2007 March

Today, I am going to highlight one of the reasons why I have chosen no longer to associate myself with the PC repair industry. For those of you who have never been down this road, this is article is for you.
Imagine that you are a typical consumer looking for a high speed Internet provider. Like […]

There are an abundance of different materials available for exam preparation. Knowing how you learn can definitely help you to choose material that will complement your learning style. For example, if you are more of an active learner who best learns by hands-on experience, you probably don’t want to rely solely on written material.
So one […]

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Well, this is great news to hear for sure. It sounds like boot camp will make a number of Apple users very happy should they feel the need to make Vista a part of the everyday. But this is not even the really cool part. The real fun will begin when the full version of […]

Today, Craig writes:
“…I was just wondering if you knew any tips on how to port Thunderbird contacts into Evolution. I’ve searched the Ubuntu forums and the only tip I’ve found leads to a tool that doesn’t seem to work. Any ideas? Thanks.”
As a matter of fact, I do. Well, at least with Thunderbird […]

A PMP certification is more than just passing a test. It means that you have the knowledge to solve most common project problems, and proves that you know your stuff. Once you’re certified, your projects are more likely to succeed because you have the skills and knowledge to make them successful. Not only that, it […]

Microsoft Corp. and Carnegie Mellon University have announced the creation of the Microsoft Carnegie Mellon Center for Computational Thinking. The center was made possible through a three-year, $1.5 million grant from Microsoft.
The center represents a long-term collaboration between Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon’s Computer Science Department and will support research in emerging areas of computer […]

Today, Democracy Player is closer than ever to rolling out version 1.0. Much like the challenges that Firefox once faced, keeping things moving takes money - especially when it comes to compensating programmers. Granted, this is an open source project, but do not mistake open source as being “free” of charge. It may be free […]

Two weeks ago when I introduced the puzzle of the two contestants trying to discover hidden digits (numbers, not toes), I mentioned that its charm was due to looking at what people don’t know rather than what they do know. In life as well as artificial puzzles, people often only look at positive evidence, and […]

In a complex, heterogeneous IT environment running multiple server operating systems, a comprehensive disaster recovery (DR) plan that includes offsite replication could mean the difference between maintaining operations in the face of an emergency and losing your business entirely.
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Let’s be honest here, we have lost the battle with spam. That’s it, toss in the towel, the war is over. But for those of us left fighting considering our reliance on email, what tools are best to combat this problem? Anyone with a clue realizes that blacklisting solutions are not very effective. So this […]

Earlier today, we received an email from an individual that expressed great interest in switching to Linux. Normally, I would be thrilled, except that in the same email, this person expressed that he was happy with how his current OS install is currently working.
Now I am not someone who is comfortable with recommending a switch […]

IT professionals who are preparing for the new CompTIA 2006 certification in A+ or the current Network+ and Security+ certifications will find the latest In a Nutshell certification exam reference invaluable. A+, Network+, Security+ Exams in a Nutshell by Pawan K. Bhardwaj provides all the information needed to get ready for these exams, including the […]

It may not be Beryl, but anyway you look at it, this does present some pretty cool options for Windows users looking to spice up their desktops. A 3D desktop; cubed even, with some of the functionality those of you who have been drooling over Beryl might be interested in.
Have any of you tried this? […]

The Phishing Filter provides you with four options that are available by clicking the Phishing Filter option from the Tools menu within Internet Explorer. The four options include:

Check this Web site - Select this option to sent the currently viewed Web site to Microsoft for checking against a list of known phishing sites. This is […]

I’m not a programmer (a fact that for some reason sometimes surprises people when I tell then), and I used to be a hands-on IT guy, configuring and setting up complex systems and troubleshooting. All that respectable, “real” work is - for the most part - in the past. Now I supervise teams that do […]

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So I took the lazy way out and tried to install Vista via Parallels. Seemed like a good plan - until I tried to connect to the Internet, that is. Now I believe that this has to be an issue with Parallels and the virtual hardware detection for all three network cards. Two of them […]

The Phishing Filter works in the background while you are surfing the Internet. It protects against phony Web sites that attempt to gather personal information about you when you are online. The tool requires little to no configuration. Once enabled through the Internet Properties window, it runs in the background without your intervention.
To enable or […]