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The Tao of Backup 4 May 2012 | 04:42 am

I just found The Tao of Backup, an amusing but useful perspective on backups. The story is slightly dated with its reference to using tape for backup and use of Veracity, a now obsolete product for d...

Understanding Your Web Site 3 May 2012 | 10:31 am

So you have, or want, a web site? And your web consultant starts talking about web hosting accounts, domain names, and other strange stuff. There’s an account for this, and an account for that, and on...

The Cobbler’s Child Gets Repairs 25 Apr 2012 | 04:09 pm

Now that we’re back from Tucson, I’ve been able to attend to all the things that broke before we left. Installed the HP maintenance kit for our workhorse HP 4100dtn printer.  I had ordered from a sit...

A Web Site Defaced 2 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am

In late February, someone attempted to deface the Port Townsend Sangha web site.  The attempt was only partly successful–the site lost its formatting but the hacker’s graphic message was not displayed...

The Cobbler’s Children 15 Nov 2011 | 08:17 am

I’ve been working hard converting a client’s network from Windows Server 2003 SBS with Windows XP workstations to Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows 7 workstations, and dealing with all the various i...

Why I Love Backups 19 Aug 2011 | 05:36 am

I rely greatly on image backups of my computer hard drive. They have saved me uncounted hours of work by allowing me to simply restore something rather than fix it. A recent backup could have saved m...

Why Hackers Write Viruses and Spyware 14 Aug 2011 | 03:17 pm

Have you wondered why people would write viruses and spyware that infect your computer? The answer is simple: they are trying to rob you. There’s a good article about the history and current trends o...

Selecting a WordPress Theme 10 Aug 2011 | 05:52 pm

I mostly use WordPress for website development, primarily because of the rich supply of plugins. In two recent jobs, I’ve used the Twenty Ten and Twenty Eleven themes. A great virtue of both of those ...

Web Site Rewrite 6 Aug 2011 | 08:57 pm

We are in the process of creating a new web site for Guy Scharf Consulting and Guy’s Computing Notes blog. Guy & Teresa Scharf’s personal web site is here.

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