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Protect your employees from POODLE with this simple Group Policy
By now you have probably heard about POODLE which looks like it will kill SSL 3.0. If you haven't here is a description from US-CERT:The SSL 3.0 vulnerability stems from the way blocks of data are...
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I resurrected my Facebook page
After over a year of being without Facebook I've finally broken down and resurrected my personal Facebook account. I know I promised that I wouldn't do it way back in July last year, but things have...
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4 High-Tech Solutions to Keep Tabs on Your Kids
Back when you were a kid, all your parents had to worry about was you sneaking out or speeding when driving. With all of the advancements in technology have also come more worries like cyber-bullying...
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More FREE stickers when you ask for your FREE Ubuntu stickers!
As many of you all know I've been giving out FREE Powered By Ubuntu stickers for a few years now. A lot of that has to do with my love of that operating system and Linux in general. I receive requests...
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TDSSNIClient initialization failed with error 0x80090331, status code 0x80....
The other day our business intelligence guru came to me because she couldn't login to our test Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 environment for some reason. After some digging I found it was because the SQL...
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Cloud Gaming Brings Sophisticated AI Characters
When looking at the future of video games, nothing captures the imagination like the possibilities of cloud computing. According to Hongkiat.com, standard Xbox performance clocks in at 150 to 200...
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Apple Is Late to the Smartwatch Party
Apple and Samsung have been at it for years. Recently their grand battle seems to have deescalated as both sides dropped patent lawsuits in countries outside of the United States. They still claim that...
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If you haven't yet, you need to try Google Hangouts
For years I've been a pretty avid Skype user. Well, I guess I shouldn't say avid because it's not like I used it all the time, but whenever remote family members wanted some face time when I lived in...
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3 Reliable Methods for Creating Your Own Wi-Fi Hotspot
Mobile connectivity and its accompanying technologies are arguably the new steel. There was a time when steel was a costly luxury, and now it is found in almost every kind of commercial structure. It...
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Open Source PDF Scanner For Windows
At my day job I am using a Windows 8.1 laptop. So far I actually like Windows 8.1 after taking a little while to get used to it. One thing that Microsoft still hasn't improved on though is their stupid...
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What Are IP Codes and How Do They Help You Buy a Smartphone?
Americans have spent over $23.5 billion dollars on smartphone repairs in less than a decade, states a study by SquareTrade. That figure accounts for accidental breakage, cracked screens, water damage...
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Ubuntu Server 14.04 and XenServer 6.2
At my day job I like to use XenServer for home office virtualization. The reason being is that it's free, you can cluster it easily and it has most of the features of VMWare without the price tag. Well...
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How to mount a network SMB/CIFS share as a folder in Windows
Today I was trying to figure out a solution to a problem that I will write more about tomorrow, but it involved having to figure out how to mount a network SMB/CIFS share as a folder instead of a drive...
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How to use Crashplan to backup to a NAS or network share in Windows
A few years ago I did a Tech Chop video on how to build your own cloud backup solution using CrashPlan. Here is that episode if you want to check it out:Well I'm happy to report that I'm still using...
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The Top Technical Features PC Gamers Want From Developers
One thing that stands out about PC games is the ability of developers to offer technical options that are not available to console gamers. The reports about the imminent death of PC gaming have been...
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Your Roku Plex app is asking for money? Don't panic!
My smoking hot girlfriend recently cut the cable at her house and switched over to using Roku Sticks. Very similar to what I did a few years ago. She signed up for Netflix and Hulu, and since I'm a...
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Net Neutrality Wins! New FCC Rules Protect The Internet from ISP's!
Some interesting stats from the public's recent victory over evil ISP's wishing to put a strangle hold on our free and open Internet!Via Battle For The Net
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Smart Business: 4 Contract-Free Tech Upgrades
In the Harvard Business Review's report, "Smart but Safe: How Small Businesses Use Technology to Grow Revenue," 40 percent of small- and medium-sized companies are still not using hosted/cloud...
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Beyond Siri: Where Will We Find Voice Recognition Software in the Future?
The voice recognition software industry is worth $21 billion a year in revenue with an annual growth rate of 10.7 percent, according to IBISWorld’s Speech & Voice Recognition Software Developers...
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How To Mount an LVM2 Volume Using an Ubuntu Live CD/DVD
The other day I had this Ubuntu Linux VM that I hadn't logged onto in a really long time, and for the life of me I couldn't remember the password I set for root. Yeah, I know, I'm not supposed to use...
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