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- WPA2 Support on Windows XP
I recently changed the wireless configuration around the house. One of the primary tasks that I wanted to accomplish was changing the security to WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2). For those of you wondering how you might go about doing...
Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:00:00 -0500 - Since I asked... Why not a MacBook Pro
Goodbye my Apple MacBook Pro, I hardly knew you. I previously posted the question An Apple MacBook Pro... Why not?, and I have an answer for the time being. The short of it is this - the new MacBook Pro's...
Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:23:36 -0500 - Google AJAX Feed API - Great but whats with the...
Here , here and here, you will read about the new Google AJAX Feed API. It looks like a great thing for people to use for creating new web applications - all without having to buy server farms in order...
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:38:09 -0500 - Visual Studio 2005, Built-in web server and Firefox
Have you experienced terribly slow speed when attempting to debug/view ASP .NET sites locally on Windows Vista with Mozilla Firefox? The terrible performance will occur when using the built in "Cassini" web server to dish up your development pages. Even...
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:35:23 -0500 - Password Strength - Read, Learn, Download
As I posted here and here, security is more than using a simple password. More than anything though, having a simple short password is like going out of town for a week with your front door unlocked. You may end...
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:29:22 -0500 - Vonage - You Should Thank And Cheer For Them
It is one thing when someone like Jim Cramer jabs Vonage constantly for business reasons, that can actually be pretty humorous. What is not funny is the possibility of once again paying inflated prices to telephone companies due to Verizon’s...
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:47:30 -0500 - Adobe Punishes Customers With "Vista Tax"
For those of you that questioned my assertion that many Adobe products will not work or be supported on Windows Vista, CNET and Information Week reported this today: Adobe to CS2 users: Want Vista? Upgrade Adobe Has No Plans To...
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:00:39 -0500 - Back in the saddle
I had intended to post that I would be off the wire from March 13th until March 20th. Much to my chagrin, I posted it as a draft rather than a final post... So take this as a belated notice;...
Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:09:48 -0500 - An Apple MacBook Pro... Why not?
I am not an Apple Fanboy – but I am a fan of innovation, choice and knowledge. When thinking about my next laptop, more and more I am strongly considering something that was not a possibility a couple of years...
Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:54:57 -0500 - Make Your Vista Machine A Tablet PC
In my PDF Power Pack post, I mentioned PDF Annotator as being a great tool for marking-up and dealing with PDFs via a Tablet PC. In fact, one of the reasons I ended up buying a Toshiba Portege M400 Tablet...
Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:49:56 -0600 - PDF Power Pack : Read (free), Write (free), Annotate (nearly free)
I have slogged along using either Acrobat Reader (now just Adobe Reader) or Acrobat Professional for years. For years, I have endured ever increasing bloat, performance-degrading, teeth-grinding frustration, all for the ability to either read or print-to a PDF. Having...
Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:55:28 -0600 - Gmail/ Google Apps Mail: Sending to your own alias or nickname
Now that Google Apps is available for all to try out, I thought I would share a small tip regarding sending emails to yourself via nicknames, email lists, or alias account that point to you. Specifically, if you are accustomed...
Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:02:45 -0600
