Category Archives: General

The Case *For* Facebook

Facebook has gotten a lot of heat lately.  Most of it is justified….their privacy settings are seemingly changed at a moments notice, and without any thought to what the average person would want to be set.  But, it does do … Continue reading

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Server Install Gotcha

I was installing a new domain install of SBS 2008…not a migration.  However, after the install process finished, the domain admin account that was added did not have the correct permissions, Exchange 2007 wasn’t installed, and the Active Directory schema … Continue reading

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Rethinking the Antivirus “Solution”

Here is the crux of the issue: Antivirus software works.  Antivirus doesn’t work. No matter what program you have, if you don’t have good, secure habits (and even that is not an absolute), you will get bitten.  And your Antivirus … Continue reading

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Netflix Instant Queue and PS3

Ok.  I will admit that I was a little…suspicious of Netflix being able to deliver content over the internet.  But, when they offered a free disk that would allow my PlayStation 3 to stream videos, I decided to give it … Continue reading

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Outlook 2007 and Windows Search

I had a client whose Outlook 2007 would hang on the splash screen every time he started it up.  However, when started in safe mode, it would open up just fine. After disabling all obvious add-ins, the problem still occurred. … Continue reading

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An Admission

You know, for someone who is active in technology, I am not very good with tools.  I can handle stuff I know (like replacing a hard drive in a machine), but cannot change the oil in my car. So, when … Continue reading

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Lessons from a Recent SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 Migration

Here are some lessons learned from a recent SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 Migrations. Migrating a network you have barely touched is much more difficult than a network you built from the ground up. Always follow the instructions in this … Continue reading

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Dell v. Lenovo

For years, I have been a Dell supporter.  I tend to recommend Dell to my clients for a couple of reasons: Their support, for the most part, is pretty good. Their machines, for the most part, don’t come preloaded with … Continue reading

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A New One Every Day….

Here is a new one. I have a client who just purchased a software package.  For reasons that shall be soon made clear, I cannot mention any names. The client wants to load some data from another source into the … Continue reading

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Network Scanners and Exchange 2007

There are some nice additions to Exchange 2007, and one of the items is the ability to have it easily accept emails from in-network machines (like MFPs, Copier/Scanners) so you can scan to email without having to set up a … Continue reading

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