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_ September 27, 2021_ Kevin Costain

A word about book writing software

For those who act on the need to dump words into something resembling a book, they’ll be pen-to-paper purists or the type that I am: write it all out on a computer. Certainly, there are other options, but why in the hell would anyone type out a book using Dropbox and a smartphone? What I […]

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_ September 15, 2021_ Kevin Costain

New Software: Reverse Sales Tax (Windows / 64Bit)

I have some new, free, software for you. It’s been a while since I’ve released anything new – years in fact. This time around, I’ve made something to help with the laborious task of calculating taxes on a final amount. This comes up in situations where the receipt a company gives you doesn’t include a […]

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_ September 9, 2021_ Kevin Costain

Reviewing InvoiceNinja 5 Self-Hosted

It’s been a whirlwind year working with InvoiceNinja 5, a web-based accounting package you can run in the cloud, or on your own server (self-hosting). Think of it as Freshbooks, but running on your own servers. I’ve run through self-hosting every version available, testing with dummy data, pulling out my hair, migrating from Quickbooks and […]

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_ October 7, 2020_ Kevin Costain

The strange regression of Unifi and its NVR

The UNVR-4 appears to be designed to evade any sense that it was built for business. Let me take you into the issues I encountered while setting up. Given a robust product, these issues would have been uncovered and I’d have moved on to the next thing. But, because of Unifi’s extremely minimalist design, getting at details was difficult.

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_ October 3, 2019_ Kevin Costain

How best to store your passwords securely and safely in an offline database

Passwords aren’t going anywhere. Even though we’ve seen a rise in a new type of authentication including two-factor and even Yubico-style log-in options; passwords still seem to persist in our lives. If you’re online and use passwords (I know you do), you want to be as sure as possible when storing them. This means, no […]

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_ June 1, 2015_ Kevin Costain

7 Key Ways To Protect Yourself From Malicious Software

The most important line users cross with any software is the point of running (or installation). This is usually where you have a need to fulfill (like play video), and a software title in mind (like VLC Media Player). But, since you’re a cautious user who doesn’t assume a virus scanner is perfect, and you don’t […]

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_ February 17, 2014_ Kevin Costain

Free Software: Meeting Minutes

I wrote this for a client that needed to keep track of meetings and also wanted to give users in the office tools to read and comment on these meetings. At the time, I was just trying to solve a particular problem. Now, this is something you can use in your own company to track meetings. Let’s take a closer look.

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_ February 14, 2014_ Kevin Costain

Free Canadian Tax Software Done Well – StudioTax

If you are a person with a willingness to take on taxes yourself, free tax software is out there. One you should be aware of is StudioTax. Let’s take a look at what makes this so great.

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_ January 3, 2014_ Kevin Costain

Anti-Virus Software Is Dead, Long Live Anti-Virus Software

The anti-virus (AV) application is dead, right? This often bloated, resource-intensive application has to scan every single file on a computer; but still misses that one malicious application that brings your network to its knees.

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_ August 8, 2013_ Kevin Costain

Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview

Microsoft has offered a preview of WIndows Server 2012 R2; here’s how to get it, and what I’m interested in.

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