Jim Becher - Surfing the Web

I love it when I find a great new application that helps me. My most recent find was “youmail”- www.youmail.com. It is a voice mail application that allows you to customize your voicemail message for individuals and it can also be automated. One of the best features is that it…

I was asked by a client on how to tell if someone’s password was strong enough. I was not sure on the need, and at first I was looking to either build or find a webservice that would test strength. After hearing the need over the phone we were able…

I love “Mar#h M@dness”. I would have used the words but did not want to get sued. I’m currently just relaxing and watching basketball. My brackets are not doing well, however it is still fun to watch.

I have heard people say they love vista, I have heard others curse it and go back to XP. In one case I know of a Microsoft Developer who will not run vista. I love new technology but respect speed and performance and I do not see either of those…

As of Wednesday the company I work for NuSoft Solutions (www.nusoftsolutions.com) has been acquired by RCM Technologies (www.rcmt.com) a publicly traded company. The role I have been in as Principal consultant for our Kinetic IG initiative will still continue. Being part of the RCM family will increase our ability to…

So far my dell d830 running Vista 64 is doing really good. I have found that it eats the battery faster than before and that there are a few more issues with some programs. I have found that my favorite image capture program (cropper) does not work. the performance increase…

I finally got a new laptop from work to replace my dead D820. I now have a refurbished d830. So far I am very happy. It has the same case, look, and screen as the last one. However, this box has 64bit Vista running on it. I am excited to…

One of my favorite tools on the web (www.dnsstuff.com) recently made a site change. They took their free tools and lookups and moved them to a different area. They also added a subscription model and want to make some money. I am not against the change, in fact I am…