on Star Trek Picard: An ending statement of thoughts.
What a great send off for the stng crew. Also this is the first time in stng history and Enterprise D fought like her specs said she could in terms of her primary phaser arrays. It was nice to see her fight and kickass in a way she was always capable of. Data’s piloting was… Read more
Is Your name in Jesus’s Book?
What does it mean anyway? Well carman’s song the courtroom makes it pretty simple on the basic concepts.
Rack Upgrade Plans…:)
It has been a while since I have been able to post about any kind of research I am doing. Right now I am figuring out just exactly how I want to build my new rack mounted PfSense firewall to replace my USG-pro-4. I want this machine to be fast enough to eventually handle a… Read more
Insane speeds cancelled
Finally heard back from Comcast. They will not configure the 12k router they install for 2 gigabit into 2 1 gig links…which i can support. If i ordered this service i would have to purchase a 1k router to support a configuration that Comcast is jsut being an ass about. Project terminated.
New HVAC Vs Previous System
Since installing this new central HVAC system back in Oct of 2015 it really has not gotten a bitterly cold winter to test the oil burner side with it. This winter…i am getting that cold test i wanted. So far the results are excellent: The last time we had temps in the single digits with… Read more
Private posts.
For the few that can see these private posts allow me to explain something. I am not confident in facebook’s “privacy” controls. i will put things i do not want getting back to my employer(either good or bad) or anyone else. If you are able to see this you are one of a very fee… Read more
Moore Fakenews..It is Too Predictable
The Trump Derangement Syndrome has gotten to the point that anything in the media that comes out I hold off on before I post. I would say about 90% of the time if it is anti-conservative(not cuckservative), anti-trump it’s bullshit. The instant this Roy Moore stuff started coming out I was highly suspicious. Back on… Read more
It’s nice to see not all gay folks are as intolerant as the ones who are running the movement
Out Of Over $200,000 Raised, This $20 Donation Speaks Louder Than Any Liberal Threat – Chicks on the Right.
Just A Quick Note… in [Market-Ticker]
There’s a particular irony to be found when a “scientific expedition” full of people who are globull-warming true believers take a trip to Anarctica, in a ship, during what is supposed to be summer for that part of the world (remember, folks, the southern hemisphere has its summer in what are our winter months) and gets stuck in… Read more
VIDEO: Baby imitates beat-boxing uncle | Mail Online
VIDEO: Baby imitates beat-boxing uncle | Mail Online.
I Miss My Cats
I miss my cats I miss my cats one orange and one kinda black I miss them greeting me in the morning I miss them looking at me saying good night Mandaryn was the flake and had to sneak up on her water Majyk was the “old lady” not to be fooled by such things… Read more
What Is the Threshold for Martial Law? | The Beacon
I cannot help but wonder what the standard is that triggers the martial-law response we’re seeing in New England. If these bombers had murdered three but not caused as many injuries—if the sheer terror of their crime had not reached this magnitude—would Boston look like a totalitarian state right now? What if the police needed… Read more
Forget the Fiscal Cliff Smokescrren: $1 Trillion Obamacare Tax Hike Hitting on Jan. 1
Americans for Tax Reform : $1 Trillion Obamacare Tax Hike Hitting on Jan. 1.
On Newtown, CT 12/17 by TickerGuy | Blog Talk Radio
On Newtown, CT 12/17 by TickerGuy | Blog Talk Radio. Listen to internet radio with TickerGuy on Blog Talk Radio
Facebook’s “Promote” Blows Up In Their Own Face? in [Market-Ticker]
Wonderful. Facebook is now intentionally reducing the reach of everyone’s posts..unless you promote them..which is a paid thing. I don’t mind them trying to make money but this is done in the typical sneaky Facebook way. of course i’m not highly invested in Facebook as i see it as a fad anyway..it’ll go away in… Read more
Instapundit » Blog Archive » RESPONDING TO MARGINAL TAX RATES: Reader Alex Clay writes: After the election, my wife and I are…
Instapundit » Blog Archive » RESPONDING TO MARGINAL TAX RATES: Reader Alex Clay writes: After the election, my wife and I are….
Obama declares disaster for Maryland, offers funding – The Frederick News-Post Online
It’s about time. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced federal disaster aid is being made available to Maryland to support state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by Superstorm Sandy. The disaster declaration by President Barack Obama announced Tuesday night makes federal funding available to state and local governments and to certain… Read more
GM recalling 2007-2010 malibu, G6 and Saturn Auroras
General Motors Co is recalling 473,841 Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn sedans globally to fix a condition that could lead the cars to roll when the drivers think they are in park, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Friday. GM said it was aware of four crashes that resulted from the problem, but no injuries.… Read more
June 29th Derecho Satellite Loop
Take a look at this thing during it’s travels across our country..wow! 120629-30_g13_ir_derecho_anim.gif (1280×960).
CRAZIEST weather report from CBS Richmond Virginia – YouTube
What a great piece of Satire in regards to Global Warming! CRAZIEST weather report from CBS Richmond Virginia – YouTube.
Cutting the Cord on Cable TVs Pricey Monthly Bill — Savings Experiment – DailyFinance
Cutting the Cord on Cable TVs Pricey Monthly Bill — Savings Experiment – DailyFinance.
Famed USS Enterprise Takes Its Final Voyage : NPR
She has definitly served well..:) Famed USS Enterprise Takes Its Final Voyage : NPR.
Tech News Today Is Live Talking About SOPA
Tech News Today is on and is going to talk about SOPA http://live.twit.tv
SOPA Won’t Stop the Theft Of Content
Read the Bill. I hate to tell you that SOPA is going to do nothing to sotp your content form being stolen off the internet. Folks will simply find ways around it and you will actually have to stop writing anything with links since you will be instantly guilty of copyright infringement. I’m as adamant a supporter of Web free speech… Read more
A technical view of the national EAS test. This Week in Radio Tech 103 | TWiT.TV
This is a podcast with 2-4 radio engineers about various radio broadcasting topics. They cover this EAS test very well. They discuss it only form a technical standpoint…not the extreme precedent it sets for gov’t control over our lives. This Week in Radio Tech 103 | TWiT.TV.
» FCC Commissioner Wants to Test the ‘Public Value’ of Every Broadcast Station Alex Jones’ Infowars: There’s a war on for your mind!
American journalism is in “grave peril,” FCC Commissioner Michael Copps says, and to bolster “traditional media,” he said the Federal Communications Commission should conduct a “public value test” of every commercial broadcast station at relicensing time. In a speech at the Columbia University School of Journalism in New York on Thursday, Copps also said station… Read more
» Beck: EAS Test Allows Feds to ‘Seize Control’ of Communications Alex Jones’ Infowars: There’s a war on for your mind!
Beck explained that in every previous instance where the EAS system was tested, broadcasters were in control of whether or not to flip the switch, although they did face losing their broadcast license if they failed to partake. However, for the very first time, the federal government will have complete control over the broadcast frequency… Read more
Fire companies plan open houses – The Frederick News-Post Online
News-Post Staff Advertisement Several Frederick County volunteer fire companies plan to host open house events through October during Fire Prevention Month.The National Fire Protection Association’s theme this year is “Protect Your Family From Fire.” Firefighters will be on hand to discuss developing a home escape plan, practicing a home fire drill and checking smoke alarms.Admission… Read more
How do I permanently delete my account? – Facebook Help Center (5)
Remember if you deactivate your account everything is still there..you can still log in and everything is still there. The ONLY way to remove your stuff from facebook is to delete your acocunt entirely. How do I permanently delete my account? – Facebook… Read more
The Cloud and Why it’s Going to Cost You More
At Least in Internet Fees. don’t think that Comcast, Verizon, or anyone else can give you 10 megabits at 50/month and be profitable. They can’t. I am expecting a new model in pricing much like you do on water or electricity. You pay for every bit of data. You already pay per gallon of water..twice. You pay for… Read more
Why AVG Remains my reccomendation for businesses
Virus Bulletin : News – A third of anti-malware products fail to secure Vista Business Edition, Virus Bulletin reveals. If you look at the linked graphic you’ll see AVG proudly near the top with Symantec and Macafee much lower. Microsoft Security Essentials isn’t high on the chart either..wow. So if you really want an anti-something… Read more
Possible Security flaw May Compromise Many Websites
It’s a long time issue in non internet applications but it was thought the latency of internet communications would protect users from this issue. While I’m not sure this is either a large issue now or even if it’s going to be one it is one I will be tracking to see if it becomes… Read more
You need to get XP SP3 installed quickly.
If you are running xp 64 bit you are stuck at sp2 and your installation expires in less than a week. Time for a move to 7. You have less than one week to update Windows XP. Here’s how! – Microsoft SMB Community Blog – By Eric Ligman – Site Home – MSDN Blogs.
How to reduce the size of the sharepoint database
I logged into a client’s machine today and saw this one sharepoint file was over 7 gigs in size. I am thinking this is one reason sharepoint has been pokey as of late. Some googling showed me that by default MS basically has the database in debug(which means every little thing is logged no matter… Read more
Social Media = Bad Corporate Security
Report: Facebook caught sharing secret data with advertisers. Especially with Mark Zukerberg(CEO of Facebook) calling his users obscene names and now being accused of securities fraud, this revelation isn’t surprising. Right after the first series of Zuckerberg rants the company tried to do some damage control. That obviously is out the window with subsequent privacy… Read more
One Reason to Keep up With Your PC’s Security
AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn — by a PC virus by AP: Yahoo! Tech. Anti-virus isn’t enough. I have posted before on the security flaws inherent to IE, ActiveX and by extension Windows. Why it may not be a valid defense for all in many cases it purely is a valid defense especially considering… Read more
Another Way to restore your SBs without reinstalling from ground zero
A user on the smallbizserver.net forums had an sbs server crash and had to restore it. Instead of reinstalling then manually installing(like i did in an earlier post) he leveraged the VHD’s to restore directly form the backups(something sbs seems to have a hard time doing). Here is the text: Symptoms: 1) No concrete errors… Read more
First WEP now WPA
It looks like you have to use wpa2 now with AES. TKIP was cracked a while ago and it continues to show issues. Also remember that your passwords need to be a minimum of 16 randomized characters or they are subject to a brute force attack. WPA data is gone in 60 seconds Without any… Read more
Black Hat ® Technical Security Conference: USA 2009 // Archives
Black Hat ® Technical Security Conference: USA 2009 // Archives. This is a huge annual security conference by folks who know a ton more about security than i do..:)
SBS Backup is not a good tool for disaster recovery..not sure cloud backups are either
If you read my earlier carbonite post it started because i had my server decide it would corrupt itself. I did not catch it for a copule of days which meant my backup had corrupted OS files on it. It turns out you can only restore the entire volume, disk, or server. How idiotic. So… Read more
Time for forced updates? Conficker botnet makes us wonder – Ars Technica
New to the botnet scene is Conficker, a botnet that exploits a critical security vulnerability Microsoft actually patched in late October. It may be time for Microsoft to begin forcing critical security updates upon home users. via Time for forced updates? Conficker botnet makes us wonder – Ars Technica. this is totally bogus..guess what? It’s… Read more
Pot Meet Kettle
I mean really, don’t these computer “geniuses†(also known as hackers) have anything better to do with their time. Imagine if they wrote productive software! via SeanDaniel.com – Small Business Server and Other Technology: Has Downadup, Conficker, or Kido got you?. I mean really, don’t the geniuses, (also known as Microsoft programmers) have anything better… Read more
I’m a N00B
Wow. I just got done talking with the guys at darkfiles and found out how much i have yet to learn..:) It’s the kind of stuff one of my best friends named Erik talks about all of the time. It’s nice to see I have a new area of network security knowledge to explore. They… Read more
Smart Host using Port 587 on SBS 2008 or Exchange 2007
Smart Host using Port 587. I found after some searching and asking at other forums that doing this from the gui console is not really possible. Here’s one of many areas powershell comes into play: Open Exchange Management Shell and start by checking your Send Connector(s) : Get-SendConnector You should get the name of your… Read more