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Jan
16
2012

Another Reason to Choose A2Hosting: Opposition to SOPA

I’ve recommended A2Hosting for your shared and dedicated hosting needs for years.  You might have heard about two pieces of legislation current before the Senate and Congress–SOPA and PIPA– which threaten the openness of the Internet.  A few companies (such as GoDaddy) initially supported these measures, but the Internet at-large vehemently opposes them. As a professional who makes his living off of the Internet I believe I have a responsibility to do what I can [...]

Dec
13
2009

What To Do When Firefox Forgets It’s Own Age

A brief explanation on how to solve problems caused by Mozilla Firefox reporting an incorrect browser version.

Apr
16
2009

Beware of the Thrasher

Anyone who has worked in the tech support field can tell you: all computers are not created equal. Even the most popular PC manufacturers happily sell hopelessly under-powered computers to cost-conscious consumers who incorrectly assume that a new computer is a fast computer. Today I’d like to focus on what I call a Thrasher: a computer so poorly configured that it can’t perform the simplest of tasks.

Dec
13
2008

Video: Finding Your Network Settings in Windows Vista

A YouTube member who watched my video about Finding Your Network Settings on Windows XP requested that someone make a similar video for Windows Vista. This video is quick and dirty, but it walks users through each step of finding their network connection settings both through the Windows user interface as well as through the command prompt.

Dec
4
2008

Speed Up Your Internet Connection Using Open DNS

Have you ever noticed that large downloads go quickly on your broadband Internet connection but websites still seem to load at dial-up speeds? The problem may be slow or overloaded DNS servers at your ISP, a problem easily solved using OpenDNS.

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