Note: This was just before I shifted to Google Apps web based email only. I am constantly asked about the differences in webmail vs an email program. Webmail Examples: Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL Webmail Advantages Can access from any computer connected to the Internet (Win, Mac, Linux) If your computer has a catastrophic crash, the email is stored on servers …

Well it’s been a while since I posted. Between customers, teaching, the elections, deer season, etc, finding time to post has been challenging! Over the last couple of days, I’ve received 2 email that almost appeared legitimate for a PayPal Dispute Resolution. To give you some background, I’ve used PayPal since 2001 and rarely had any issues. Of course, I …

..a group of individuals had apparently installed a device inside a gas station pump in the area. This device had access to all information entered through the payment point…The device included a wireless transmitter that broadcast 300-400 feet, allowing someone seated in a car located nearby to capture all the information generated at the pump.At the end of a hardday’s …

For all of us, there comes a time on any given day, week, and month,every year and in different degrees over our lifetimes, when we choose to act in some way that is oriented toward fulfilling our social and psychological needs, not our market-exchangeable needs. It is that part of our lives and our motivational structure that social production taps, …

Recently, I’ve been consulting with a client on network improvements. Following is an email correspondence sent to them in preface to some upgrades – such as migrating to a Novell SUSE Linux network. ============From Email============ As a reminder, security is relative. You have to weigh the cost vs usability vs convenience. If security practices are too complicated, end users will …

I have a client (and friend) who purchased a mobile phone running Windows Mobile. His problem was keeping his phone synced to his Google Calendar, which he runs through Google AFYD. Fortunately, Google released a sync tool called Google Calendar Sync. Running Google Calendar Sync allows Glenn to keep his phone, pc, and online Calendar together. I also did the …

==============From email==============from XOXO to Rex Moncrief date Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:25 AMsubject Is this worth having?mailed-by gmail.comsigned-by gmail.com Is this worth having?http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=5536 ===========My Response=========== Mark Russinovich arguably knows more about the Windows OS than Microsoft does. He has produced some great apps, which is one of the reasons MS finally bought his company. There are only a small …

Well it appears that Google is trying to drastically change the way we use wireless phone networks. As opposed to the carrier lock-in we all face now, Google’s vision is an open network where devices or phones connect to any open available network. Their vision is very similar to how we connect to the internet now. Any computer can connect …

Recently, I’ve been purchasing a lot of things from my local Office Depot. The staff there are friendly and courteous, and their prices are pretty competitive. Plus it’s close to my home/office. Of course, I also love to price/review shop on the Internet prior to making purchases. Upon landing on the home page, they had a nice chair advertised on …

I’ve been working recently with a client on a web project (sales of digital art). As is typical of most of my projects, my expertise in other areas gets tapped – not just web development. After all I am an IT consultant. This client needed an inexpensive VoiP telephone solution for the online small business. She wants customers to be …