Category: Commentary
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backup gmail
I’ve been tasked with backing up and archiving email messages from google apps accounts for a client of mine. We sat down and came up with a plan to follow. The goal was to export the email accounts by year from google. This would put them as mbox files. These files will then be loaded…
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My Reflections on using Custom Firmware in a Router
My Reflections on using Custom Firmware in a Router by Jacoi Frett. I am going to talk about my experience installing my first custom firmware on a Buffalo Airstation WHR-G54S router. My goal was to get the router to connect to the internet wirelessly and ultimately to change the firmware on it. I was told…
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Fake Microsoft Tech Support Calls are back!
Yes. You read that correctly. Fake Microsoft Tech Support Calls are Back! Woohoo! Last time they called me was a month ago. I spoke to them 4 different times and pretended to enter in their information. They always start off similarly. It’s either that your computer is sending out viruses or in this case it…
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DOTA2 should be Banned and Valve can Kiss My Ass for it’s Insensitivity
DOTA2 should be banned. DOTA2 could be an amazing game but until they get rid of the players being called vulgar words and putting down others it will never be any better than Redneck Rampage. First time i have played in months and I was called a “noob” and “faggot”. First, being called a “faggot”…
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Microsoft Security Essentials Sucks
Microsoft Security Essentials is not very good anymore. You should really replace it.
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If you use derogatory words you will be Labeled
If you use derogatory words you will be labeled appropriately. This isn’t a tech post on a very superficial level however this affects everyone. I want to address this here due to the amount of hits I get. While I have not had my Christmas ruined I have decided that to take the time to…
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What is a good Pen PDF application?
It seems that Windows nor Android has any great pdf applications that support using a stylus.
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Don’t Believe the Articles About the lack of IT Skills
Don’t believe everything you read about the USA companies lacking skilled workers in IT. I think that the problem is a failure of companies to pay employees properly. If you look at many of the job descriptions companies want numerous years of experience and then once they find that person they want to provide entry-level…
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Google has combined Currents and Magazines into one app
I have no idea when this happened but I saw it today when looking for the Google Play Books App. Apparently, Google has combined their Currents app and their Magazines app into a new app called newsstand. If you are not familiar with Currents it was Google’s alternative to Flipboard. A very poor alternative in…
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Blog Comments are Shifting
With several sites changing their commenting systems I may consider changing mine from Disqus to Google+