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Android issues with Netgear R6250 and Motorola SB6121
I haven’t read about other people with this exact problem, so I’m posting my solution in the hopes of helping some other poor soul. Problem We had significant performance issues with 2.4GHz and 5.0 GHz wifi connections on our … Continue reading
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Docker security issue?
Doing a lot of research on Cloud services. Aside from services, features, and cost, my focus has been Federation (with on premise Active Directory specifically) and Security. I haven’t duplicated the root access in this article, but this is exactly … Continue reading
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Software to securely erase hard drives
Did some R&D for my brother and wanted to document the best options for securely erasing hard drives for sale or donation. Disc Wipe Utility – Windows executable and source (should compile on UNIX/Linux systems).http://sourceforge.net/projects/disc-wipe/ Eraser – Windows scrub utilityhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/eraser/ … Continue reading
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Microsoft Help file not displaying on Windows 7
I wanted to document this issue because if it happened to me, there’s probably someone else who is experiencing this issue. I downloaded the Exchange 2013 Help file and opened it locally. Nothing displayed. Nothing at all. The right display … Continue reading
Big Changes Ahead
I’m just back from TechEd 2014. I was drinking Microsoft Kool-Aid from the firehose for a week. I can summarize it in one word – “Cloud” (capital “C”). This is an oversimplification, but that was the theme. I came home … Continue reading
Comcast speed upgrade
OK, people badmouth Comcast, but this is a pretty good deal. I upgraded my cable modem in 2007 to DOCSIS 2.0 and IPv6 support. It might be time to upgrade to DOCSIS 3.0. I’ll do more testing over the weekend … Continue reading
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Yahoo! Mail security issues.
I’m seeing a lot of issues with Yahoo Mail accounts being compromised, so I’m posting my notes here and will update as I understand the problem better. An example is when you get e-mail from friends with a single, SPAM … Continue reading
Walt Whitman grave
These are photos of Walt Whitman’s grave from Camden, NJ. We visited his family mausauleaum after we attended the military honors for my cousin Ken Corcoran.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 – quick review
My original Motorola Droid was approaching four years old and over the holidays the 3G crapped out. It was a serviceable phone, but some apps started to weigh down the phone, and if I used Navigation, I had to have … Continue reading
Helped nearby drivers by repor…
Helped nearby drivers by reporting a heavy traffic jam on County Line Rd, Warminster on @waze – Drive Social.