https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/ Ramblings of the Lottery Post Founder en-us Lottery Lottery Post RSS Generator Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:36:10 GMT Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:36:10 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2025/03/reminder_one_political_blog_post_per_week.htm This is a reminder that the "one per week" rule is still in place. This has been in place since 2023: https://www.lotterypost.com/blogentry/182356 Lottery Post blogs historically have been "whatever you want to post", but in 2023 it became strictly "one per week" for political posts, because the political posts have become so over-the-top toxic. https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2025/03/reminder_one_political_blog_post_per_week.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:36:10 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2023/11/political_blogging_at_lottery_post.htm I stated back in April that people posting streams of politics in their blogs will have those entires deleted. I guess because the elections are happening now, people are getting geared up and posting more politics. But the policy here has not changed. This is not Politics Post, it's Lottery Post, and if the blogs are nothing but politics nobody will enjoy being here. Because I was not successful in getting people to tone things down when I previously said, "Go ahead and occasionall... https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2023/11/political_blogging_at_lottery_post.htm Sat, 04 Nov 2023 14:27:41 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2023/04/politics_in_the_blogs.htm It's getting out of hand again. More deletions. If someone wants to occasionally post political stuff in their blog, that's fine. But the onslaught of sh*t-posting in the blogs is not going to ever be allowed here. It's downright hateful. Again, I could care less if someone wants to support a particular party/candidate/politician. Go ahead and occasionally post something about what you like. But if your aim is to post a wall of garbage like you're engaged in a food fight with the ot... https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2023/04/politics_in_the_blogs.htm Mon, 17 Apr 2023 02:05:25 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2023/01/better_colors_in_chrome_and_edge_browsers.htm I'd been meaning to blog this little Chrome & Edge color tip for a while now. Setting up a new Windows installation this evening I noticed that the colors being displayed in the Edge browser were muted. It reminded me that not only did I need to fix that in the new installation, but also that I hadn't shared it yet on LP. I discovered this tip many years ago after noticing that Lottery Post's colors looked much better on Firefox than they did in Chrome and Edge. Eventually I found a ... https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2023/01/better_colors_in_chrome_and_edge_browsers.htm Sun, 29 Jan 2023 03:01:11 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2020/04/when-in-doubt-hang-up-look-up-call-back.htm This is a fantastic article that describes how complex scams can work. It is based on an actual scam that fooled even a security-conscious person. When in Doubt: Hang Up, Look Up, & Call Back Many security-conscious people probably think they'd never fall for a phone-based phishing scam. But if your response to such a scam involves anything other than hanging up and calling back the entity that claims to be calling, you may be in for a rude awakening. Here's how one security and tech-... https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2020/04/when-in-doubt-hang-up-look-up-call-back.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2020 01:52:24 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2018/01/interesting-look-at-how-good-google-maps-have.htm https://www.justinobeirne.com/google-maps-moat https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2018/01/interesting-look-at-how-good-google-maps-have.htm Sun, 28 Jan 2018 13:45:47 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2017/02/best-sb-ever.htm I'd say that ranked as the best Super Bowl game ever. Amazing! Congrats to the Patriots, especially Tom Brady. I think he settled who is the best QB of all time. https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2017/02/best-sb-ever.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2017 04:05:16 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2017/01/browser-makers-say-decry-the-use-of-antivirus.htm Anyone who has visited my blog in the past probably knows that I have been advocating for years that Windows users should completely remove all anti-virus software -- except for Microsoft's built-in Defender software (which used to be called Microsoft Security Essentials). Now it seems that major technology companies -- the companies that build the web browser that you are using right now to look at this post -- are saying the same thing. Using McAfee, Semantec, Kasperski, etc., actually ero... https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2017/01/browser-makers-say-decry-the-use-of-antivirus.htm Sun, 29 Jan 2017 16:12:23 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2016/06/second-cousins-once-removed-and-more-ex.htm Really interesting article clearly defines these confusing terms in chart form. http://lifehacker.com/second-cousins-once-removed-and-more-explained-in-1661572056 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2016/06/second-cousins-once-removed-and-more-ex.htm Wed, 15 Jun 2016 01:25:27 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2016/05/subscribing-to-apple-music-will-delete-your-f.htm It looks like this rarely-reported fact is finally getting some mainstream attention. Check out the article (link below) by a composer who writes that when he subscribed to Apple Music, the service systematically deleted the 122GB of music on his computer -- including music he composed himself and rare recordings of various songs. Apple seems to get a pass on these things in the media, which for some reason is infatuated with the company. Any other company would be excoriated for doing stuf... https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2016/05/subscribing-to-apple-music-will-delete-your-f.htm Fri, 06 May 2016 14:57:03 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2016/01/still-running-windows-8-time-to-upgrade-or.htm I see from the Lottery Post web stats that many people are still running Windows 8 on their computers. If you're one of these people, you really need to do the free upgrade to Windows 10. Here is the link to an article that came out today describing WHY it is so important to upgrade: http://www.zdnet.com/article/still-running-windows-8-time-to-upgrade-or-else/ You should leave yourself about an hour to do the free upgrade. When you're ready, go to the following link and get started: ht... https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2016/01/still-running-windows-8-time-to-upgrade-or.htm Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:45:54 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2015/04/new-microsoft-surface-3.htm I've been a huge fan of Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 ever since it came out last August. I purchased one of the Intel i7 models, and it was able to successfully replace my laptop, just as Microsoft claimed it could. It's an incredible computer/tablet. Now Microsoft has come out with the Surface 3 (note the word "Pro" missing), which is available for pre-order, and ships in early May. I was at a Microsoft store in the mall today, and Microsoft has a bunch of the new Surface 3's t... https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2015/04/new-microsoft-surface-3.htm Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:16:30 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2014/08/64-bit-version-of-google-chrome-finally-avail.htm Google has finally released a 64-bit version of its Chrome web browser. Also included in the latest release is improved font rendering, meaning that text appears much crisper, especially on high resolution displays. They do make it a little tricky to upgrade to the 64-bit version though. It doesn't automatically upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit. To do it, you need to re-install the browser, which is not as bad as it sounds. Here are the steps: Go to the Google Chrome download page for... https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2014/08/64-bit-version-of-google-chrome-finally-avail.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:45:23 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2014/04/how-wolves-changed-an-entire-ecosystem.htm This video, less than 5 minutes long, is pretty incredible. http://www.flixxy.com/how-wolves-changed-an-entire-ecosystem.htm https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2014/04/how-wolves-changed-an-entire-ecosystem.htm Sat, 05 Apr 2014 13:50:05 GMT https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2014/03/switching-back-to-internet-explorer.htm After using Google Chrome as my daily Web browser for the last few years, I'm now switching back to Internet Explorer, at least for a while. Chrome is a fantastic Web browser, but as of the past few versions, something is wrong. I always keep many tabs open, because during the day I constantly need to switch to various Web pages. It's part of my work stream. The problem is that Chrome seems to have developed some memory problems -- or something like that. I have gotten to the point w... https://blogs.lotterypost.com/todd/2014/03/switching-back-to-internet-explorer.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2014 02:56:58 GMT