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Self-tutoring about life in the digital age: the tutor mentions phishing and spear-phishing. The following is according to my understanding. I mention in my post from Jan 6, 2026, that I received an email, apparently from my email address, that …
Self-tutoring about spreadsheet functions: the tutor mentions intrate() in Google Sheets. The following is according to my understanding. The function intrate() calculates the effective interest rate for a buy-then-sell event. Its entry format is =intrate(date1,date2,value1,value2,[optional: day_count_convention]). The idea is that …
Self-tutoring about computer software entities: the tutor mentions Apache and Mozilla. The following is according to my understanding. Over the years I’ve gotten many answers by researching the Web. Mozilla and Apache have both figured prominently in said research. To …
Self-tutoring about email security: the tutor mentions an email header connected with Apache SpamAssassin. The following is according to my understanding. I mention in my post from Jan 6 an email I received that had, apparently, been sent by me(?!), …
Self-tutoring about jacking points on a car: the tutor mentions a great resource. I started taking care of a 2013 Jeep Patriot about a year ago: see the post here about how that car arrived. Since then, I’ve changed its …
Self-tutoring about international politics: the tutor mentions Iran. The following is according to my understanding. Iran, it seems, has widespread protests once again about its regime. In itself, the situation isn’t new; it happened in 2022, and numerous other times …
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Self-tutoring about current events: the tutor mentions one aspect of the Minnesota fraud scandals. The following is according to my understanding. Disappointingly, one hears more and more about scams and fraud. Likely one reason is that penalties for them remain …
Self-tutoring about Google Sheets: the tutor mentions the today() and now() functions. The following is according to my understanding. In Google Sheets, =today() will give the date, such as 1/6/2026 for January 6, 2026. That’s American format, it seems…anyway, it’s …
Self-tutoring about email awareness and security: the tutor mentions a curiosity. The following is according to my understanding. I was checking one of my email accounts today and noticed an email claiming to be from that same address. I knew, …
Self-tutoring about periodic maintenance: the tutor mentions a job he finally got to. The following is according to my understanding. I thought “shop-vac” was a generic term. However, I recently realized the vacuum cleaner in the garage is actually a …