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Category: Technical
Weather irrelevant if you have Linux
Linux rocks after you learn some moves. I upgraded 10 PCs at my lab while I was trapped (snowed in) at home this morning. Pretty much simultaneously. And read the comics. In my pajamas. For Free.
Mobile Integration
Add Google Calendar to Thunderbird Lighting calendar. Steps and pics.
Yet Another Microsoft IE Cross Site Scripting Bug
There is a security advisory issued by Microsoft on the Windows’ MHTML (MIME HTML) protocol handler vis a vis running malicious scripts within Internet Explorer. Microsoft has provided a “Fixit” tool downloadable from their web site.
Technology News this week
From ExtremeTech.com news there are several interesting items with write ups this week. NASA has apparently placed a solar sail device in orbit (see here and here). As most of you know, a solar sail is a thin sail which catches solar particles the way a conventional sail collects wind. Extreme Tech says this may…