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What happened to “Human” in Humanity?

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I really do need to ask this question.  I appreciate my followers and yes, they’re a loyal bunch.  I do need to EVERYBODY one question and everyone on the Internet. We all go about our lives.  We see the homeless person at the exit ramp, on the sidewalk, etc.  Granted a lot of them are…

Free Tech Support from me…

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Percy Kwong

OK.  I really believe in my project for helping the unemployed, so here’s what I propose. If you donate to my project and of course, get others to donate to my project, I will provide you with free tech support (my skills and advice) for a period of time. Donate: $25.00 you get 1 hour…

Web Based Email. Be Careful If you use it

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Percy Kwong

It seems everyone is moving towards the email paradigm of Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Windows Live Mail (formerly Hotmail) and the like.  Here’s something most people don’t realize and I think it’s important for you to understand exactly what it means. NOTHING IS FREE.  Why do these companies give out free email services?  The real answer…

A very easy way to eliminate quite a bit of SPAM if you’re using Postfix and Spamassassin. [SOLVED]

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Percy Kwong

SPAM is definitely a huge problem in our lives.  Here’s a real simple way to eliminate spam.  This assumes you’re running postfix and Spamassassin already. You need to remember that Spamassassin does nothing but score and tag spam.  There will always be false positives.  There are solutions that will handle most of it though. If…

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…

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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