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What salary do I need to buy a house?

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:00:27 +0000

What salary do I need to buy a house? I struggled with that question in my 20s and it probably kept me renting a year or so longer than I really needed to be. Then again, considering the housing crisis

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Using Adsense with WordPress

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:00:33 +0000

I first started using Google Adsense sometime in 2003 or 2004. But using Adsense with WordPress isn’t completely straightforward. So here’s an easy, concise guide to using Adsense with WordPress, including within your content. I’m not a full-time blogger. I’m

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A Viglink review

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:00:55 +0000

I think the Web needs a non-spammy and honest Viglink review. So I’ll relate my experience using Viglink over the course of several years. I recommend it, generally. That said, takes some work, and that explains some of the other

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How safe is my computer from hackers?

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 03:21:48 +0000

On Monday, March 13 at approximately 10:30 AM CST, I will be appearing on KFUO Radio’s Faith and Family program to discuss home computer security with host Andy Bates. One of the questions he’s planning to ask: How can I know how

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What can I do to improve the security of my digital information?

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 00:57:54 +0000

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How easily can someone hack my home computer and steal personal information?

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 00:57:09 +0000

On Monday, March 13 at approximately 10:30 AM CST, I will be appearing on KFUO Radio’s Faith and Family program to discuss home computer security with host Andy Bates. Here’s the scariest question he’s planning to ask: How easily can someone

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How to clean viruses off your computer for free

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 12:00:50 +0000

Whether you’ve gotten a tech support scam phone call or not, it can be helpful to know how to clean viruses off your computer for free. And yes, I do mean free. A lot of people get ripped off due

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Pros and cons of RightTrack or SnapShot devices

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:00:35 +0000

Insurance companies are starting to offer discounts if you plug one of their devices, often called a RightTrack or SnapShot, into your car’s ODB2 port. One of my college buddies asked me about them when his insurance company offered his

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Using Splunk to find bad guys in your network

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 11:00:34 +0000

I’ve covered event logging before, but the excellent site Malware Archaelogy has some cheat sheets that include Splunk queries you can use to find incidents or malware operating in your network, or even use to create dashboards so you can

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Identify bad guys through writing style

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 11:00:52 +0000

This month’s Social Engineer podcast discussed a tactic to identify bad guys through writing style, something the hosts expressed surprise was possible. This won’t be news to anyone who minored in English or Communications or Journalism. A lot of factors

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