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The Perfect Home Office.

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I’ve struggled with that question in the past. I can say truthfully that having both was a royal pain in the butt.   Keeping data synced wasn’t fun, nor was the electricity bill.  Me being me always had the solution so it was never a big deal to just vpn into my home network to get…

I guess this is a call out for help

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I’m at the point where I can’t support this blog due to the traffic I’m getting.  I really need some donations or something.  I’m pushing about 5 GB of data a day and due to my divorce, I can’t afford to support this continually. I’m not asking for donations, although, they would help, but I…

Privacy on your Smartphone a solution for all

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I’ve recently written an article on smartphones only to think about a few things.  One of the things I thought about was the fact that nobody has created a VPN service that is truly anonymous (as in not keeping logs) for smartphones. (They claim they are, but there is very little truth to that). So,…

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…

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…

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.

Are you selling Digital Goods? Software / Services? Affiliate programs are the way to go

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I sell products and services on my blog.  These products and services pay my bills.  The ultimate question is how much can one person sell or better yet, the better question is how much can one salesforce sell? I’ve done extensive research into affiliate programs, but the best way to do things (at least as…

Backups. Being prepared for the restore.

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Percy Kwong

Backups are something that is so important in any system that one should look carefully at not just the backup solution they are using, but the restore solution they’re going to have. Here are my recommendations and views on Backups. 1. Don’t assume that just because you bought a backup package that it just “works”…

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