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December 2004 - Posts

The Spyware Battle
Friday, December 17, 2004 8:09 AM
 Yesterday I spent almost 3 hours helping a client battle spyware.  This was some of the most putrid stuff I've ever encountered - not only was it difficult to remove but in many cases moments after uninstalling some of this scum a hidden
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Non-Profit? Get Cheap Software
Friday, December 17, 2004 7:42 AM
Non-Profits have an opportunity to get cheap (or free) software from TechSoup.  If you're involved with a non-profit give it a look.-B-
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Upgrading the Infrastructure
Monday, December 13, 2004 9:48 AM
Lately it seems like a lot of our clients are upgrading their infrastructure.  Much like my recent post on gigabit networking we're seeing a lot of clients abandoning their 10/100 switches for gigabit switches in order to gain more speed.Most of
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Start Outlook 2003 in Different Views
Monday, December 06, 2004 8:14 PM
Usually when you start Outlook 2003 it comes up with the Mail pane.  That's the way most folks (including me) prefer it, but some folks would rather start Outlook with the Folder List or the Shortcuts list opened.  Tools | Options | Other |
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Protecting Your Corporate Network from Home Users
Monday, December 06, 2004 10:58 AM
In this article the author makes the solid point about how home users need to have protection from viruses and malware so that it doesn't spread to your corporate network.One point: RoadRunner provides free antivirus software to their users too.Windows
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MSN Messenger 7 Beta
Monday, December 06, 2004 9:37 AM
Microsoft has released a beta of Windows Messenger 7 -- if you're an IM user you may want to give it a try.  Check here: http://messenger.msn.com/beta/download/downloadx.aspx to download it.-B-
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What a Difference a Gig(abit) Makes
Sunday, December 05, 2004 3:35 AM
Upgraded a client's network infrastructure recently.  They had 100Mbit switches which should be fine but they have 50 workstations (all 100Mbit) and since at least one of their servers had a Gigabit port on it we decided to get a Gigabit switch (like
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Finally Got a Tablet PC
Saturday, December 04, 2004 10:17 AM
Well I finally got a tablet PC.  It's an Averatec C3500 has an integrated DVD/CW-RW, 802.11g, 60GB hard drive, 512MB of RAM, etc.  I've only had it for several hours but so far I'm pretty pleased with it.  It's not BLAZING fast, but it's
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