Apr
01
2009
I can’t speak for anyone else’s network but all the hype concerning Conficker turned out to be … rather disappointing. No zombie PCs run amok unfortunately. Just another normal April 1st for this IT guy. CONFICKER: CYBER SECURITY HYPE? The “no bull” guide to Conficker Conficker Hype Used by Rogue Gangs Conficker worm reaches go …
Mar
17
2009
I‘m pretty obsessed with gadget technology. Unfortunately, most of it gets classified as “a want” vs. “a need” by my financial planner (i.e. my wife) and for good reason. I could easily go broke keeping up with the technology equivalent of the Joneses. I mean seriously, some this stuff is pretty frickin cool. Laptop sexy: …
Mar
10
2009
FYI: Leave it installed. Otherwise you’ll spend 20 minutes trying to figure out why your iPhone/iPod/iTouch won’t sync or kick into charge mode. A little more important than say, Bonjour. Which btw, is a completely useless discovery protocol that CAN be safely deleted off your Window’s network as long as you don’t run anything related …
Feb
23
2009
There, I said it. After 5+ years of supporting Blackberry devices on a corporate network, I’ve come to the conclusion that they are only marginally better than Palm at syncing data and even worse at making it easy on the guys supporting them. This weeks issue: I had to dig up a forum post from …
Feb
02
2009
Firewall access-list and static entries updated Forward DNS entries updated Reverse PTR DNS records updated Update the VPN configs with the new IP addresses Get mail.futren.com removed from Bellsouth.net’s MX blacklist because the ISP took 4 days to update our reverse PTR records? Set up the MPLS circuit between the corporate office and the clubs …
Jan
22
2009
1-800-GOOG-411 Dial it. Speak to it. Be amazed.
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