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iPhone Screen Protectors – do no good

March 17, 2010

My friends think I’m crazy for not putting on one of those worthless plastic screen protectors on my iPhone. The reason I don’t is simple: the iPhone screen is glass while the protector is thin plastic. Which one is harder? I learned a long time ago from sunglasses when fishing – glass lenses are always [...]

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Testing from Robert Baillio’s

March 2, 2010

This is a test post to show Robert. Here’s a picture. Notice I right-aligned it and downsized the pixel dimensions.

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About Encrypting your Data – Again

March 2, 2010

Originally published: 01-08-2009 Re-tweeted 03-02-2010 While scanning through some email newsletters, I came across this article . It looks like data security is still an afterthought to many organizations. I cannot stress enough that it is very important to secure your important data. Video Tutorial: Encrypting your Laptop Even home users have Quicken, Money, or [...]

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Click of Death

February 27, 2010

I get on my soapbox about data backups quite often. Anyone who has met me knows that I ask over and over if you have a backup for your computer data. I’ve blogged about it quite frequently as well with specific instructions on what to do. Still, I constantly encounter people who don’t take it [...]

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Google Mobile Sync – Just works

February 27, 2010

As most of you know, I’m a big fan of Google Apps. When Google Mobile Sync was launched, it was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me to switch to the iPhone. Having the ability to seamlessly synchronize my contacts, calendar, and email is a huge plus to my efficiency. Now, arguably I [...]

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Skype Encryption and Government Snooping

February 27, 2010

This article is a little out-dated since it was sitting as a “draft” in my blog. I just forgot to publish it. Here is the deal – I’m not a tin-foil hat guy, but I’m also a conservative and definitely was as little government intrusion as possible. This is a prime example. Can anyone explain [...]

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Me and EQ – 2200 days of MySEQ

February 26, 2010

A long time ago in a galaxy far away…I was addicted to EverQuest (aka EQ or EverCrack). I’m not kidding. I played EQ at least 30 hours a week starting around mid 1999 (on dialup) and continuing until 2005. Genia played. The best man at our first wedding was my best friend in EQ. Scott [...]

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Use the address bar

February 26, 2010

This is one of the more common “issues” that I encounter. Probably many of you reading this blog may be guilty. When someone asks you to type an address (URL) in your browser (ex: www.smartergeek.com), that means you should type it in the ADDRESS BAR of the browser! Sure, you can type in the search [...]

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Wireless on the 2nd floor

February 17, 2010

———— Question from Email: ———— Rex, I have a customer that is having a real problem with her wireless signal in a 2 story hotel. She has tried everything from getting another Netgear range max router and still can not get a signal on her outer areas of the 2nd floor. I recommended the WRT54GL [...]

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Panasonic SV-AV20

February 2, 2010

*Originally posted on my old message board in Feb 2005. Copied here as it is popular. Well, this is the story of how a Panasonic SV-AV20u was donated to me by someone with whom I have done a lot of computer work. The device is pretty cool as it will work as an mp3 player [...]

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