son’s first Pinewood Derby
  14. How to open an Asus Memo Pad 7 HD and fix the battery
  15. My fifth 1935 Goudey: Dazzy Vance
  16. My fourth 1935 Goudey: Ethan Allen
  17. How to build a simple, inexpensive train table
  18. What to do with insanely fast routers
  19. Non-competes and me
  20. HP’s Stream Minis aren’t a new innovation but bring legitimacy
  21. The Fujitsu Scansnap iX500 deserves its reputation
  22. The case of the fake 1935 Babe Ruth
  23. My third 1935 Goudey: Luke Appling
  24. Remove black marks from wood floors
  25. Don’t wait for Service Pack 1
  26. Age of a vulnerability is not an indicator of future risk
  27. Mariott doesn’t have the right to jam wi-fi
  28. My second 1935 Goudey: Grimes, Klein, and Cuyler
  29. My first 1935 Goudey card: Joe Vosmik
  30. Why Google ratting on Microsoft isn’t all bad
  31. Blogging my way through the 1935 Goudey baseball card set

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