Author Archives: Matthew Hurley

“Taming” Avira and console mode for Linux

Avira Two quick things today. First, a tip on how to disable the splash screen and annoying popup “nag” screen on Avira Free AntiVir version 9. To get rid of the splash and nag screens, just follow the instructions here. You can also disable the little update notifier following these instructions. As an aside, this […]

He’ll make right what man made wrong

For Christmas, I thought I’d post the lyrics to “a Stick, a Carrot & String,” a profound and poetic Christmas song by mewithoutYou. Incidentally, I seem to have had the same post idea as this guy. Merry Christmas! The Horse’s hay beneath His head our Lord was born to a manger bed, that all whose wells run dry […]

CRKT Drifter knife review

So I recently purchased a new knife, having unfortunately lost my previous one out raking leaves on the same day, ironically, that I lost my wallet, keys, and cell phone… but that’s another story. My last knife was a CRKT M16-13Z, which was a pretty decent knife. You can find a good review of it […]