For years (years!), I have been annoyed by a behavior of Adobe Reader and Acrobat. When you open up a PDF, the viewer will scale the PDF to fit your resolution. On my monitor with 1680x1050 resolution, PDFs would start off zoomed to 174%. On my other monitor with 1920x1200 resolution, documents would start zoomed in to 232%. Every time after opening the PDF, I will click the … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Our privacy is croaking with social networks
Doghouse Diaries made this clever observation in a recent comic. The comic uses the common anecdote of how to boil a frog and ties it to the frequent privacy policy updates of social networks. If you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will of course frantically try to clamber out. But if you place it gently in a pot of tepid water and turn the heat on low, it will float … [Read more...]
On wireless accessories
The brilliant Deathbulge webcomic came up with this comic about all of those wireless accessories for your computer like a wireless mouse, wireless keyboard, and so on. This is precisely the reason why all of my accessories are still wired. (Credit: Deathbulge) … [Read more...]
Baby Boomers tend to overshare online
McAfee found a trend regarding those older than 50. They tend to over-share online or not have their security/privacy settings dialed back as much as they should. By being too trusting, these individuals may open themselves up to identity theft, fraud, or robbery. The McAfee blog article that reports on this trend also shares some tips to keep safe. Give it a read and make … [Read more...]
A start on taking a support script from generic to useful
I have never been a waiter for a restaurant. However, because I have been a patron, I think I could do a decent job being a waiter because I would try to do all the things that I have liked and not do the things that I disliked from my other perspective. However, I know it's not that easy, and there would be a lot of situations that would come up that I am not familiar with, … [Read more...]