Category Archives: Computers

How to (maybe) fix a streaking HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 transfer unit

How to clean an HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 toner transfer unit to maybe avoid the expense of buying a new one.

Hey, Micro Center, you DO reimage computers before reselling them, right? RIGHT?

Either Micro Center endangers its customers when reselling returned computers, or it enforces stupid, arbitrary policies which benefit no one. Which is it?

Script for fairly distributing event tickets to people who joined in group order

For the last several years I’ve coordinated the group ticket order for my kids’ school for an annual dance festival that the school participates in. We don’t get to pick our seats for the group order; we tell the festival how many tickets we’re buying, and we get back tickets they’ve chosen. I’ve always tried… Read More: Script for fairly distributing event tickets to people who joined… »

CVS fixes security hole in their web site without ever acknowledging my report about it

I reported a web site security hole to CVS three different ways. They fixed the hole, but they couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge any of my reports. This is not OK.

How I remember my YubiKey, take two

How I avoid forgetting my YubiKey at work or at home using Tasker and AutoNotification from João Dias on Android, and systemd, udev and Notify from Kevin Bedi on Linux.

The state of Mozilla Thunderbird development is uncertain

The Thunderbird team needs to figure out how to make it possible for extension maintainers to port their extensions to newer Thunderbird versions without a huge amount of effort. Many Thunderbird users rely on extensions, and they are going to keep using Thunderbird 60 until the extensions they rely on are supported in newer versions.