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- Just don't call it trolling, Verizon
- Just don't call it trolling, VerizonHmm..So that's why Verizon support technicians clam up the second you mention you use Linux.It's quite possible......that Verizon is right on this and that the Busybox developers and SFLC have overreached. I'm not at all sure I'd like a precedent that holds the unwitting...
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., DD-WRT, GPLv2, source code
- Discussion threads 2007-12-07
- (Gallery: $60 router DD-WRT = high-end wireless router)
- (Gallery: $60 router DD-WRT = high-end wireless router)Linksys WRT-54GThe Linksys WRT-54 family of products have been doing this for years.RE: (Gallery: $60 router DD-WRT = high-end wireless router)except DD-WRT crashes when there is a power failure on the Linksys WRT54G v8 - goes back to default...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Home networking, Network technology, NETWORKING, wireless, wireless router, DD-WRT, router, Linksys Inc., Tomato
- Discussion threads 2007-10-17
- $60 router DD-WRT = high-end wireless router and switch
- $60 router DD-WRT = high-end wireless router and switchdd-wrt demoI've been running dd-wrt on a Linksys WRT54GL for about a year now--it really is true folks--high-end features.You can check out a demo of the web gui features [url=http://www.informatione.gmxhome.de/DDWRT/Standard/V23final/]here[/url].Nice article George.That's why I said it isn't worth using client-side...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, Ethernet, XO-1, wireless, wireless router
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Free Dynamic DNS account for anywhere access to your home
- Free Dynamic DNS account for anywhere access to your homeGood article - thanksThis is what you are best at, George, keep to it.And does this work with the likes of XP Home using RDP or are you limited to VNC?Good timingI was actually thinking of setting up my home connection...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Domain names, NETWORKING, Network technology, MX Record, RDP, DD-WRT, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, VNC, Does XP Home, Free Dynamic DNS, DDNS, DNS, server, Microsoft Windows XP, router, dynamic DNS, ZoneEdit
- Discussion threads 2007-04-12
- Asterisk 1.4 adds GUI and unified messaging
- Asterisk 1.4 adds GUI and unified messaging1.4? What? the ForkGeorge, I'm a bit confused. Correct me if I am wrong, but, I don't see a reference to version 1.4 at the open source [url=http://www.asterisk.org/]Asterisk website[/url].This is all well and good if you want the whole kit and kaboodle, Digium...
- Tags: VOIP, Telephony, Asterisk, GUI, OpenWRT, DD-WRT, CLI, Asterisk 1.4, unified messaging
- Discussion threads 2006-09-13
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- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it soPar for the course wrt anti-Vista bashers.They believe that repeating something ad nauseum will somehow make it true.Journalism or Rant?I'm afraid you've followed suit rather than taking the high road on this issue. By even responding to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, workstation, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Is there really a market for an open source router?
- Is there really a market for an open source router?Certainly isAs someone who installed Tomato on an old Linksys router, I think there is a market for this. Myself and others like me have looked on places like Craigslist to find the particular models that the open source firmware will...
- Tags: Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Home networking, ShadeTree, Linkys Routers, open source, open source router, router, DD-WRT Firmware
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Open source router from Netgear offers custom firmware and apps
- Open source router from Netgear offers custom firmware and appsGonna get one ...Having installed DD-WRT on a very UNSTABLE Linksys WRT54G Version 6, I can testify to the stability and usefulness of FOSS on these routers. It solved a LOT of issues I was having, but because the version 6...
- Tags: Home networking, Signal-StRength, Open Source Router, custom firmware, firmware, NetGear, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- I'm sticking with Windows XP
- I'm sticking with Windows XPWhat happened to the cries for increased security?Not saying they originated with you Jason but prior to Vistas release everyone was labelling XP a leaking sieve wrt to security. Full of holes which could not be patched but required a complete redesign. With the release of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- Why I still prefer Internet Explorer
- Why I still prefer Internet ExplorerWell everybody is entitled to their opinionHowever, I was expecting an argument as to why you as a user preferred IE. Instead I got why you as a programmer like IE. Well that's kind of like going to a restaurant and having the waiter tell...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, CSS, JavaScript
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- What works, what doesn't
- What works, what doesn'tYou forgot an important pointThat is, once any software base finally stabilizes, force an upgrade to a new super shiny alpha implementation down everybody's throats. This is called the bullsiht baffles brains scenario.Rough figures that I've come across are that 80% of people aren't really capable of...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Asterisk PBX, cell phone, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Verizon FiOS goes 50 Mbps across U.S.: Should I upgrade?
- Verizon FiOS goes 50 Mbps across U.S.: Should I upgrade?Can you evaluate it?If it does seem like you are achieving $100/mn more productivity with the additional speed, I'd say go for it. It comes down to a value issue for me.RE: Verizon FiOS goes 50 Mbps across U.S.: Should I...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, Mbps, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Fios
- Discussion threads 2008-06-18
- The killer apps of academia
- The killer apps of academiaMy suggestionsNice list. However, what's Windows Live Mail doing there, when there's the Great Gmail? :-)Another favourite application: normalize the volume of your mp3's with mp3gain. There is a Windows version here:http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/download.phpAnd there's also a Linux version. The Linux version is available in the repositories...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Word processors, academia, killer application, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Matlab, OpenOffice, TeX, Linux-version
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- Back to Basics #1 - Cloning a hard disk
- Back to Basics #1 - Cloning a hard diskWow, thats a really long way to do it!Most hard drives when you buy them come with a install disk if not you can download it from the manufactures of which after you physically install the drive you boot the accompanying CD/DVD...
- Tags: GB Boot, disk, hard drive, Commander, Casper
- Discussion threads 2008-06-06
- Security Researcher to release Cisco rootkit at EUSecWest
- Security Researcher to release Cisco rootkit at EUSecWestRootkit on a RouterThis could be interesting... Cisco likes to put voice on a router, too! I can just imagine the trouble someone could cause with this one.All your eggs in one basket is a bad idea.RE: Security Researcher to release Cisco rootkit...
- Tags: Rootkits, Routers & switches, Cisco Systems Inc., router, EUSecWest, rootkit, security
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Business PCs are going nowhere fast
- Business PCs are going nowhere fastRE: Business PCs are going nowhere fastDefinitely agree with every single word. Todays PCs are bloated with unnecessary features that slow down both the pc and the user, reducing productivity. Even when using awesome stellar looking 3d applications, all you really need is a stable...
- Tags: Desktops, PC innovation, PC, business PC
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recovery
- Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recoveryrsync? Anyone? Bueler?rsync -auvPz //* /path to destination backup/rsync is for directoriesnot for system images.RE: Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recoveryI also think rsync is a better solution. When hardware fails you are unlikely to be able to get exact replacements (unless you've squirreled...
- Tags: Backups, backup, Geek Sheet, Bare-metal backup, Bare-metal, recovery, rsync
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- Panthers call open source
- Panthers call open sourceYou do know, of courseThat the nice purring domestic cat in your lap who seems so nice and cuddly is a member of the panther family of cats, don't you? :)ttfnJohnOpen standards are good enoughAdobe's recent opening of the spec and removing restrictions on writing players is...
- Tags: Panther, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- Reiser FS: The open source file system fallout
- Reiser FS: The open source file system falloutI think M$ has something to do with this crimeWhen M$ FUD campaign failed, they might have contracted some mobsteres to frame Reiser.RE: Reiser FS: The open source file system falloutFrom the article: 'grinded to a halt'? WTF kind of grammar is that?...
- Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, JFS, Reiser FS, open-source file system fallout, fallout
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- Microsoft earnings post-mortem: The cash cows quiver
- The headlines on Microsoft's fiscal 2008 third quarter earnings were all over the map this week -- with claims that Microsoft beat expectations, to Microsoft fell far short of the mark. The one consensus, however, was that Windows client and Office, Microsoft's two biggest cash cows, weren't the robust bottom-line...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Ppt, Microsoft Windows, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
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