Ok, maybe it’s not that extreme, but losing power to a Cisco router or switch, while performing an IOS upgrade, after you’ve deleted your existing IOS can be a headache. While not a disaster, you can plan on spending about an extra 45 minutes or so to recover. Here’s the lowdown: Summary You’ll need to … Read More
My phone has been suffering from a bad battery and random death. I would keep my phone charging constantly in the car, at work, or at home, then when off the charger for a small period of time, I would notice that it was dead. Totally dead; no charge left. This has left me so … Read More
I recently took the plunge and decided to setup a dual-boot configuration on my laptop. I’m already running Windows 7, which is excellent by the way, but my geekier side has always dreamed of using a linux distribution regularly. Ubuntu is one of the friendliest Linux distros out there, and with all of the buzz … Read More
My last post dealt with being proactive and installing a good anti-malware solution that won’t eat up all of your processor cycles. This post will deal with the reactive side: You suspect you may already have a virus….NOW WHAT?! How bad your computer is infected will determine what you need to do to get rid … Read More
This is a question that I get asked often by friends and customers: What should I use to protect my computer from X? Here are my current recommendations for antiX software (x = virus, malware, phishing, etc.). Keep in mind this is for home and small business (10 or less computers) users only; larger businesses … Read More
Recently, I entered into a truce with the pay-for-television industry, gave into the demands of my family, and signed an “exclusive” 2-year deal with DirecTV. I was perfectly happy the last couple of years not having a monthly bill and besides online entertainment has been coming into its own for a while (Hulu, ABC/NBC/Fox, Joost, … Read More
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