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Seize the Deal and SSL

November 12, 2010 firefox
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Got this question via email and thought the answer would be a good post. I wanted to buy the seize the deal of the day from seizethedeal.com, but, when I was checking the security of the webpage, in all three browsers, (chrome, explorer, and firefox), I got the lock symbol with a red strike through it [...]

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Suddenlink SMC8014WN Stupidity

May 5, 2010 encryption
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Well this is interesting. I was considering becoming a reseller for Suddenlink Cable since I’ve been very pleased with their internet service. However, if you “rent” the SMC8014WN Wireless Modem/Router/AP from them – BEWARE! Suddenlink has locked down the firmware in the SMC8014WN so that most of the typical features from any $60 router/access point [...]

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Wireless on the 2nd floor

February 17, 2010 linksys

———— 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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Private Info on Facebook – Huh?

January 17, 2010 att

There is a story floating around where a limited number of AT&T users were directed into the Facebook accounts of someone else. Personally, I think the headline is more sensationalistic than anything – “scary web error” – come on now. This appears to be a misconfiguration for a proxy forwarder on the part of AT&T [...]

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Google and Open Networks

September 27, 2008 google

Well it appears that Google is trying to drastically change the way we use wireless phone networks. As opposed to the carrier lock-in we all face now, Google’s vision is an open network where devices or phones connect to any open available network. Their vision is very similar to how we connect to the internet [...]

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