Category Archives: General

The One in Which I Realized TV is Dying…

I am loyal. To a fault. Or, perhaps it is that I hate change.  Or moving.  Whatever. In any case, I am a Dish Network subscriber.  I have been for over 10 years.  I like it.  With the exception of … Continue reading

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SQL Express and 2008 Server

SQL Express is a good product.  It provides a free database server for low-level applications. However, by default, when installed on a 2008 server, it does not make the logged in administrator account a sysadmin.  You do have the option … Continue reading

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Updating Sharepoint 2010 Foundation to SP 1

Well, like most people, I updated Sharepoint Foundation to SP 1.  And, like most people, search immediately stopped working. I had to do three things to get search back up and working again: 1)  Install SP 1 for Search Server … Continue reading

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SBS 2003 and the Case of the OWA 503 Error

So this was a weird one. I was installing a law firm case management program for a client (no names, but rhymes with “Babacus”), and during the install a reboot was required.  At the time, everything seemed to be working … Continue reading

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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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