It had to happen sooner of later. Crackers (the undesirable version of a computer hacker) have been playing in my remote web servers. I thought it was secure but it seems the dedicated can “crack” almost every deterrent. I won’t go into details (for security reasons) but they left their mark and I and my web service know who they are. The problem may not have been noticed except the files they installed shut down some...
Continue reading...The Split is Acomplished
There is now a division between Ramblin’ Dan and The Hobbyist’s Machine Shop postings. I have split off almost all the material within Ramblin’ Dan that was directed to my activities in the machine and work shop. There is a link to that information in the right hand column under Dan’s Retreats labeled A THMS Blog. I may eventually have the URL for the THMS web site point to the blog rather than the website....
Continue reading...Making a Split?
I am thinking about splitting off the workshop area of this blog and moving it into the “The Hobbyist’s Machine Shop” web site. That way the workshop info will be separate from my other family type ramblings. This opens the possibility to let other authors contribute (post) to the blog rather than just make comments on my posts. There is a small core of regular visitors that may be interested. Even if there isn’t, the blog...
Continue reading...North Texas Hobby Board (or Blog)
I sent emails to the posted contact persons for two (as they identify themselves) North Texas home machinist groups. Neither post that they have a web site, just a contact email. I offered to create a free message system (either a Blog or BBS) for North Texas home machinists to contact each other. I don’t intend to start another organization, just a common communication site, since they do not seem to have one. My involvement...
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