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Using Amazon’s free tier to get your own FREE personal vpn server and connection.

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I’ve written about personal vpn servers and the great things round strongvpn and other vpn providers to get around the ISP throttling problem of Netflix.  I always figured there was a better way to do it. Well, after a bit of thought, I realized that one could easily use Amazon’s free tier (a micro-instance) for…

Considering a Mail Client with the features you need? Consider Thunderbird.

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I’ve used them all.  From the command line clients to the web mail services and even others such as Outlook, Pegasys, Apple Mail, and all the usual offerings. Here are a few things to consider. 1. You want a mail client that has the ability to accept Add-Ons.  This is one important piece of advice…

Netflix and ISP Throttling bypassed by VPN [Solved]

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Percy Kwong

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.

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Percy Kwong

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…

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