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Find capitalized words in Libreoffice or Openoffice

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 12:00:22 +0000

Sometimes you need a way to find capitalized words in Libreoffice or Openoffice. This can make it easier to figure out if the word needed to be capitalized, in the case of a poorly written or edited document. Then you can

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Recommended DD-WRT settings

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 12:00:34 +0000

I’ve been asked a few times now for my recommended DD-WRT settings, or at least my good-enough settings. I think that’s a great idea, so I’ll walk through how I configure a DD-WRT router. Follow these steps and I can

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Build the best, most secure wifi in your neighborhood

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:00:46 +0000

My neighbor asked me for advice on setting up wi-fi in his new house. I realized it’s been a while since I’ve written about wi-fi, and it’s never been cheaper or easier to blanket your house and yard with a good

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You need a Yubikey.

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 01:39:06 +0000

I mentioned the Yubikey as the ultimate solution stolen passwords on the excellent Yahoo Marx Train forum, and another member asked me to elaborate on it. Rather than take up a lot of space with some off-topic discussion, I decided

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Livingsocial got breached. Change your password, of course

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:00:50 +0000

Livingsocial got breached. You need to change your password, if you have a Livingsocial account. There are two questions worth asking: How do you protect yourself, and how does this happen? Easy question first: Use a long, complex password. The

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Is powerline networking secure?

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:54:11 +0000

Is powerline networking secure? It can be, but just like wireless, you have to set it up securely. Here’s what you need to know about powerline networking security. Why use it? When you live in a neighborhood where everyone has

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How to find all the capitalized words in a Word document

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:50:19 +0000

I recently edited a long document whose original author capitalized way too many words. I needed to fix it. To speed up the process, I needed a way to find capitalized words in Word–all of them, and automatically. Then I could make a

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How to make a DMZ with two routers

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:35:39 +0000

I’ve alluded in the past to why it’s a good idea to make a DMZ with two routers, but I’ve never gone into depth about how and necessarily why to do it. If your ISP gave you a combination modem/switch/access point/router

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How I secured my new wireless router

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:03:02 +0000

For the first time ever, I actually have a wireless router that can cover my whole house. I’ve been interested in wireless security for a long time, but haven’t actually had to do much with it because I wasn’t running

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What to look for in a router

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:11:37 +0000

I revisit the topic of what to look for in a router every six or seven years. As important as it always was, I think it’s even more important today, as there are a number of underpowered routers on the

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