Jim Becher - Surfing the Web

I was researching a bottle of Rum for a friend and realized that I did not know of any other than “The Captain”.  Even though that is my favorite, I did not know of any better brands. In the process I found a few lists of what are reported as…

Here is one of the best freeware lists I have seen in a while. I use a majority of the items on this list.  I would however prefer notepad2 to any other text editor http://www.teknobites.com/2007/09/08/40-free-windows-apps-for-you/

I just read this article http://www.physorg.com/news108449464.html  comcast is turning off people for using too much bandwidth.  I seem to remember the sales pitch to me.  Unlimted bandwidth and some crazy speed (5 MB).  I just remember telling the guy I did not care about the bandwidth since most sites can’t…

The drive in my Dell d820 went dead again on Friday.  Do I have a backup yes.  Is it recent. NO.  Was I backing it up before it died (yes) just like before.  I hooked up the backup disk (an external usb drive) and started the job.  I noticed I…

I use some sites frequently to view site information. http://www.domaintools.com (site information and lookup) http://www.netcraft.com (what is that site running) http://www.builtwith.com (what technology is use on a site)

I am always on the lookout for a small form factor PC. I have reduced the number of machines in my home down to 2 machines.  Our home PC and my wife’s laptop.  What I have found is that I need one more (linux) machine to do tasks.  Things like…

I have had my hard drive fail.  In fact I have had a lot of drives fail.  This may be a shock to people but hard drives fail.  They have moving parts and run at high speeds so they will fail.  What frustrates me is how many people do not…

Recently had a client have issues with their WSS site and needed to restore the content DB. I took a look at their server and could not find the DB’s. After a little investigation we discovered that they had attached to the Embedded Edition of sql instead of the Standard…

I recently started a project where I had to stream a live audio broadcast for a church.  I have done live audio streaming in the past (few years back).  I was in the middle of setting up the Windows Media Server and could not remember how to get the system…