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That Damn PC

Archive for the ‘Random Notes’ Category

June 12th, 2008

How secure is too secure? Oh yeah, this is it.

I came across a great post over at Vitalsecurity.org the other day (part of the awesome Security Bloggers Network) about when security goes too far. RapidShare is a great solution for sharing large amounts of data. It’s ad and premium-user supported and allows for an unlimited amount of bandwidth (free users have 100MB […]

By Jesse -- 0 comments

June 10th, 2008

Organization — Inform one, inform them all.

Image via WikipediaIt’s a fact of life that information overload is not easy to escape. Whether you enjoy playing the license plate game or reading the New York Times on your way to work (Do they sill print a paper?), there is a lot to read, take in and retain out there in this […]

By Jesse -- 0 comments

December 28th, 2006

blog tag game: 5 things you didn’t know about me

In the blog game of tag, I’ve been tagged by Vivek, of nixCraft, a Linux sys admin journal: Linux tips and tricks, hacks, news and more: So, here goes: here are five things you didn’t know about me:
1. I love Linux. My first router was a Linux computer I set up to guard my windows […]

By Mary Ford -- 3 comments

November 7th, 2006

As US polls close, we ask: has the vote been hacked?

Has the vote been hacked?
It’s already proven that the vote can be hacked, so we ask Has it been hacked? and if so, can we catch the fraudster(s)? hope so.
Now that the US has moved to electronic voting machines, we no longer have to worry about ‘hanging chads’ and the humiliation of […]

By Mary Ford -- 0 comments

September 25th, 2006

Two easy contests at Engadget and Palm Addict

Whether or not your mobile PC is a Palm, go visit Palm Addict and enter its September 24, 2006, contest for your chance to win some computing gear. Read the rules, and follow them to enter for a chance to win one of  several cool gadgets… including a Vaio notebook: a  computer designed […]

By Mary Ford -- 0 comments

April 24th, 2006

Users and Disjoining From a Domain

What happens if you have a computer that is part of a domain and has domain users as members of local user groups such as Power User or Administrator? Will those users be able to access the computer?
The answer is somewhat complicated as there are Local Policy Settings that specify whether Windows will cache […]

By Aaron -- 0 comments

March 14th, 2006

Oh Crap McAfee Sucks

Besides Finding God, getting married, seeing my children born and living long enough to see all six Star Wars movies this is the greatest day of my life. Today is great because I am no longer alone with saying McAfee sucks, and sucks bad. The worst part of this day is that I usually surf […]

By Dean -- 5 comments

March 6th, 2006

The Right OS For You or Microsoft Windows Against Other OS’s a QuickLook

Microsoft Windows is just one operating system to choose from in the whacked out crazy world of computers. Unfortunately not everyone has the same point of view on operating systems. It can be confusing when some of your friends say buy a Mac, while others say go Linux, and others say Microsoft is the best. […]

By Dean -- 3 comments

March 1st, 2006

I need Security Information

Lately I have had a lot of posts about security. This is because the number one killer of your PC is software other than your OS. Software like badly designed programs, programs loaded incorrectly, programs that are incompatible, viruses, spyware and list goes on. Hardware failure is rarely a problem on a PC, 90 percent […]

By Dean -- 3 comments

February 23rd, 2006

Malware and How It Affects You

I really wanted to start this blog with one of my funny long winded stories, but there is nothing funny about Malware. The truth is no matter what OS you are running, no matter amount of protection you have, and no matter how careful you are you are subject to Malware. In fact there is […]

By Dean -- 0 comments

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