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Vista Master Training

By Mark on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Here are some pretty good Windows Vista video tutorials. I learned some Vista features that I did not know about.

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This Is A Myth

By Mark on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 | No Comments

Powering a computer up and down limits its life span. The extreme temperature and current swings of power cycling can stress electronic components (especially capacitors and diodes) in a machine. Fact: Power cycling healthy electronics is not a source of stress. The same electrical components that are used in IT equipment are used in complex [...]

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WPA Revisited

By Mark on Thursday, December 11th, 2008 | No Comments

It is confirmed! What I said about WPA was correct. If you use a very strong password when using WPA-TKIP you are safe from everyone but the most determined hacker. They would have to really want to get in your network pretty bad to set in front of your house for days and may weeks [...]

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Security Now on Sandboxie

By Mark on Thursday, December 4th, 2008 | No Comments

I’ve previously posted about Sandboxie. I use and think it works well but I don’t know why or how. Here is an intire Security Now podcast about this free program.

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Google Sketchup

By Mark on Friday, November 28th, 2008 | No Comments

SketchUp is a 3D modeling program designed for architects, civil engineers, filmmakers, game developers, and related professions. It also includes features to facilitate the placement of models in Google Earth. It was designed to be more intuitive, flexible, and easier to use than other 3D CAD programs. I tried it and in a few minutes [...]

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WPA Cracked

By Mark on Monday, November 17th, 2008 | No Comments

I have actually been incorrect! There has been a problem with WPA wireless encryption. I was misinformed! There is a problem with the variety of WPA called WPA-TKIP. It still would take great effort and time to crack it if the password was good but to be on the safeside change your settings to WPA2-AES. [...]

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Cloud Storage Rap Up

By Mark on Thursday, October 30th, 2008 | No Comments

My rule number 1 is: “If you don’t have two copies of a file on different devices you don’t have that file!” Here are some programs to help you to that end. Carbonite PC only Unlimited storage for one computer. Easy install! My Documents and Desktop set to backup automatically. Right-click to select other items [...]

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Youconvertit

By Mark on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 | No Comments

Oct 28, 2008 Convert any media file format (Documents, Images, Audio, Video & Archives) without buying or installing anything on your PC with youconvertit. It’s pretty neat! you select a file to convert. Select what format you want the file converted to and youconvertit will email you when it’s finished.

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A Firefox Tip

By Mark on Friday, October 24th, 2008 | No Comments

Here is an easy but useful Firefox Tip. If you see a word or phrase on a webpage you want to find out more about select the text, right-click on it and select Search Google for “!@#$%^&*%”. Then a Google search opens in a new tab.

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Extentions for OpenOffice g

By Mark on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 | No Comments

Until recently I did not know about extensions for OpenOffice the free office suite. Here are some useful and cool extensions I found. Sun PDF Import Extension [Beta] New Template OpenOffice 2 GoogleDoc Writer’s Tools

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