I’m a consultant and on occasion, I have to be on-site at the client. The problem is, some corporations are completely psychotic about security. Unfortunately, it’s not for the right reasons. It’s usually to protect themselves. They look at everything you do, every email you send, every website you browse, and pretty much monitor your…
Category: General Observations
Finding out the Backbone Provider of an ISP, VOIP Provider, or any SaaS provider [SOLVED]
It’s amazing how all the providers out there refuse to tell you who they’re connected to. This is very prevalent amongst VOIP providers as well as quite a few SaaS providers. You want to know who they’re connected to so you can make a decision on whether or not they’re going to be reliable. So…
I’m looking for a few consulting gigs.
If anyone is looking for a consultant who has extensive experience in Enterprise Systems, CIO, COO, New Business Consulting, please contact me. Things have been really slow for me lately and I can’t seem to drum up the business I need to support my family. I really thought more people would donate and this website…
Website Slow? Here are a few tips.
Ok. So you have a slow website. Depending on the architecture, there are a couple of different ways we can speed it up. We need to remember that the technology you’re riding on is going to make a big difference. There are many factors that can make your website slow. Inefficient Code Large Graphics files…
Netflix and ISP Throttling bypassed by VPN [Solved]
After Reading This Posting, consider reading the posting I have up on the Amazon Free Tier VPN Server I have up. Getting VPN Services for a year while being able to control both ends of the tunnel is something that’s really nice. If you sign up using my EC2 Link here below, I’ll give you…
Recommended Products I use these for all my clients.
Supermicro Motherboards – They work well and have proven chipsets. 3Ware RAID Cards: They’re one of the best in the industry. They work and I’ve never lost data with them. Remember to buy the battery backup option. Supermicro Cases: Talk about seriously over-engineered cases. They cool well and are built to last. Quality beyond anything…
List of Things to Do ASAP.
There are things we all think about, but never get around to doing. This is the short list of things that matter that anybody over 30 should consider doing as soon as possible.
2011 Good Riddence..
I’ve lost my family.. I’ve lost all that I love.. Maybe this year will be better. One can only hope.
Updating PHP to on Centos 5.x
Updating PHP on Centos 5 can be confusing with all of the different tutorials out there, but here’s one that absolutely works.
So how is it the economy was supposedly getting better?
The architects and managers of our great nation have spent the last few years telling us the economy is getting better, but yet there was an unexpected jump in unemployment? This is supposed to give me confidence in our leadership? I don’t blame any one political group; I am just.. disappointed. Rather than invest in…