Software

Shorten and Share Links on the Go

March 22, 2011

I wanted to share a great tip to extend your ability to shorten and share web pages from your iPhone using bit.ly. If you are new to URL shortening here’s why I use bit.ly Simple way to track clicks Automatically share to Twitter and Facebook Bookmarklets & API keys extend bit.ly to almost every platform [...]

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Podcasting Made Easy

February 4, 2011

Podcast: Play in new window

I’ve always wanted to host my own podcast but it producing it seemed to difficult or expensive so I kept postponing the idea. As part of my renewed focus this year I was determined to finally launch a podcast. Why is Podcasting important to me? Audio creates a very intimate experience Speaking comes naturally to [...]

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Firefox tweaks for Twitter

February 9, 2010

Perform any task often enough you’re bound to create a few shortcuts. I’m a Firefox devotee and an avid Twitter user so I’ve developed a shorthand system that I couldn’t live without. So whether you are visiting twitter profiles or searching twitter for a trend or keyword. Here’s how I made these tasks more efficient. [...]

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Stop Paying for Antivirus

December 29, 2009

This is probably the most surprising advice I give friends and family – Don’t pay for antivirus software. Why? It’s over priced, bloated, and doesn’t offer better protection than the free options. The ugly truth is that I’ve seen hundreds of infections on computers with lapsed subscriptions. The user always meant to get around to [...]

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Fun with UDP conflicts and DNS port randomization

September 18, 2009

If you running a Windows server there is a good chance that you will some day encounter a conflict when a particular service tries to start and it will state that the UDP port is already in use. If you run a report to see what service is currently using that port there is a [...]

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Using Powershell to Import multiple PST files into Exchange 2007

July 15, 2009

Most Exchange migrations that I am involved in are clients upgrading from an older version of Exchange but I’ve recently been engaged in implementing Microsoft Exchange 2007 at a client that previously used a linux mail system. This particular situation posed the additional challenge of all the mail being stored locally on the end users’ [...]

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Preorder Windows 7 today for $99

June 26, 2009

I recently raved about my experience with Windows 7 and today I’m thrilled to announce you can preorder your copy from Amazon for only $99. The upgrade version will require you to have at least some version of Windows XP or Vista but often Microsoft has been lenient on this prerequisite. The only disappointing news [...]

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