iTunes and AAC

From an email: —————————–The thing that I am having problem with are those damn AAC tags… What the f*** are they, why the f*** are they, and why the f** can I not figure them out I think I understand they are away to control content.—————————– Well let me try to keep this fairly simple. AAC is a digital audio …

White Paper – Security Questions

This “white paper” was created to present to several clients of mine. I’m posting it to my blog so that it can be reviewed and maybe raise some questions as to how you handle your home and business information. PDF Copy Here Company policy concerning safety and security of data How important is your data? What is the company policy …

Changing Music Folder in iTunes

————–Question from email————– I just noticed that my C: hard drive is nearly full. I need to configure iTunes and DVDFab to save and run off of my D: drive. ————-Solution————- Here are the steps to move your mp3 files from one drive to another and configure iTunes: Copy your current music folder (typically “My Music”) to your other drive. …

Internet Interruptions

As taken from a recent email conversation with a customer: There are several issues that can cause internet connectivity issues. If Verizon says that their service is running smoothly, then typically they are correct – although I have seen cases where the ISP states that nothing is wrong with their service and there really is an issue. As I’m sure …

Backup and Imaging

Obviously, backing up your data is the most important since you can always replace failed hardware. However, recovering from a system crash can be very time-consuming. Installing XP, Vista, or Linux plus all your applications and then tweaking your system can be a pain. Acronis® True Image Echo Workstationhttp://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATICW/ Add-ons / Acronis® Universal Restorehttp://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATICW/universal-restore.html*This allows you to recover to an …

Trusting Google with your Email

When Gmail first came out I started using it as an address for message board registrations and things like that. Since I’ve owned my own domains since about 1999, I’ve always used them for my primary email. My old method of backup was to use Outlook or Outlook Express and finally Thunderbird for POP3. Periodically, I would backup the appropriate …

Newspapers are dying with print

I’ve been saying this for a long time too, but newspapers and the way we gather news are changing drastically. I’m not the only person who doesn’t really read a newspaper. There are a lot of other people that prefer “time shifting” content. Timeshifting content means viewing content when you want – not waiting for the radio or TV program …

The Importance of Backups

Originally published 7-9-2008. All too often, I have clients whose computers crash. Fortunately, I can recover the data most of the time, but there are times when the hard drive physically fails. In those cases recovering the data becomes nearly impossible and very very expensive. Recently, I created a document for my clients on “The Importance of Backups”. Here is …

Wireless Mesh and WRT54G’s

Back in 2005 I was hired by a customer in Sulphur Springs, TX (lived there for a couple of years) to network his daughter’s home using a HughesNet internet connection. This customer had been told by several people that it couldn’t be done. Fortunately, he had the forethought to pre-wire his daughter’s 2-story home with cat5e cable. That made it …