by Scott | Nov 8, 2005 | Technology News
My favorite spyware tool, Spybot, seems to be having consistent server problems, and has been for a couple of months. Now, tonight on the local news, KGW is running a story I with me recommending Spybot. Nice. Well, to minimize the problems, just skip Spybot....
by Scott | Nov 8, 2005 | Computers - How to, General interest
*update – Now at 6pm, not 5pm for those that care! The spyware news story that I assisted with this summer will be airing tonight at 5pm on KGW News 8. The news director phoned me yesterday and asked if I would do an online chat session immediately following the...
by Scott | Nov 6, 2005 | Computers - How to, General interest
What’s Slingbox? Or is it Sling Box with two words? Nope – one word. Slingbox. It apparently lets you watch TV while you’re not home. Wow, just what my kids need… Actually, it’s pretty slick. Their website says this… “The...
by Scott | Nov 5, 2005 | Computers - How to
When installing any scripts on your domain, you may get an error saying something like this – “blahblah has detected that your config.inc.php file is not writeable by the server.” FTP’d to it with your FTP software, right click, go to CHMOD and...
by Scott | Nov 5, 2005 | Cell Phones & PDA's
Brad Franklin, who used to be the store manager of Cyber Exchange and MPH Computing in Portland is now living in Boise Idaho. He helps people get their PDA/s Palm Treos, Blackberry devices etc. to call, synch with Outlook, stream internet, check email etc. Save...
by Scott | Nov 5, 2005 | Computers - How to, General interest
Here’s a quick tip to be more productive at your desk… When I open my email program in the morning, my new email does not pour in until I ask for it with the “send and receive” button. This gives me a chance to look through everything critical...
by Scott | Nov 4, 2005 | Computers - How to, General interest
Sometimes there is a certain peiece of spam that will make it past server mail filters constistently. Why? It could be that the offending message is sent to another address first, which is then forwarded to your real address, appearing as if it were send directly...
by Scott | Nov 4, 2005 | General interest
I’ve started working with a new business called ProjectionScreensForLess.com. Currently we’re beginning an internet marketing campaign on Google to drive traffic immediately. If you need a projection screen for your home theatre or office, and you need it...
by Scott | Nov 2, 2005 | General interest, Viruses and Scams
There’s another virus out there targeting your fears and it’s succeeding in infecting thousands of users that would normally know better. ZDNet is reporting a new virus that’s spreading via email. It’s taking advantage of everyones concern over...
by Scott | Nov 1, 2005 | Computers - How to, Search Engines
Frequently I get asked by web designers in Portland Oregon and elsewhere to give a quick review of their webbsites. After looking at their sites, I frequently reply with a link to my own article regarding search engine basics. Performing these steps on your own...
by Scott | Oct 31, 2005 | Technology News
The movement of our web hosting facility on Saturday evening October 29th went flawlessly. The only way it could have gone faster was with a better parking space! Robert Rolfe of General Pacific came up with the entire plan, and it was executed flawlessly. From...
by Scott | Oct 28, 2005 | Technology News
We’ve been hosting websites since 1999 in the PDX airport area, but our growth has exceeded the capacity of our facility. Recently, over the past three months, during peak periods we have experienced such slow responses that some sites or email would appear to...