Storage space is key in business. More and more data, more and more backups. When it’s time to pool all that data into one location for main storage or backup, you need a NAS. My original goal was to take advantage of storage on local client drives and pool it into one network level raid Read more about A better, Economical, Expandable NAS[…]
I’ve been putting this off for the company for some time. Renaming the domain. We have been running a windows 2000 domain updated to 2003 on a 2008 server. Just never really had the need to change it. A client approached after re-branding and needed to rename their domain. So, why not test with our Read more about Renaming your Active Directory Domain {case study}[…]
Today we experienced a NAS hardware failure on the WD MyBook World single network drive. The drive was still in perfect condition just the circuit was fried. This post details the steps taken to recover data from the drive, assuming there is a need. What you will need: Latest version of VirtualBox Latest version of Read more about Recover WD MyBook World RAID Drive with Windows and VirtualBox[…]
It’s a mixed world of code out there and in this instance .net was the platform. Why make the wheel when there are so many useful tools like DotNetOpenAuth. Simple to setup for Google Authorization, facebook left a little to be desired, and, the tools were all there. The Frustration: There isn’t just a simple write-up Read more about Extending DotNetOpenAuth for Facebook login – with email scope[…]
It’s summer and you just added a drone to your collection of gadgets. Hoping to use it as a scout for your next hike or just to take in a different perspective of the wilderness around you. Too bad! Says the U.S. government. A ban order in 59 national parks makes them a no-fly zone Read more about Drones banned in National Parks[…]
Not surprisingly facebook is using your browser history for social profiling and social marketing. Luckily there is a way to stop or make it a little more difficult for facebook to gather the information. This does not prevent facebook from utilizing your “like” history and “friends” list and their respective browser history – after all Read more about Facebook is digging through your browser history![…]
With my service expansion out to Downtown Suffolk, Courtland and Emporia, I have enjoyed the pleasure of dealing with Charter and now Comcast services for internet. Comcast provides this free (to existing Comcast clients) wifi hotspot service at all Comcast internet locations. However, this free service comes at a cost. You cannot use the router Read more about Disable the Public Wi-Fi Hotspot Feature on Your Comcast Router[…]
I am not well versed in vLan so I relied heavily on the community at large yet still took a while to find a simple set of instructions on how to have multiple vLANs on one port for the Dell PowerConnect 2800 series. Let’s say you have a Multiple SSID AP using VLANs attached to Read more about Working with vLANs and Dell PowerConnect 2800 (2808,2816,2824,2848) web managed switch[…]
With the wonderful addition of the Web Font Kit and the ability to take almost any custom font and apply it to a web site also brings a new performance issue. Most will never notice the issue. Those sites with heavy traffic will. It comes in the form of a load delay. A noticeable pause Read more about issue parsing woff files[…]
Last year was the Microsoft Antivirus 2010. This year it’s the System Tools 2011 Antivirus malware/spyware. It is most commonly identified by an active desktop screen stating you have been infected and your wife and boss will know all that you do. What is does: This nasty simple program locks itself running. Disables the Task Read more about System Tools 2011, Simple and Nasty Removal[…]