Category Archives: BackWoods tech

Posts from my old backwoods Tech blog I once had. Occasionally I add new posts here.

Firefox extension to fix tiny site fonts.

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Kirk M

Not everyone has 20/20 vision. This has been true ever since the human race has been…well…the human race, and I am no exception. But in these days of the early 21st century those who publish online still don’t seem to … Continue reading →

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I’ve forgotten how to do Windows!

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Kirk M

While helping a good friend of mine work up a new theme for her WordPress powered site, she began to complain that since she switched themes her site wasn’t loading correctly. Since I have my own back end account for … Continue reading →

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iPad Mania? Not for me I think.

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Kirk M

I banged into Google News this morning just like I’ve done everyday since Google News was just a puppy. Working my way past World, US, and Business news I navigated my way into Sci/Tech and what do my wondering  eyes … Continue reading →

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Never buy a laptop from a hardware store.

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Kirk M

Well, wasn’t last night’s post just full of cheerfulness? Must have had a bad case of the uglies going on to come up with something like that. It’s a better day today though. I get to beat on someone else’s … Continue reading →

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Blogilo. An excuse for a test post

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Kirk M

A very small portion of you (Hey, Grandad) know that I’m not using Windows and haven’t been for quite a few months now. I’ve been using (gasp) a Linux Distro. Yeah, that’s right, I pretty much ditched Windows and stayed … Continue reading →

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A Bit of Irish on my Desktop

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Kirk M

As some of you might know, I’m an old[er] geek. I spent the majority of my adult life feeding my geek so to speak what with having nearly 30 years in some sort of computer related field or another. And … Continue reading →

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Reviving the Dead | Part III

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Kirk M

There was a delay in getting part III of this mind numbing series out due to certain unforeseen circumstances which I’m not going to tell you about. Some things just shouldn’t be mentioned online. Sounds good doesn’t it? Due to … Continue reading →

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Reviving the Dead | Part II

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Kirk M

In our last episode, the hero, (meaning me) after being dived bombed by a previously unknown alien life form that had been dwelling within the unclean recesses of a dead PC, had just lowered his cardboard shield and fishing net … Continue reading →

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