Jim Becher - Surfing the Web

I often get questions from both administrators and developers on the best way to secure their sites. By secure they are almost always talking about SSL (Secure Sockets Layer – more info). They ask which ssl provider is the best? Is it hard to setup? What does it cost? Which…

I currently use Firefox for all my browsing needs.  I still find times where I have to use IE as the browser (I.E. 7).  Our time entry system at the office needs IE to allow for text entry.  I have also noticed that one of the online applications I use…

I am a firm believer in mobile computing.  I have a pocket pc (that I only use at home).  It controls my home stereo and music.  I also have a cingular 2125 a “candy bar” style smart phone.  I really do appreciate this phone when I am out of town….

Well we had a server crash and I lost all my posts from August on.  Not that I have been blogging much.  With a new year starting I am going to try and keep the content flowing. New version of IIS reporter coming out. I have a new site launching…

I have been reading a lot of posts on how Kevin has now declaired Ndoc dead.  http://geekswithblogs.net/dtotzke/archive/2006/08/03/87038.aspx http://www.hanselman.com/SandcastleMicrosoftCTPOfAHelpCHMFileGeneratorOnTheTailsOfTheDeathOfNDoc.aspx I am upset to see this great app go away. I hope Kevin can find either a company to purchase or some VC to help out.  It is amazing to see how…

I am going to start blogging again.  I have been wrapped up in watching the world cup and also house hunting that I have not had much time for anything else.  I spend all my free time with the kids.  So, I am going to start trying to put a…

The US played today in the World Cup and Lost to Ghana.  It was a better game than their first, but it still hurts to see them  knocked out the the tourney.   I met a group for the first game to watch at a local pub.  It was interesting to…