AKICILJ: Proxystop 3

This morning, F-Secure told me that a program called Proxystop 3 was trying to act as an internet server, and did I want it to? Never having heard of it, I said no [in the "check next time it tries" form, not the "never" form, for now]. Then I poked around a little: Google found me a few sites that said it was from HP and harmless, but a search at HP.com found nothing. Searching the F-Secure website also found me nothing relevant, only a few hits that included the words "proxy" and "stop." (Google also found me a couple of dozen items that appeared to be newsgroup or mailing list posts in Scandinavian languages, but that doesn't actually help me.)

Do any of you know what this program is, or does?

I have an HP printer. It's been here for ages, and this message is new today.

AKICILJ: Proxystop 3

This morning, F-Secure told me that a program called Proxystop 3 was trying to act as an internet server, and did I want it to? Never having heard of it, I said no [in the "check next time it tries" form, not the "never" form, for now]. Then I poked around a little: Google found me a few sites that said it was from HP and harmless, but a search at HP.com found nothing. Searching the F-Secure website also found me nothing relevant, only a few hits that included the words "proxy" and "stop." (Google also found me a couple of dozen items that appeared to be newsgroup or mailing list posts in Scandinavian languages, but that doesn't actually help me.)

Do any of you know what this program is, or does?

I have an HP printer. It's been here for ages, and this message is new today.

For my gluten-avoiding friends

nnaloh, who also has to avoid gluten, has come up with gluten-free soup dumplings, using a gluten-free flour and a very small amount of xanthan gum. I've not tried this recipe (I make matzoh balls about every other year, and no other dumplings--matzoh balls aren't remotely gluten-free, but our household doesn't need to avoid gluten), but I trust Nalo.

For my gluten-avoiding friends

nnaloh, who also has to avoid gluten, has come up with gluten-free soup dumplings, using a gluten-free flour and a very small amount of xanthan gum. I've not tried this recipe (I make matzoh balls about every other year, and no other dumplings--matzoh balls aren't remotely gluten-free, but our household doesn't need to avoid gluten), but I trust Nalo.

I think I knew this, abstractly

I just dyed two cotton sports bras and a silk shirt in the same dye bath. The bras are now a bright blue, and the shirt is a dark, almost navy blue. If someone had reminded me beforehand that they wouldn't come out the exact same shade, I would have nodded, but I wasn't expecting such a strong difference.

Never mind; it seems to have been an illusion caused by the silk being damper when it came out of the washer. The garments now look very much alike. papersky, you'd like the color.

I think I knew this, abstractly

I just dyed two cotton sports bras and a silk shirt in the same dye bath. The bras are now a bright blue, and the shirt is a dark, almost navy blue. If someone had reminded me beforehand that they wouldn't come out the exact same shade, I would have nodded, but I wasn't expecting such a strong difference.

Never mind; it seems to have been an illusion caused by the silk being damper when it came out of the washer. The garments now look very much alike. papersky, you'd like the color.