Technology, Tutorial

How to Flash OpenWRT on a DIR-615 C1 Router

Before I explain the ‘how to’ part, please allow me to explain everything I tried to do first in case some of these key words save someone else the pain: -I tried everything I could find on the well meaning but horrendous pages of OpenWRT.  Specifically this one for this router located here. -I tried the ‘upload via recovery mode…

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Freedom and Privacy, Life Skills, Technology

Eye Spy with Alphabet Google’s Little Eye Something that is Creepy

Some people think google and their new secret daddy ‘Alphabet‘ are ok.  Perhaps this article will convince you otherwise? In the past, google would very slowly ‘creep’ you from behind.  They’d take a little ‘peek’ over your shoulder at your personal information and then kind of ‘accidentally’ share that information with advertisers.  No biggy.  People get their ‘free’ services and…

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Freedom and Privacy, Life Skills, Parenting, Technology

Question the Magic (QTM): Hello Barbie

Thanks to my usual homeboys for forwarding this one.  It’s simply…. MAGIC! HELLO BARBIE which costs a mere… oh…. HUNDRED BUCKS, will also, for that small fee, spy on your children (and you as a bonus) and report its findings to an unidentified source for not-fully-disclosed purposes. The Magic Your kid speaks to Barbie and Barbie comes back with one…

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Freedom and Privacy, Technology

Question the Magic (QTM): Google Tone

If you haven’t been following the ‘question the magic’ series that I’ve recently started, welcome!  You can see our inaugural post here about a really ‘fun’ watch sponsored by our friends over at the wonderful world of Disney. Today a new ‘magic’ technology was presented to me, being researched by the small and non-invasive company called Google.  I’m sure Google…

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Faith, Freedom and Privacy, Life Skills, Technology, Ubuntu

Facebook, Apple and Big Brother Peep in your Bedroom at Night

“Facebook, Apple and Big Brother Peep in your Bedroom at Night” Does that title sound creepy?  Good.  It should. And now, it’s real.  I mean literally real.  Not a movie, but real. The kind of real like when you have a severe gas pain that renders you immobile.  That kind of real. The ever-spying, ever-invasive Facebook with their nasty little…

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