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Blog posts and ramblings to chronicle my adventures in life. This may contain technology, family, business or products that I enjoy.

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Hi, I’m Jim. A father, husband, business owner, entrepreneur, and a person who loves technology. I semi-often update this blog.

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Feel free to reach out to me with questions, contact, business ideas, projects or just a random Hello. Located in the Mitten state.

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Windows Vulnerability

There is a new windows vulnerability (Security Bulletin) that effects all windows users. This issue is very interesting because a user does not have to do anything other than view a web page or email that contains an infected image. As of this moment Microsoft does not have a fix…

New cell phone – Cingular 2125

I just got a Cingular 2125 today. It rocks. I purchased this phone to replace my Audiovox 5600 that I got from cingular a week ago. I won’t go through the ugly details of my conversion from ATT wireless (the best provider) to cingular. But, I can tell you that…

How Secure is your Data

Well another loan business has lost data of it’s clients. Story (http://info.mortgage.com/) The Bank sent it’s tape via mail (DHL) and the tape never made it. So it was considered as lost. I think it is interesting that some reports (the local newspaper – grand rapids press). Said that the…

Cleaning MS Word / Frontpage HTML

I had an issue where I had to clean an html page / pages that were built using Microsoft Word. Since I had to use these pages in many locations and apply a new style to them. I needed a good way to clean the HTML and did not want…

Great Read

Well I was on Digg and ran across this post. The top 10 things to do for mom’s PC http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/11/23/top-10-things-to-do-for-moms-pc-over-thanksgiving/ Everything on the list is so true. The things missed were, how to also help your siterin-law and brother-in-law, and how to remove all the spyware already on the box.

Wireless Network Security

My last blog post last week on Network Intrusion has generated a lot of traffic and emails. It was interesting to know that people actually read what I post. A lot of people responded in emails asking to know some more information on wireless security. I think this is due…

Network Intrusion / Invasion

Network Intrusion / Invasion I typically stop at a local coffee shop to get some caffeine and use their wi-fi network to check email and surf the web. I am gathering this is not unlike most people out there in the business world. I tend to visit places that offer…

Google Site Map Information

Ever wonder what google index’s or does on your site? Well, here is some instructions on how to use this information. http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/11/16/google-sitemaps/ It is some very good info and interesting stats. Somewhat like google analytics.