As an Engineering Firm, You Can NEVER Be Taking Disaster Recovery Too Seriously
As someone who has been in this business for over two decades, part of my job as I see it involves keeping up with all of the latest trends, tips and best practices that I can then pass on to my own clients. As a part of this kind of continuing education, I came across […]
The Importance of Internet Security
Internet security is still a relatively new field. Only a couple of decades ago, it was not even a concern. Today, it is one of the most important forms of security in existence. It is also one of the most difficult ones when it comes to adapting to the ever-changing world that involves the Internet. […]
How to wire Cat5e to the T568B Wiring Standard
In order to wire your Ethernet cable to the T568B Wiring Standard you must perform the following actions. Strip the end of the Ethernet wire you are going to use of a portion of its covering to expose the different color wires inside. set your wire pairs up in the following color order. […]
Tracking on the Internet is More Complex Than You May Think in 2018
Most people do not like to have their online internet history being tracked by either government or private entities, but it is now an accepted part of life. Trackers that come to mind are typically Google or Facebook, but there are also thousands of known marketing companies with tracking networks. How most tracking operations work […]
Office Computer? Gaming Computer? What’s the Difference?
Gaming computers, business computers, graphic design computers, and entertainment systems are all filling out their niche in the tech market. To figure out which systems you need, or to figure out which marketing terms are feeding you a load of rubbish, here are a few retail and custom computer details. It’s All About the […]
install TeamPass on Ubuntu 14.6LTS
Installing TeamPass on a fresh Ubuntu 14.6LTS server. Find the latest version of TeamPass here https://github.com/nilsteampassnet/TeamPass/releases I’m using 2.1.26(14) which was the most recent version as of this writing. Install Ubuntu 14.6, when asked what packages to install add LAMP (and SSH server if you want) Then update Ubuntu and install some requirements: […]
Managed IT Services and you. How outsourced IT can benefit your company.
Your business may currently rely on in-house IT teams to manage technology systems and equipment. However, there are a variety of benefits from using managed IT services for your company. Research completed by CompTIA shows that over two-thirds of business owners are now utilizing managed IT support in the last year. Consider some of the […]
Adding Apple Touch Icons to your website.
When you bookmark a website on your iPad/iPhone an icon is created for the site and placed in your bookmarks. In most cases, the icon is just a single letter on a colored square. But if you want some eye candy for your site, you can create an icon and instruct the IOS device to […]
Use the command line to set power options in Windows 7 and up
A computer, fresh out of the box, has a default setting to put itself to sleep after 10 minutes of inactivity. I prefer to keep computers alive so I can run maintenance scripts after hours without disturbing users. A handy command line tool is powercfg which can be used to set the power options. The […]
Opt-out of the Cox "bad domain" advertising
If you use Cox for your internet service at your home or office, you may have noticed that Cox redirects all non-existent domains to finder.cox.net. This can get especially annoying because you have to retype the entire domain name into the browser bar again, instead of looking it over and correcting the spelling mistake. To prevent […]