Comcast Business Class + Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) = No Go.

I have been using Comcast Business Class internet for going on two years now at my home office and am quite pleased with the service. Up until now, I have been paying a flat $59.95 per month for internet that is usually quite fast and has been very reliable. It has been even more gratifying [...]

We have lost a great visionary. RIP Steve Jobs

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FOSE 2011 Government IT / Security Conference & Expo, 20% Discount Code

The top Government IT / Security Conference & Expo, FOSE 2011, is returning to Washington, D.C., July 19-21 with featured speaker Steve Wozniak. In past years, the vendor floor has been very good and I enjoy getting hands-on with the newest tech. The 400+ vendor  expo is free, and if you plan to attend the [...]

Hitachi GST warranty replacement taking ages: UltraStar C10K600

I have to say that I am pretty disgusted with Hitachi GST. A client of mine ordered 10 hard drives for an integration, 30% of which failed within the first few hours of life. Hitachi’s RMA department has been sitting on them for 40 business days and still have not shipped a return. Did I [...]

Part number for Hewlett-Packard HP 2.5″ SAS/SATA Drive Carriers / Caddies / Trays

I recently bought an HP DL385 G7 server without hard drives. HP will not sell drive carriers by themselves, neither will they give you a part number to locate the drive caddies by themselves (ie: not loaded with hard drives). If you want to use your own drives, you are forced to buy HP drives [...]

Central Pennsylvania Open Source Conference Sponsorship Opportunities

If you or your business use Open Source Software, please consider becoming a sponsor of the Central Pennsylvania Open Source Conference 2010: http://www.cposc.org/sponsorship The Central Pennsylvania Open Source Conference (CPOSC) is seeking sponsors. Years past have proven that this is a progressive event, bringing together bright and influential minds in technology from all over the United [...]

GoToMyPC Data Execution Prevention Error and Installing GoToMyPC over Remote Desktop Connection (RDP)

A client of mine likes to use GoToMyPC to access her office computers and I ran into a couple snags getting GoToMyPC installed remotely. The solutions and problems I was having do not appear to be documented anywhere, so hopefully others will find the following tips helpful. Internet Explorer – Data Execution Prevention Error My [...]

See the latest in tech at FOSE / GOVSEC 2010 – March 23-25, Washington, D.C.

Last year, I had the pleasure of attending FOSE/GOVSEC 2009 in D.C. and I look forward to attending again this year. Last year’s exhibit floors were packed with some very nice gear and it was exciting to see emerging trends and get hands-on with some of the latest and greatest gadgets relating to gov’t information [...]

Wireless Coverage Maps: Thinking about switching carriers? Check these out.

If you are thinking of switching wireless carriers and wonder what their coverage is like in your area OR if you are having issues and wonder if it is just your phone, you might want check out these helpful web sites. These sites do not seem to have a lot of data for rural areas [...]

Taking Back Your Phone System with VoIP & Asterisk: an overview

I will be giving a short talk this evening for CPLUG on VoIP and Asterisk: “Taking Back Your Phone System with VoIP & Asterisk: an overview”. John will be talking about Dropbox and John Place will be giving us an overview of Rackspace Cloud. I hear that Ubuntu One will be discussed too. It should [...]