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40 posts on Technology, newest first.

2011

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Getting Wireless LAN Working in Linux using ifcfg and wpa_supplicant over WPA2_Personal with AESThis took me almost a full day to figure out so I figure I write down what I did for reference and for others benefit, seeing as I…: Mar 2011
Manually Adding IP Address Range to Linux – Fedora and Redhat – Thanks @SoftlayerThanks to Softlayer for this handy tutorial, worked like a charm adding my new IP Range. 1. Determine what existing range files exist: # cd…: Jan 2011
Dedicated vs Virtual Servers – Softlayer vs MediaTemple ReviewDedicated servers are amazing. I recently got one from softlayer.com. I have learned tons about Linux in the past few months (crash course…: Jan 2011

2010

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Scams, Marketing Masters, Gurus, Self Help, Make Money Online Eating Chips and Soda on Your Couch – See! I can Stuff Keywords too!!!So I was researching this guy XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, looking for negative reviews to show this lady who asked me about him that hes just another…: Dec 2010
Spellcheck on Tests in Oregon and Thoughts on Effect of Technology in Daily LifeThis was a comment in response to a Gizmodo Post: Depresing Newz: Spelcheking During Exams Now OoKay Wit Oragan Schols Not sure if they…: Dec 2010
Cyberelitism and Social Networking SuccessThis was in response to an blog entitled: How building your online social network may affect your offline social life, which was based on…: Dec 2010
SMX a Huge Success! Great Speakers Vendors and NetworkingJust got back from SMX East, which is still going on for those able to afford/take the day long workshops. For me it was a huge success. I…: Oct 2010
WordPress Server Migration Gone BadLooks like my ever advancing PHP experience and knowledge is coming in handy. I was able to help a major entertainment news website…: Sep 2010
WordPress Problem: PHP mktime() Not Working/Broken – Wrong TimezoneQuick note for WordPress developers, this one had me scratching my head. If you use mktime() in your plugin code you will notice the…: Sep 2010
At The Office at 12 AM, Thinking About ReLiCSo its 12 AM, and I am at the office waiting on the AT&T guy to fix the phones. The office is an hour and a half away from home. Sigh.…: Sep 2010
Fystemroot – Fix BITS for Windows Update after Virus Removal on Windows XPBiggest pain in the @$ issue I have seen so far on Windows XP. You remove tons of viruses, get everything working, and then all the sudden…: Aug 2010
Caring for the MachineEven my gaming friends don’t really know…or care…about the machine they are working on. I don’t just mean how cool the machine is; I meant…: Aug 2010
SMX East, I’m Attending, Are You?I missed the SMX East conference last year, so I am excited to go this year. I am going on my own budget so money will be tight, I can only…: Aug 2010
Bing Webmaster Tools Backlinks Gone – Why?Why Bing Why? I have been tracking backlinks to my site daily / weekly. All the sudden you decide to redesign your webmaster tools…: Jul 2010
MSConfig: Remove Disabled / Unchecked Program Items ManuallyIt took a while to find this one. After accidentally installing a virus and cleaning it manually, I wanted to clean up the registry entries…: Jul 2010
Should You Pay for E-mail and Cloud Storage?One of the things I have been reviewing is pay for e-mail management and marketing tools. I have yet to decide if I want to go forth into…: Jul 2010
Metaweb and Freebase: Google Aquires More DataAs if they didn’t have enough Data already (They always say they don’t!) Google has acquired Metaweb, a company that maintains Freebase, a…: Jul 2010
Gmail: Multiple Signatures by E-mail Address Now Integrated and Live!One of the most sought after features of Gmail has been integrated Multiple E-mail Signatures. Many people use Gmail accounts with muliple…: Jul 2010
Back Link Inflation in Google Webmaster Tools Real Why? Caffeine – VerifiedJohnMu of Google said in a Google Webmaster Help thread: “Yes, we revamped the data behind the backlinks feature in Webmaster Tools — it…: Jul 2010
Multi-Browser User & PowerDoes anyone else find themselves being a multi-browser user? I use all of them, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer (in that…: Jun 2010