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Tech Support thinks DSL does WHAT?!
2008-04-19 04:51:00 This morning I had a client who was having some internet problems. Surfing the web was very very slow, email queue on the server was backed up really bad, just general slow internet issues. I fire off a ping to see if they are actually up and responding or if “Slow” means “broken”, sometimes clients ... More About: Tech , Support , Tech Support
The End of Analog Television
2008-04-03 19:30:00 I’ve been lax about updating the site while I concentrate on my other pursuits, but I’m back with an update that should be near and dear to the hearts of everyone still watching broadcast television. In February of 2009 the analog television broadcast spectrum will be turned over to the winners of the recent 700mhz ... More About: Television , Analog
MMLB: Penetration Testing Edition
2008-03-24 15:23:00 The past week we’ve spent a lot of time around the office doing security testing of our network and passwords. We’ve been using the BackTrack LiveCD to crack our WEP key and some of our passwords. Our main passwords have all stood up to the test, but a few ancillary ones were easily deciphered. In ... More About: Testing , Edition
Friday Tech News Grab Bag
2008-03-21 19:03:00 This marks a return to my regular update schedule after a couple of weeks of crazy. This week in technology news marks several groundbreaking events, the first of which is the end of the 700mhz spectrum auctio. AT&T and Verizon ended up with huge chunks of the spectrum with a few bit players getting pieces as ... More About: News , Tech , Friday , Grab
Arthur C. Clarke has passed on
2008-03-19 05:52:00 In honor of the passing of one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time there will be no update today. A moment of silence for the architect of our dreams of space exploration. The man who envisioned a day when the globe would be encircled by satellites beaming information around the world. The ... More About: Arthur , Clarke
How To: Protect a shared computer
2008-03-18 18:33:00 Many people have shared computers either in their homes or in managed labs. Securing these can be a huge pain and the users always manage to find some way to wreck them up no matter how hard you try to stop them. This is especially true if we’re talking about a family PC that the ... More About: Computer
A Guide to installing Apache 2.2 and PHP 5 on Windows
2008-03-09 09:22:00 If you’re looking to run your own website there’s no substitute for Apache . Here I’ll give a quick over view of the installation process for Apache and PHP on windows, then we’ll talk a little bit about the Apache config file and talk about what options you may want to adjust. The first thing you’ll ... More About: Windows , Guide
Software Review: Aida32
2008-03-04 13:46:00 I’ve been a bit lax the last few days, my birthday was Feb. 29 and it took me a few days to recover, had to make up for 4 years of birthday all at once. But to return to our regularly scheduled Tech Empire broadcast today we have a review of Aida32. Aida32 is the deprecated ... More About: Software , Review
Stage6 We Hardly Knew Ye
2008-02-29 16:35:00 Today I am foregoing the normal Tech News in favor of a tribute to Stage6. The high quality streaming video site started by the folks at DivX was a cornucopia of independent videos on politics and religion as well as a place to find movies both current and classic. Their high quality streams were downright ...
Basic Network Troubleshooting Guide
2008-02-28 03:26:00 Many times I have users approach me with a vague complaint along the lines of, “The internet doesn’t work”, or “The servers are all down.” Both of these statements are highly implausible if I am still resting comfortably in my office chair and not either cowering in a bunker to escape the nuclear winter or ... More About: Network , Guide , Basic , Troubleshooting
Outlook 2003 can?t open some Attachments
2008-02-26 16:50:00 I have recently seen this issue coming up with a few different people with emails sent from blackberrys. The email appears with an attachment that is a small yellow icon. When you double click on it nothing happens, but when you forward the mail to someone else they can open it and web mail like ... More About: Outlook , Open
Featured Blog: Brent?s Oracle DBA Blog
2008-02-19 15:43:00 I am not an Oracle DBA. I can muddle by in SQL, I can install Oracle and make sure it’s running. I can even do some rudimentary database tasks. But when an Oracle Database REALLY hits the fan I turn to this guy. On many many occasions I’ve been able to find precisely the solution ... More About: Blog , Featured , Brent
Monday Morning Linkblast
2008-02-19 01:46:00 Today’s linkblast was delayed due to a very busy day at work. One of our clients is moving into a multi-million dollar home and I was finishing up the network for him. Now, on to the linkblast! I came across this fascinating gadget while I was looking for security cameras for an upcoming project and ... More About: Morning , Monday , Monday Morning
How To: Defrag an Exchange Database and/or Move it to a New Harddrive
2008-02-16 06:05:00 Many a time I have heard the wailing and gnashing of teeth when an Admin finds that it is time to move the exchange database to a new hard drive. This process can take an eternity when the database is very large. Our database is 75gb and it has come time to move it to ... More About: Exchange , Database , Move , Defrag
Friday?s Tech News Grab Bag
2008-02-08 16:09:00 A few items in Tech nology news have snagged my attention this week. The most monumental I believe is the fact that someone made a copy of the Diebold Master Key and can now open and manipulate any of the electronic voting machines. As if Diebold wasn’t insecure enough to begin with, they’ve added monumental stupidity ... More About: News , Friday , Grab
A Guide to Look@LAN Network Scanner
2008-02-08 06:43:00 Inheriting a network from a previous company or department, or even just a previous tech in your department, can be a nightmare of confusion. Documentation is never as good as it should be and the previous tech is rarely prepared to help you ease into things and show you all of the tips and tricks ... More About: Network , Guide , Look , Scanner
A Guide to Remote Task Manager
2008-02-06 16:57:00 Just a quick warning, this is going to be a very long guide with a lot of screenshots. Remote Task Manager is a fairly in-depth tool with a lot of features which I would like to illustrate. Like most things the installation is very simple, just download the file, run it, and click next until it ... More About: Guide , Task Manager |
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