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- Drive Cloning
- Can someone point me to some good drive cloning software that will allow creating a clone image on a CD/DVD? I've been working on a friend's notebook and the included restore DVD completely wipes the drive, no matter how many partitions are on it. This is all well...
- Tags: Notebooks, brian.mills@..., Acronis, hard drive, Acronis True Image
- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
- Guru-ing: Open Source big brothers (and sisters)
- Re: Guru-ing: Open Source big brothers and sistersHaving not gotten much past just toying around with Linux in the 5 years or so that I've used it off and on, I've mostly been on the receiving end of guru-ing. I've found some very helpful people out there. I've...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Desktop publishing, open source, brian.mills@..., Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-11-05
- Everex's full-size desktop for just $200
- Re: Everex's full-size desktop for just $200If I had a spare $200 laying around, I'd be buying one of these just to try it out. The screenshot on the main page of the OS website looks purdy. I wanna see if it's usable at all.might make a good...
- Tags: brian.mills@..., gPC, USB, Everex, desktop, newegg
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- Access & PostgreSQL Question
- Where I work we have a database to track what our employees do each day. The database was originally created in MS Access but grew too large and unwieldy for Access, so we migrated it to a PostgreSQL database server and continued using Access as a front-end, due to...
- Tags: Databases, Microsoft Office, brian.mills@..., Microsoft Access, primary key, PostgreSQL
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- Multi-Boot CD/DVD
- Does anyone know of a good program for creating multi-boot CD/DVDs? I have a few little bootable utilities that I'd like to put onto one disc with a menu to boot up whichever one I want to use at the time, rather than carry around several discs each with...
- Tags: brian.mills@..., CD
- Discussion threads 2007-10-31
- USB to eSATA adapter
- NiceAll it needs is the ability to attach to a keyring or lanyard, for those of us who lose everything that's not attached to something we already have to carry everywhere.RE: USB to eSATA adapterI already have a device that does sata, ata and laptop hard drives all to usb...
- Tags: brian.mills@..., USB, eSATA, adapter
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- 10 common Web design mistakes to watch out for
- This is great!This list and the original article it was derived from are great guidelines. I'm starting to work on a website for my wife's photography, and I'm trying to make it as interesting as possible without getting too busy, as well as being able to display her previous...
- Tags: Scripting languages, Web, brian.mills@..., JavaScript, e-mail address, e-mail, Web design
- Discussion threads 2007-10-26
- SolutionBase: Getting to know GNOME
- Getting to know GNOMEGreat post! I've just recently started to play around with GNOME a little, but it's still on my secondary desktop, so I don't get lots of time to tweak it. It's great to get a gentle nudge in the right direction on where to start...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, brian.mills@..., GNOME
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- Remote Desktop Question
- I have a question regarding Remote Desktop on Windows XP Professional.I recently installed XP Pro on an eMachines tower that I have at home and am trying to connect to it remotely. I've got Remote Desktop turned on automatically in the services and I can connect long enough to...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, LANs, Desktops, Microsoft Windows XP, Network technology, brian.mills@..., remote desktop, desktop, tower, computer, same LAN, LAN, eMachines Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- Open sourcing your iPod (or other mp3 device)
- Open Source iPodsThat's very interesting to see an open-source firmware for the iPod. I probably won't be swapping out the standard Apple firmware for it, though, cause I'm happy with the way it works now, and I have a car stereo with iPod connectivity and don't want to risk...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, OPEN SOURCE, brian.mills@..., MP3, Apple iPod, firmware, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- Three network tools I couldn't live without
- PuTTYI definitely have to agree about PuTTY. I used to carry around a mini CD-R with PuTTY on it, in case I needed to connect to my Linux box at home while out and about. It's so handy to have the tools necessary to remotely log into Linux...
- Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, network, brian.mills@..., Putty, Microsoft Windows, tool
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Are women (and men) tech users swayed by aesthetics?
- AestheticsAesthetics definitely play a role in high-tech items both my wife and I purchase, but that doesn't just go for how the outside of an object looks. It also goes for the intuitiveness of the interface. My wife would use a beige box running OS-X if one existed...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Notebooks, brian.mills@..., women, Apple iPod, tech user
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- T-shirt: Sith Army Knife
- Sith Army KnifeIf you've got a pocket knife with a lightsabre blade on it, do you really need the other knife blades at all? I would think that the lightsabre blade, scissors, screwdriver blades and bottle opener would be the only things needed.You need the knife.Lets face it -...
- Tags: Blade servers, Utility computing, brian.mills@..., blade, knife
- Discussion threads 2007-09-17
- Electronic gadgets induce junk sleep
- Enough Sleep?Does anyone get enough sleep?If I'm not in front of the computer at night, I usually end up sitting in front of the tv until well after I really need to go to bed. My wife and I both seem to be addicted to our electronic gadgets these...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, brian.mills@..., bedroom, TV-Out
- Discussion threads 2007-08-30
- Dalek Jawa Sand Crawler = A tank you can buy on Amazon?
- Looks more like...The styling's of Jabba the Hutt's sail barge or skiffs than a Sand Crawler, though I'm sure the drive mechanism does more closely resemble that of the Sand Crawler than the sail barge.My question is, how do you explain the vehicle to your insurance company? Or to...
- Tags: Insurance, brian.mills@..., Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-23
- Gear I love: Drobo
- My Current Storage SolutionCurrently I store my family's data on the Windows Home Server RC1 release, with a backup on a USB hard drive. However, I'm looking into a solution that will be more friendly towards my Apple computers and not leave .DS_Store files all over the shares, as...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Backups, Operating systems, brian.mills@..., WHS, RC1, Windows Home Server RC1, Drobo, storage
- Discussion threads 2007-07-17
- How much does it take to power a data center? It's none of your business.
- Governments creating or changing laws for the benifit of a corporationis nothing new. They have influence, and probably a lot of friends in the Oklahoma government. The company will bring in taxes and provide jobs. How is it any different from businesses that spew toxins into the air being virtually...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, brian.mills@..., data center
- Discussion threads 2007-05-24
- Every movie in 3D?
- 3D Movies""What that is going to mean for our industry in a few years when we have thousands of 3D screens...if we can sell 10 to 15 percent higher priced tickets, that is a needle mover," Campbell said."I already rarely go to a theater to see a movie, so if...
- Tags: brian.mills@..., movie, 3D
- Discussion threads 2007-03-29
- R2-D2 tackles snail mail
- I wonder...how long it will take for there to be over 300 new reports of mailbox theft throughout these several dozen cities?
- Tags: brian.mills@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
Additional Resources
- Olan Mills Keeps Customers Satisfied and Employees Productive With Magic Service Desk Suite
- Olan Mills, with retail stores in the U.S. and U.K., is a leading portrait photography company in both countries. Olan Mills searched for a highly versatile solution that would help to decrease maintenance and the time-to-resolution for its help desk calls. Olan Mills first chose Magic Service Desk Suite, a...
- Tags: Service Desk, BMC Software Inc., Problem Management, Olan Mills, Help Desk, Call Centers, It Management, It Operations, It service Management
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