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Star Wars Generations

The great thing about Star Wars is the way it transcends generations.


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No, Bruce, The Glory Days Won’t Pass You By

Despite the Bruce Springsteen song, your glory days are always ahead of you.


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Is My Father Just A Candle?

Has my father’s life devolved into nothing more than a candle that is burned a few times a year in his memory?


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Minecraft: Installing Forge Without Installing Java

I recently got a new computer that my son wanted to play Minecraft on. Minecraft requires the Java runtime to be installed but with it’s memory, security and updating issues Java was one headache I didn’t want to have on this new machine. Lucky for me Mojang recently created a new version of their Minecraft […]


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Updating IP Address In OpenDNS With Raspberry Pi

Like many people I use OpenDNS instead of my internet provider’s DNS. In addition to the speed gains I get (because it’s faster than my provider’s DNS) I like to look at the reports OpenDNS provides. In order for the reports to work OpenDNS needs my IP address. But my IP address is dynamic so […]