Having a NAS for your business or your home means that you have around the clock access to your data. The drawbacks to this constant availability of data is consumption. Do you really need your NAS running at non critical times? Managing your NAS more effectively can reduce your consumption and increase your sense of environmental sustainability. Whether you have …
Read More »Simplify Your Financial Life With Mint.com & Manilla.com
Many of us are struggling to get a grip on our financial lives. A lot of us don’t know which accounts have what in them, what bills are due on what days, or what credit cards have the highest balances. Getting a grip on your financial life doesn’t have to be a strain. There are utilities out there that can …
Read More »Steve Jobs: 1955-2011 – Died at Age 56
Personally, I have never really been a fan of Apple products. That doesn’t mean they don’t have their place in the world, it just means they aren’t for me. However, when one of the most influential people in technology passes, we ALL mourn the loss. Whether we are PC, Mac, Linux, etc, we can all recognize and appreciate what Steve …
Read More »Understanding Google Analytics
If some of you are new to the website thing; you have a lot to learn, but don’t be overwhelmed by it all. One of the applications that is going to be a help for you to understand where some of of your traffic is coming from or doing on your site is Google Analytics. If you are new to …
Read More »Is your IT initiative ready?
If your company is ready to bring an IT project live, you may be missing more pieces than you think. It is too often the case that Information Technology evolves within the organization faster than the organization may be ready for it and as an IT enthusiast/specialist; my eyes have been opened recently when rolling out a new initiative.
Read More »What MDS Should Mean to a CIO
I have been in the IT environment for all of my adult life and with that, I have heard countless organizations claim that they can revolutionize the way companies do business. To this day, there have only been a few companies that have really changed the way they do business that can directly change the way their customers do business. …
Read More »Why I am Dumping Firefox
I really had high hopes for the latest version of Firefox, so much so that I sat and dealt with the same problems from the previous version waiting for an update to fix it. Firefox has come a long way since it debuted, but sometimes that road ahead can actually lead you backwards. With the slurry of new features present …
Read More »Firefox & Zooming
I have had an annoying problem that I just realized I had. Sometimes, when I am quick clicking through websites or testing on this one, I tend to hit some buttons rather quickly. Sometimes, they close my windows and other times have no effect. Well, one time, I accidentally zoomed in on this site with Firefox and never realized that …
Read More »Where is Your PSU Fan?
I recently had an interesting argument with one of my friends about Power Supplies. Our argument was about cooling fan size and placement within the power supply. His argument was that a larger fan is better than a smaller fan. As enthusiast, we have seen both employed, but for some reason, no standard has been defined. Are Power supply companies …
Read More »Will Google Latitude Destroy Your Relationship?
After switching from iOS to Android and being entrenched in the Google experience, my curiosity leads me in the direction of trying all kinds of new things. After my initial introduction to Google Voice, I was impressed with the service and with some of things that Google gives us for FREE so I was naturally curious about Google Latitude. Latitude …
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