Interesting

[bob3160]

The wind is howling at about 45 MPH and our mountains are hiding.

Not a fit day out for man or beast.

[Para-Noid]

Bob, You have had more snow in New Mexico than we have had in north central Oklahoma.
In the town in which I live we have had nada, zilch, zip in the way of snow. Last week we even had some wild fires.

[polonus]

And more snow we've ever seen in Westen Europe on the other side of the big fishing pond this year 

Damian

[bob3160]

Bob, You have had more snow in New Mexico than we have had in north central Oklahoma.
In the town in which I live we have had nada, zilch, zip in the way of snow. Last week we even had some wild fires.

Crazy weather. As you can see, there's more coming:

My saving grace is that I'll be leaving for Arizona on 2/4/15 where it's nice and warm. 
Unfortunately that doesn't help Alice. She'll still be here in Meadow Lake, NM 

[bob3160]

See the Birds . . . .

Hundreds of them.... Hope it means an early spring.

[mchain]

A goof by avast!  See attached below:

Wonder if they'll fix it?

[REDACTED]

Why we would advice against this program: http://www.sslenforcer.com/how-it-works/
because lot of users cannot use avast"s https scanning and it can cause issues on particular https connections.

Are there users that use this - and what are their experiences?

polonus

Why would you use that when you can use the browser plug-in "HTTPS Everywhere" from EFF? It has its problems, mainly in the form of incomplete support on certain websites that cause said websites to break. But you can work around that easily by disabling "HTTPS Everywhere" on a per-site basis directly from a menu in the browser toolbar.

[bob3160]

Why we would advice against this program: http://www.sslenforcer.com/how-it-works/
because lot of users cannot use avast"s https scanning and it can cause issues on particular https connections.

Are there users that use this - and what are their experiences?

polonus

Why would you use that when you can use the browser plug-in "HTTPS Everywhere" from EFF? It has its problems, mainly in the form of incomplete support on certain websites that cause said websites to break. But you can work around that easily by disabling "HTTPS Everywhere" on a per-site basis directly from a menu in the browser toolbar.

If you want avast to keep you safe while you browse the net, then don't use a program like HTTPSEverywhere.
A secure infected site will get you infected and Avast can't protect you since it can't bypass the encryption.

[DavidR]

Why we would advice against this program: http://www.sslenforcer.com/how-it-works/
because lot of users cannot use avast"s https scanning and it can cause issues on particular https connections.

Are there users that use this - and what are their experiences?

polonus

Why would you use that when you can use the browser plug-in "HTTPS Everywhere" from EFF? It has its problems, mainly in the form of incomplete support on certain websites that cause said websites to break. But you can work around that easily by disabling "HTTPS Everywhere" on a per-site basis directly from a menu in the browser toolbar.

As mentioned by polonus, it is about security, by forcing HTTPS for those avast users that can't use its https scanning feature, for whatever reason (not just what you mention), means that pages content can't be scanned by the web shield.

[bob3160]

7 smartphone rules changed this week
1. Carriers can't throttle 'unlimited" data plans anymore.
2. Carriers can't sell you slow data connectivity as 'broadband' anymore.
3. Hotels can't block your personal Wi-Fi hotspots anymore.
4. You don't have to die needlessly because emergency personnel can't locate you indoors.
5. You don't have to tolerate slow airplane Wi-Fi anymore.
6. The entertainment industry can't use emergency alerts in movie promotions anymore.
7. You don't have to jump through hoops to complain anymore.
   Here's the new site to file those complaints: https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us

[bob3160]

2014 It was an interesting year:

https://plus.google.com/photos/+NorbertGostischa/yearinphotos2014?authkey=CP3SsNXJ-I6xdw

[bob3160]

A picture is worth 1000 words.

How many words does it take to describe a 360 degree panorama

[bob3160]

Now you can give someone power of attorney over your digital life.
Facebook began letting users select a “legacy contact” who can partially
control their Facebook profile after they die.

[bob3160]

                           http://1000.chromeexperiments.com/

[polonus]

Hi bob3160 and others,

Just the lastest update about the ill-tempered terror-Uhu of Kadijk near Purmered not that far from Amsterdam in the Netherlands. You probably heard that this big Owl has attacked innocent visitors and that umbrella's have been handed out to protect against these owl attacks.
Now a lady in Purmered missed her little Rabbit Teckle, the poor animal's skull with the red leash-collar still attached to it was found up in the Uhu's nest.
See a picture of our ill-tempered terror-owl attached.