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2013
One Month Using the Microsoft Surface Pro
I've been testing the Microsoft Surface Pro for about a month. I've had many coworkers and clients ask about its capabilities. I didn’t go to the trouble of...[more]
0 comments | Sep 30
2011
During a recent troubleshooting stint, a collegue of mine was scratching his head as to why a machine would not seem to boot. We were getting no POST codes (or boot beeps, or whatever you call them...[more]
burnt, computer, cpu, electronics, fried, heat, solder, Video card
Sep 27
2011
The dreaded, "No Service" message. You have no voice, no data, no communication at all with the outside world!!!!
Ok, so maybe it's no all that bad, but what do you do when you get this...[more]
Sep 15
2011
How to create a VPN connection to your office with Windows XP, Vista, 7 or even Macintosh
Before going home:
You will need to verify/acquire the following information from your network administrator...[more]
7, MAC, macintosh, RDP, remote, Remote Desktop, RRAS, vista, VPN. Windows
Aug 03
2011
In my years as a computer guy, I've seen some pretty unusual things done with and to computers. I've been around long enough to see CD-Roms used as cup holders, 3.5" floppies jammed in...[more]
Jul 27
2011
Screen real-estate on my monitor is precious. It's not unusal for me to have multiple screens open at once on the same montor. Every inch of available extra space is more productivity for me, For...[more]
Jun 30
2011
After some recent Microsoft updates, some folks may have noticed that they cannot search their Outlook items anymore. Where they used to get a good list of items when searching they now receive the...[more]
Mar 01
2011
Quickbooks 2011 has a new twist in it's licensing. Apparently, Intuit has deided not to offer a 5 seat license for the 2011 Pro version of Quickbooks. You are only allowed THREE seats. One thing to...[more]
Aug 15
2010
Windows libraries are a neat feature. They allow you to centralize what would normally be a ton of shortcuts to folders. Plus, since Libraries show up in all Save/Save As dialogs, it makes...[more]
Mar 02
2010
There can be several reasons to use an alternate port for remote terminal server access. Perhaps you have only one public IP address, but need to publish two terminal servers on that address. Perhaps...[more]
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