http://hamptonroads.com/node/353316 Technology en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:43:23 -0400 Working with and supporting the IT needs of a large and diverse end user base it always a challenge. Last week, a colleague of mine and I decided to make things easier for both our end users and the help desk. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/i-forgot-my-password Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:01:07 -0400 Have our end users given up on reading? Is it too difficult, time consuming or challenging to read an error message, a disclaimer, or the FULL content of an email? http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/end-user-training Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:54:03 -0400 Here is how dedicated and relentless IT professionals are.  Last night, while I was watching AMW, just to keep the criminalsearches.com theme alive, I received an email from a colleague. The subject like read SpyPig and it was Sent: Sat 8/2/2008 22:21, note day of week/time :-)  Being the carious type that I am, I had to open the message. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/digital-pigs-track-your-emails Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:38:40 -0400 Yes, this is the tech space :-) I was doing some 'research' at a website that a colleague of mine showed me not too long ago, when the phrase “Do you know who you're dating?” popped up together with the mugshot of an inmate. I though it was quite interesting that a site dedicated to searching criminal record would advertise itself in such a manner. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/do-you-know-who-youre-dating Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:25:20 -0400 Today I received an email from IngDirect with a lot of tips for saving money.  I though I would share some of the more interesting tips with you.  With gas prices as high as they are today, I was expecting the usual tip on saving gas and sharing rides.  Instead, I found this useful website http://www.gasbuddy.com http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/save-money-online Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:45:24 -0400 The geeks have done it again! According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, w00t is now a legitimate word; as a matter of fact, it is the number one Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2007.  Ranking at number two is the verb to facebook. I use the verb google a all the times when I am googling somehing up or youtube when I am youtubing a video.  What's your favourite geek word? http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/w00t Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:58:18 -0400 Here is an easy and cheap way to recover your laptop if it was ever stolen and if you did not want to pay for a laptop lojack service. Such services cost about $50/year and they guarantee recovery of your laptop, remote hard drive deletion and sometimes up to $1000 if the laptop cannot be recovered. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/recover-your-stolen-pc Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:19:27 -0400 The DoD deadline for upgrading all of its network infrastructure to IPv6 is quickly approaching. By the end of the month, all of DoD's Network infrastructure should be using the new IP standard, but are they really on track? In the meantime, China is also planning to convert all of its infrastructure to IPv6 across the country. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/ipv6 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:15:03 -0400 There are many different ways to remotely access your home PC. The easiest way to do so requires just a browser, an Internet connection and a free account with LogMeIN LogMeIn is available for free for personal and home use and it is compatible with PC and MAC. It requires no special configurations, it is easy and quick to setup and it provides security through encryption. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/remotely-access-your-home-pc Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:44:51 -0400 The streetview feature of Google Maps and Google Earth provides close up street level imagery. Google's streetview cars have been pretty busy lately taking pictures all around Hampton Road. The hunt has now begun to look for funny and interesting images. I was able to find my car parked by my house and see my next door neighbor walking by it. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/your-picture-google Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:53:20 -0400