randomization Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Tue, 04 Nov 2025 01:39:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 The three things that make a difference https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-three-things-that-make-a-difference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-three-things-that-make-a-difference Fri, 06 Dec 2013 11:00:14 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6941 So I was talking with my boss’ boss’ boss one day last week about parenting. He was talking about sending his kids to Montessori school and what an advantage it was, but how much it cost, and, well, I agree.

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]]> 6941 EMET protects against what your antivirus cannot–and it’s free https://dfarq.homeip.net/emet-protects-against-what-your-antivirus-cannot-and-its-free/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emet-protects-against-what-your-antivirus-cannot-and-its-free https://dfarq.homeip.net/emet-protects-against-what-your-antivirus-cannot-and-its-free/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:00:24 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6696 A few years ago, Microsoft quietly released a security tool called EMET–the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit. EMET is now in version 4.0, and it’s probably the best security tool you’ve never heard of. And that’s a real shame. Modern versions

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/emet-protects-against-what-your-antivirus-cannot-and-its-free/feed/ 2 6696 Ars Technica: 64-bit Firefox on Windows needs to be a priority https://dfarq.homeip.net/ars-technica-64-bit-firefox-on-windows-needs-to-be-a-priority/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ars-technica-64-bit-firefox-on-windows-needs-to-be-a-priority Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:04:23 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6096 Ars Technica said yesterday that Mozilla needs to make 64-bit Firefox on Windows a high priority. I agree with this completely. With web browsers, you can’t have too much security, and Firefox on Windows is a big target. There are

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