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…
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The Cloud or Regular Servers, a Technical and business comparison.
We all here about “The Cloud” today and Virtual Private Servers. The reality is 10 years ago, virtualization as a technology was still in it’s infancy. While it seemed like a good idea, the reality is, it wasn’t ready for prime time business. It was more of an exploration of technology, the next logical step;…
Word or Office Application could not create the work file check the temp environment variable [Solved]
If you all of a sudden get this error, don’t fret. Just do the following: open Regedit (as administrator) from the Start / run prompt or just open a dos window and type regedit.exe Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser Shell Folders You should see a key called: Cache registry key Double-click on it and change it’s value…
How to make the Internet Explorer 9 Address Bar Longer [Solved]
If you’re anything like me, you like a nice long address bar. Preferably to go across the entire top of the screen if you can. The introduction of Internet Explorer (IE) 9 and previous versions has just added to the list of windows annoyances. This is actually easily rectified in two easy steps. So here’s…
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…
You have gotta be kidding…
The White House on Tuesday said in a statement that it “does not object” to extending the three Patriot Act provisions until December 2011 although it “would strongly prefer” an extension until December 2013, noting that the longer timeline “provides the necessary certainty and predictability” that law enforcement agencies require while at the same time…
BPO: Business Process Outsourcing or Big Problem Outcomes?
Mass recession and unemployment. The problem can be summed up in three words; Business Process Outsourcing otherwise known as BPO. What exactly is it? It’s not just another business acronym, but a very serious problem and trend that continues to haunt not just America, but every other First World Economy today.
The Open Source Government – a Challenge to Government
In my 15+ years of consulting, I’ve noticed one thing about government in general. They’re just incredibly ass-backwards in their IT. While most government entities have some good IT people, it’s usually run very poorly. I can’t seem to find one government, Federal, State, or Local that has their IT shop in order. They rely…