The Older Geek

I never altered my privacy settings or anything, but one day while logging my status of Facebook, I saw that Facebook was now displaying my location for all to see. I never gave Facebook permission to do this. But that has never stopped their privacy intrusions before… *sigh* Here’s how to remove your location from [...]

In my previous post, I showed you How to Block Flash and Java Videos Using AdBlock Plus. If you have not yet read it, I recommend it, as it will provide a little background, enabling you to better understand this tutorial. AdBlock Plus very easily blocks Flash and Java videos– all you need to do [...]

AdBlock Plus is my favorite Firefox plugin. It’s why I stick with the Firefox browser even though there are others that are faster and flashier. I’ve written about how to use AdBlock Plus for custom ad blocking and unblocking of images, but did you know that AdBlock Plus can also block Flash and Java videos? [...]

Got a child using an iPod, iPhone, or iPad? My young son loves my iPod, and I enjoy seeing him have such fun with it. But I cringe inside every time he uses it, because the browser and Apps Store is unfiltered. I know my son wouldn’t go seeking out the filth that’s so abundant [...]

It’s so much fun to play with Twitter and the other social networking sites. But did you realize that the photos you post to such sites identify your location? It’s called “geotagging.” Most digital cameras take more than visual snapshots of your vacation– photos also include data snapshots, such as the location of the photo [...]

Every computer that connects to the Internet should have a firewall. Windows Firewall is a mediocre firewall offering very limited protection in the event of an attack or security breach. I wrote a post about firewalls and where to find some excellent free software: Free Security Software. So you have a firewall, hurray. How do [...]

Hotlinking is the word we use when one website owner “hotlinks,” or uses an image from another website directly from that website’s server. The Urban Dictionary defines a hotlink as: (n): A hyperlink to a media file (video, audio, Flash, image, etc.) on another site that bypasses any html pages that would identify the site [...]

I have a very nice Netgear Wireless-B+G+N gateway router for our DSL connection. And I have a very nice Belkin Wireless-N adapter for one of our computers here. Since both gadgets are relatively new technology, I figured that connecting the Belkin to the Netgear would be a piece of cake. WRONG. I admit– this Belkin [...]

Introduction I sometimes like to do stuff that is considered ethical hacking, or “white hat hacking.” I’m not computer expert by any means, but I like to tinker with software and operating systems. Sometimes software and operating systems, by default, do not allow configurations through their basic interface. It is times like those that I [...]