computing – The Chronicles of Noivad

Email Worst Practices

Oct 21, 2014

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I had to send this “support request” email today because of some seriously bad error in judgement when someone hit the sent button today. Seriously folks, this is 2014… have web companies and their employees learned nothing? Hi, this morning I got an email asking me to click a link embedded in the email to verify…

Another Apple Router Bites the Dust…kinda

Sep 24, 2014

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Noivad

in Computing, Electronics, Hardware, Products

Last year my Airport Express (v1) was made obsolete by apple deciding to drop support for configuring it from 10.9. This year an Apple Extreme (802.11n Dual-band) that was in service for about 4–5 years finally started failing thanks to either age or heat problems. The heat issue is often important to some tech people because the amount…

In App Content Consolidation as a Feature (not really new, but apparently not really obvious either…)

Apr 29, 2014

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Noivad

in Computing

I haven’t posted anything for a while. Hey, I’ve been busy, you’ve been busy—we’re still friends right?… I wrote this to a site that offers both purchases and online content today. I have modified it to remove references to the company. It should be obvious that some companies are already doing this but for darker…

Dropbox Invitation Scam Spam Today

Jun 21, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, netiquette

A fake email inviting me to dropbox is probably a scam with a virus-ladden punchline

Why I give free advice…

May 3, 2012

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Noivad

in General

A few times a week someone asks me about something related to computers or technology. I like answering the questions for several reasons, and I give advice for free for one very good reason. First: I like answering because it’s an exercise for the brain. It makes me take all my knowledge and apply it…

Quick Shot: Too Long for a Tweet, Too Short for a Page

Mar 21, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Development, Law

Okay, Quickly: This month has been a “lurning [sic] experience.” I am juggling multiple projects which are all related only by the fact that they’re simply making me a better designer. New tricks are being learned, etc. Sites are going up and being moved, and I’ll be updating everything and essentially leveraging what I learn…

My First Encounter with a GUI. A true story.

Sep 15, 2011

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Noivad

in Computing

Hey, I’m not always goofing off on the internet. That’s not why I’m not getting article 2 out the door. No, to preface the content and explain my lack of article 2 I’ll explain (and hopefully wordpress won’t lose my text this time). I take part in about 5 forums where the focus is on…

Communication is Key: Part 1

Sep 5, 2011

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Noivad

in Communication, Computing, Life, Philosophy

Over the course of the next few weeks or months, I will be rolling out articles about the use of Computers, Interface Design, How People Function, And Setting Product Goals During Design. However, I am not going to use the standard perspective of someone that knows so much about technology that they forget what the…

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