Well, I have had one thing go my way so far today…I just discovered (I am slow) that there is an alternative to SecureCRT when it comes to an SSH client for Windows that has tab capabilites…Putty Connection Manager. I have been using Putty now for a year or two because it is free (I ...…
Command Line Kung Fu I was trying to figure out how to run Disk Defragmenter from the command line on a SBS2003 box as I was not sure how to specify what drive I want defrag.exe to run on at a specific time. Turns out that you can just browse to defrag.exe (…/system32) and then ...…
For those of you trying to install Ubuntu on an IBM Thinkpad x22 or X2x series laptop, you will need to hit F6 and then enter vga=771 and then press enter when the installer menu comes up. I ended up finding success using the “Ubuntu 8.10 Alternate CD” ISO. The Thinkpad laptops’ video doesn’t play ...…
Just made the upgrade to WordPress 2.6.2 (I think). As sad as it may seem, my motivation for the upgrade was so that I could use the iPhone app to post. It has been so long since my last upgrade…I was still running the 1.5 branch which I guess is pretty old school these days. ...…
Some of you may have read my post on troubleshooting iPhone and Exchange 2003 I wrote up a couple of weeks ago. In case you still don’t know, the iPhone will only work with Exchange 2003 SP2 and Exchange 2007. 2003 NEEDS SP2 to be installed and there is a not so intuitive procedure for ...…
Ok, so people usually ask me some kind of computer / internet related questions every day. So, I figured I would start to point out a few important items along the way when I come across them. Today I want to talk about music on your website. In my opinion, it is never a good ...…
Ok, I have to admit, I don’t like reading manuals. But, in the case of the new iPhone 2.0 software and Microsoft Exchange 2003, I did in fact read the Apple Exchange 2003 deployment guide. It is about zero help for someone who has configued Exchange 2003 to work with Windows Mobile devices in the ...…
Some of you may have read my posts about Server Beach’s dedicated hosting (managed and un-managed servers). I was fortunate enough to be invited to their first customer appreciation dinner in San Francisco last night at Town Hall. It is always great to be able to put a face to a name, or in this ...…
Every once in a while you come across a company that just gets it. They get it so well that you forget that you use them, pay them, etc. Server Beach is one of those companies for me. I have dedicated servers with a couple of different companies and I have to say that Dedicated ...…
If you are running SBS2003 and Exhange and you are using the built in POP3 connector to check for email on other pop3 boxes, you are probably really annoyed that you cannot check pop email boxes more frequently than every 15 minutes. Well, there is a way to make the POP3 Connector in SBS2003 check ...…