So this may be a few weeks shy of being breaking news, but I wanted to write a short post to give recognition to a friend and former coworker who helped make this possible. Kyle Baker took on the task of helping to Ubuntu Forums develop an OpenID plugin for vBulletin 4. I encourage you […]
Category Archives: Technology
Git Stash
Although Git is certainly not a new distributed version control system, I am new to using it as of this year. After a good 6+ years of Subversion (SVN) (and CVS before that) I’m still learning the differences that sets Git light years ahead of any other version control system currently available. With new technologies […]
Razor Max Email: TLS Required but Not Supported by Server
Earlier this year I made the switch from my old iPhone 3G (yeah, not even 3GS) to the Droid RAZR Maxx. For the most part I love the phone, especially the 4G network, long battery life, and large screen display. One of the first things I did when I got the phone was synch it […]
Web Hosting Lingo Made Easy: The Difference Between Name Servers, A Records, and CNAMEs
I run into this question every now and again and have recently run into this while helping my soon to be brother-in-law transfer his hosting of GarnerBrewing.com. Most people rarely adjust their hosting provider after its paid for, and even if they do, it’s rare that they change it more than once. So, its not […]
SOPA Blackout – Wikipedia and Others Not So “Blacked Out”
On January 18th 2012, thousands of websites participated in a protest against anti-piracy legislation. The legislation that was trying to make it’s way through congress was the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), both aimed at reducing copyright infringement. However, many saw this legislation as an attack on the freedom […]
Reconfiguring NETGEAR Wireless Range Extender
About 2-3 years ago, my parents attempted to go completely wireless in their,at the time, new home. Because they’re home’s layout is so large, the signal from the wireless router that they had set up and configured on one end of the house, did not reach the other end of the house. In an attempt […]