11 April 2024 - Eclipse

Bob's Bytes #320, "The 2024 Eclipse and More!"

Topics of the Day:

• News & Comment
• StarShip Q Correction
• 2024 Solar Eclipse
• Passkeys
• Joey’s Glove
• Free Software
• PatchMyPC
• Bonus: DB
• Revo Uninstaller

 Links:

• Ned Milbrandt Obituary <link> A good friend of all of us in the Surfers.
  
• The DearMoon Project <link> Artists & influencers will fly to the Moon
  
• Tim Dodd, the “Everyday Astronaut” <YouTube> <Home Page>
• SpaceX Starship info <link> Can't fault Elon for not thinking big!
  
• 2024 Interactive Eclipse map <link> Click anywhere for that location
  
• National Museum of the US Air Force <link> If you like Air&Space, go there.
  
• Their Eclipse event <link> 100,000+ people expected!
• Eldora Speedway <link>  Tony Stewart's best dirt track in the US
  
• Ashton-Tate's dBase <link> I spent multiple man-years programming and using this alone with the Clipper complier
  
• Passkeys <link>  Better security than passwords & 2nd factor! <link>
• GRC's SQRL <link> Better than Passkeys, but 🤕 that ship sailed and sunk
  
• Joey's Gloves  <Jalopnik> <Penalty> "If you're not cheating, you're not trying!"
  
• 5 Way to Keep Your Windows 10 PC Alive <link>  Not my recommendations!
• PatchMyPC <link> Best way to install common free Windows apps
  
• IObit's Driver Booster <link> Or just use PatchMyPC to install
  
• Revo Uninstaller <link> Or just use PatchMyPC to install

Note! Because of my embedded videos of the Eclipse, this is a large 1.5 MB download.