There are a few great posts on the web on how to speed up your phone. I won’t try to re-create them. I personally like the version from lifehacker and the few links they have related to Battery life and settings http://lifehacker.com/5897438/how-to-speed-up-clean-up-and-revive-your-iphone Overall, the idea is to disable anything that is continuously talking or communicating to the web. Basically, notifications and …
I’m always checking the number of devices on my network. I have a guest wireless that I have in the past let neighbors use. Since then I have cut them off, but left the network on to see who attaches. For a while I had my pineapple setup to do a rickroll on anyone who connected. Nmap makes it easy to …
UPDATE – Since writing this pfsense has added a package install of SARG. I recommend an updated tutorial of this post – SARG and Pfsense V2. Here is a tutorial on how to setup SARG (http://sarg.sourceforge.net/) – Squid Analysis Report Generator on Pfsense. If you don’t know what any of those words meant then here are some references. SQUID – (www.squid-cache.org): …
I have been having some performance issues with my home firewall. Last year I upgraded my networking to use a Cisco e3000 running tomato firmware. This configuration worked well when I paired it with an airport extreme to be the dedicated wireless access point. I had moved to a dedicated wireless AP as we added more wireless devices in the house. …
My wife went to a seminar today and came back with a good idea. That she and I should have an emergency contact card in our wallet. She also mentioned an ICE contact for our phones. I had not heard of ICE contacts, “In Case of Emergency” – here is a quick blurb from lifehacker – How to add an ICE …
This new year I plan on blogging more. For one reason, it is a good stress relief. The other reasons revolve that I like to do it. To make the process easier I plan on utilizing Windows live writer. The reason for using live writer is the simple ease of use and great layout functions it allows. I currently use WordPress …
It is that time of year again. Every December before the new year, I evaluate the technology I have. I typically look at my laptop and determine if it needs to be upgraded first then look at my other machines. This year I decided that my trusty ThinkPad T410 did not need to be replaced. Instead it was going to get …
I am not a designer. In fact, I’m pretty bad with design. However, I can tell when something looks good. It is just my way of saying I appreciate good design, I just suck at it. Here is a great video showcasing how design (brands) work. This is great work done by Erica Gorochow The Fundamental Elements of Design from Erica …
It is that time of the year. I love Christmas. I just realized at work that the the only pictures of the kids I have are getting pumpkins and a Christmas tree (multiple years). Yesterday we went and got the tree. It is always a fun event, and we have had snow each year we go. We have been going the …
I’ve been cleaning up my work area. Not only my real desktop at work but also my computer desktop. To help keep a cleanly system I decided to try Fences. http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/ Nice little gem of an application. Give it a try. It neatly organizes your icons or files on your desktop into specific areas.
I have seen some great online resources recently for .net development training. Pluralsight is a fantastic resource: Some are free : MVC controller http://www.pluralsight-training.net/microsoft/players/PSODPlayer.aspx?author=scott-allen&name=mvc3-building-controllers&mode=live&clip=0&course=aspdotnet-mvc3-intro For beginners this one is fantastic: http://mottishaked.com/training/dot-net-tutorial
Remote PC support has come a long way. It used to be a long phone call and people would explain what they were seeing. Then we added remote desktop sharing tools like VNC. Now many sites and applications have these features. I have discussed remote desktop sharing / support apps before – http://jimiz.net/2008/07/open-source-applications/ Since then I have tried many versions. Go2MyPC, …
I came across this advertisement on a blog that I read about urban biking / commuting. I thought it was a pretty common sense advertisement. I think there is another that compares electric cars as well. Original Link http://urbanvelo.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/reality.jpg
I have started biking into work again. It has been enjoyable and an interesting adventure. This time around I’m using my commuter, a converted mountain bike (Schwinn S9five6 – Purchased in 1995). This is one of my favorite bikes, I’ve had a great amount of fun over the years with this bike. In the last 5 years it …
I’m not a huge person on fashion but I do like watches. I have always had a thing for a good watch. The problem is how you define a good watch. When I was younger it was the most features wins. Stop watch, timer, multi time zones, etc… Now I’m more focused on style and function. For the last 3 …