Configuring Cacti On Ubuntu 13.04
Cacti is an excellent open source monitoring package that uses SNMP to gather contextual and quantitative data about remote systems, in a sense extremely similar to remote sensing. Cacti has the...
View ArticleIntroducing The New And Improved SpyBot
I’ve been a big fan of Safer Networking’s Spybot Search and Destroy program for a long time now, going way back to my days as a bench technician in a computer store. That was a long time ago, and while...
View ArticleDeploying Shares Through Group Policy
Deploying shares through group policy on Microsoft Server 2008 or 2012 is easy to set up, and gives you greater flexibility and control over your network. The traditional way of mapping drives has...
View ArticleTesting Your Hard Drives Health
Testing your hard drives health isn’t something that you need to do often in a home environment, but when the time comes it can often be a mad scramble against time. Anyone that’s had a hard drive die...
View ArticleInstalling And Configuring DHCP With Windows Server 2012
Installing and configuring DHCP with Windows Server 2012 is thankfully pretty easy, and doesn’t take much longer than 15 minutes if you’re starting with a fresh network. For this tutorial, you’ll...
View ArticleSetting Up DFS File Servers With Microsoft Server 2012
For today’s weekend geek-out, I’ll be walking you guys through the process of setting up DFS file servers with Microsoft Server 2012. DFS is a great offering from Microsoft on Server 2008 and Server...
View ArticleBest Free WordPress Plugins For Added Blog Security In 2013
WordPress is a pretty secure CMS out of the box, but you can always take advantage of adding free plugins for added security. I use all of these plugins on my WordPress installation with HostDime and...
View ArticleIntroducing Cubby – Cloud Storage By LogMeIn
Cubby is the latest cloud storage offering to hit the market, and offers 5GB of space right out of the gate. I have to admit that I’m a bit surprised LogMeIn is venturing into this arena, but I’ve...
View ArticleReset A Forgotten Windows Password
Everyone at one time or another has forgotten their Windows Password. While Windows does have a built-in method for resetting passwords, they often require to have created some type of media before...
View ArticleSecurely Erase Your Hard Drive
A new computer is a joyous occasion for most families. You’re looking forward to using your new computer, surfing the web, and maybe playing those video games you’ve been putting off for a while. But...
View ArticleMake Your Computer More Secure
There are plenty of ways to make your computer more secure, and you should be diligent in protecting your computer. Anyone that uses a computer for any sort of online activity is no doubt concerned...
View ArticleHow To Reinstall Windows 7 And Restore From Backup
With Spring cleaning here, it’s officially time to clean my computer up along with the rest of my surroundings. One of the best ways to spruce a computer up is to re-install the operating system,...
View ArticleHow To Give Your Computer A Tune Up
Anyone who’s been using Microsoft Windows for awhile is well versed of the eventual slowdown and sluggishness that comes with an old installation. This is inevitable as you use the computer more...
View ArticleWPEngine 6 Month Review – ( Ditch Your Web Host For WPEngine)
There are a million web hosts out there, and they all seem to offer the same services for rock bottom pricing. Unlimited this, unlimited that. 24/7 support. Unlimited disk space. The list of...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Free Antivirus Programs For Windows 7
As discussed in this last article regarding Antivirus for Linux, any system that has an internet connection is at risk of infection, regardless of its Microsoft Windows or a Linux machine....
View ArticleAntivirus For Ubuntu – The Top 5 Anti-Virus Packages
Though it’s true that Ubuntu, and Linux and general are rarely affected by viruses due Microsoft and Apple having the market share of the computing world, it’s still a good idea to have some sort of...
View ArticleHow To Use Spotify On Ubuntu
Using Spotify on the newest version of Ubuntu is a snap to set up. You simply need to edit your repositories file, update your repositories, and then install the package through aptitude. Keep...
View ArticleTeraCopy – The Best Way To Copy Large Amounts Of Data
One of the biggest frustrations regarding Microsoft Windows is the horrendously slow time it takes to copy large amounts of files. There’s also the issue of copy operations failing right in the middle...
View ArticleLevel 3 Is Building In Bogota!
BOGOTA, Colombia, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced the construction of its newest data center in Bogota, Colombia, as a result of increased...
View ArticleDataBank Holdings Acquires VeriSpace
The Dallas based Databank Holdings, provider of data center and colocation services, announced today that it has acquired colocation provider VeriSpace for an unspecified dollar amount. This...
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