It’s a problem all men face. We’re stuck in a mall while the family shops. As a male in the land where 85% of retail floor space is dedicated to women’s fashion, I can only do my best and take refuge in the tools or tire section of Sears. Unfortunately Sears seems determined to run … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Firefox 16.01 update loses bookmarks, breaks Tabs on Top (should be Bottom!)
Firefox 16 to 16.01 update on my MINT 11 system today, pretty much a disaster. First of all, all my bookmarks were lost. Secondly, all my window customization was lost. Fortunately, my .mozilla bookmark backups were still there: $ ls -l /home/freebore/.mozilla/firefox/wqx9uxni.default/bookmarkbackups/ … so a restore was easy from Show all bookmarks->Import and Backup->Restore. What … Continue reading
Welcome to hangfire.net
I’m starting a blog because I need an outlet to rant on the idiocy that pervades our everyday life. I also intend to post stuff on how to save money, avoid getting screwed, how to be an educated contributor (not just consumer) in our economy. What’s left of it. Continue reading