Eric Puryear

I’ve been scuba diving for a few years now. I started the training for my PADI Open Water certification in the middle of February 2005, and I got certified on February 24th 2005 while in Hawaii. I then received my PADI Advanced Open Water on June 26th 2005, followed by Nitrox and Wreck certifications in July and August of 2005, and my Master Scuba diver certification in Continue Reading »

I recently purchased Sony’s latest ebook reader, the PRS-505. Having used it read approximately 2000 pages over the past week and a half, I thought I would write a quick review. I won’t list the specs, which are available in the many other reviews of this product and on the Sony website, but rather my impressions and thoughts on the product. Continue Reading »

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Bruce Schneier’s blog entry on the possible backdoor in the Dual_EC_DRBG random number generator is certainly worth reading for anyone with even a passing interest Continue Reading »

Below is a list of computer security related software. I’ve found many of these programs to be useful for securing the personal data on my laptop in case it is stolen, erasing the personal data from computer before selling/discarding them, etc. Continue Reading »

I’ve been looking for a sever side RSS aggregator for a while, and the best solution I’ve arrived at so for is Continue Reading »

One of my hobbies is computer security, so I thought I would list some of the sites that I have found useful: Continue Reading »

My public relating to computer science and bioinformatics can be seen below. Continue Reading »

When I began motorcycle riding in 2006 it took me a while to find useful websites for general information, tips, discussions about the physics behind motorcycle operation, etc. While by no means exhaustive, I hope the list below is of use Continue Reading »

Background

I’ve used gmail for over a year, and the 2.5+ GB of space is nice. Unfortunately the web interface for Gmail doesn’t support encryption*. Thunderbird and the Enigmail extension can be combined with GPG to fix this problem. Continue Reading »

In the spring of 2007 I purchased a Cycleport Ultra II Air Mesh Kevlar Jacket and Air Mesh Kevlar Street Jeans. I already owned an Aerostich Roadcrafter but wanted to try Cycleport’s mesh Kevlar offerings for the summer. Continue Reading »

I took my first flying lesson in August of 2004. Since then I have taken several lessons in a Cessna 172N, flying out of Midway in Chicago. Although I love flying I haven’t had any lessons in a while. In the mean time I’ve started SCUBA diving and motorcycling, and I’m putting thought into sky diving, although I still don’t think it is very efficient to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

An Overview of the Illinois BioGrid

As the Illinois BioGrid website states, “The Illinois BioGrid is a consortium of academic institutions, national labs, and private and public sector organizations. These various organizations have joined together to share hardware and software tools that each can use in their research centering mainly on Bio-Medical Informatics. Continue Reading »

On 16 March 2006 I received my Technician Ham license, and purchased a Yaesu VX-7R Radio. I’m just starting with Ham radio, and I’m most interested in digital modes. My call sign is KC9JAO.

In the fall of 2006 I purchased an Aerostich Roadcrafter motorcycle riding suit.  I decided to write a review of this suit:

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This page lists the various software projects that I have worked on. The lines of code reflect how many I have written and are approximate as most of these projects are continuously being modified in one form or another. Continue Reading »

My Ninja 600 Continue Reading »