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An excellent explanation of Pingbacks and Trackbacks

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I rarely find a blog on the internet that is helpful.  So I thought I’d point one out.  Webtrainingwheels.com written by Lucy Beer has written an excellent article on her site about Trackbacks and Pingbacks.  I don’t think I could have explained it better! So here’s the link to her post! Enjoy!

Want a Free Server for a year? Here’s how to do it.

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Percy Kwong

Amazon offers a free server for a year.  If you sign up with me, I’ll set up your server in your free tier for $25.00. Just sign up with me and you’ll get a free server to do whatever you’d like for a year. This can be a webserver, mail-server, VPN server, or any combination…

The effective Blogger what it means to Blog (My Tips)

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Percy Kwong

What does it mean to be an effective blogger?  It means you have a great quality blog and are very good at generating a following.  While I can speak of Blogging, I speak of it from the point of view how I do things and what Blogging means to me.  Here are my tips on…

Need Advice from an Enterprise CIO/CTO with serious Tech Knowledge?

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I’m trying something new here (it’s called making money to pay the rent for next month) [literally].. lol.. For $50.00, you get 1 hour of my time on the phone to discuss your ailments, questions, etc. I’ll give you the advice of a seasoned, hand-on, Architect, with the skills of “me”.  Just check this blog…

Typing a Search Term in the Firefox Address bar stops working [Solved]

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Percy Kwong

Every once in a while, while it doesn’t happen much, a piece of software breaks our browser. (OK.. It happens more than less for many people). Here’s the solution: 1. In the address bar, type about:config 2. You will receive a warning about modifying these setting could cause issues.  Just accept it. 3.You will see…

A review on Alix Boards for a Firewall

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I know firewalls and have definitely tested and worked with many appliances.  One of the most interesting and successful appliances out there seems to be the Alix board.  These boards are built on Cheap chipsets (VIA) and cheap processors (Geodes). So here’s my reaction to them. (I own 3). 1. If you’re going to use…

WordPress Users! Emergency Announcement!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I feel the need to get this out as soon as possible.  If you’re running wordpress 3.3.2 I would highly suggest NOT upgrading to 3.4 yet. I did a test install of 3.4 last night and while it seemed to work, the biggest problem was it didn’t allow tagging of posts.  THIS IS A BIG…

Making Windows feeling like it’s a new installation

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Percy Kwong

After realizing all the people I meet that have extermely slow installations, I thought I’d write a post / article on how to make / fix your windows installation to make it work like it’s a new computer. There’s really only 3 steps to doing this. 1. Download or Buy Auslogics Boostspeed and run the…

Imagine never having to pay for a server admin

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Percy Kwong

For Small, Medium, and Large Businesses Alike I don’t know if many people realize what my various amazon offerings are so I thought I would spell them out.  The toughest thing to do is not just set up a server, but to set it up correctly and keep it running. By signing up with me,…

OpenVPN clients for Mac and Windows

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I’ve keep getting asked the same question over and over.  So I thought this warranted a post.  Where to get an OpenVPN client for for MacOSX and Windows. OpenVPN Client for windows: http://http://openvpn.se Tunnelblick for MacOSX:  http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/ Hopefully this helps people.

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