I know, I know, I’m a few days late for the whole World Backup Day craziness. But here we go anyway – remember to backup. And… remember to check your backups and archives! Every 3 months I archive my clients’ emails to keep my imap mailbox nice and clean. A couple of weeks ago was...

Whiteboards are easily one of the most useful utilities that any techie can have. They make it easy to write down flowcharts, create product mockups, and organize your ideas. I’ve been using one for about 5 years now, and it has served me well. (Ignore the cat5e cables) Unfortunately, it has become old and worn...

Fact: People love to think “system optimizers” actually work. Fact: “System optimizers” do not work For years, both Mac OS X and Windows users have been lied to about system optimizers – programs that promise to clean up your system make it run better. The fact is, they are almost always a complete waste of...

I’ve decided to give video tutorials a shot. My first one is a quick little MSConfig overview covering the various options and tools that it has. Hope you enjoy:

Many broadband ISPs these days use something called DHCP to provide their customers with IP addresses. DHCP works by creating a pool of addresses which can be given out to devices that request one. For the most part you will usually have a router that connects to your cable or dsl modems – so you...