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Vista vs Email

(OK, it's not really off-topic. But people in there are smart)So.. we HAD to upgrade one computer to Vista, so we could test our software on it.Of course, everything worked fine when it was an XP machine.Now, although nothing else has changed,the computer will recieve mail, but the blasted machine...

Tags: E-mail servers, Servers, Mickster269, Microsoft Windows Vista, server, SMTP server, e-mail server, e-mail

Discussion threads 2007-05-08

Linksys RV082 and a T-1 Connection

This isn't a "Fix Me" question. This is more a "What's your opinion" question.We are currently using a Linksys RV082 router and a T-1 connection.Is this the best router under $500 for this type of connection? Is there a better router for a T-1 connection? Does it even matter?What would...

Tags: router, Mickster269, T-1 Connection, feedback, hardware, networking, off-topic, Linksys

Discussion threads 2007-01-30

For my fellow Network Admins, System Admins, and all others ...

How many times have we felt like this?http://bluecatnetworks.com/resourcecenter/video-center/comm2-d/(Safe for work, requires macromedia flash)

Tags: Mickster269, because i gotta get noticed., it management, networking, jdclyde, off-topic, network, network administration

Discussion threads 2007-01-04

The worst games ever?

http://tech.msn.com/products/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1225420Just a reminder during the upcoming holidays... Buyer Beware!My personal unfavorite? Prince of Persia: Warrior Within.The worst?That must be 'the Secret of Arendarvon Castle

Tags: disappointments, rip-offs, anything to do with jdclyde, off-topic, games, Mickster269, game

Discussion threads 2006-11-21

Armistice Day / Veterans day

First, I'll preface this with the comment that I am a Veteran. I served in the XVII Airborne Corp as a Computer Programer. That story is for another day. Second, I have been, and still am opposed to the US war in Iraq. That too, is for another day.

Tags: remebering, taps, obligatory reference to, off-topic, jdclyde, Mickster269, Plain, cadet, apron

Discussion threads 2006-11-09

Is this a "Slippery Slope" ?

http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/4440472.html"A new state law says internet predators no longer have to make physical contact with their victims for it to be a crime.""Unlike years past, police didn't have to wait for him to make physical contact. A new law which took effect in July makes communicating with a minor in...

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Discussion threads 2006-10-20

OK, ..I'm really, really sorry... I was just kidding!

http://usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-10-internet-defamation-case_x.htm"A Florida woman has been awarded $11.3 million in a defamation lawsuit against a Louisiana woman who posted messages on the Internet accusing her of being a "crook," a "con a

Tags: @rsehole, insanity, jdclyde, Jenny, Mickster269, Microsoft Windows NT, off-topic, whack jobs

Discussion threads 2006-10-11

Musical Yuk

http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1159357438/Bohemian_Rhapsody_In_25_Different_Voicesorhttp://tinyurl.com/rokh7Bohemian Rapsody done in different styles. Warning: While site is SFW, the links/ adverts may be a bit dicey...Probably PG1

Tags: Digital video, Mickster269

Discussion threads 2006-10-11

I bought a New laptop! or not.

Got this in my email today:"Dear Customer,Thank you for ordering from our internet shop. If you paid with a credit card, the charge on your statement will be from name of our shop.This email is to confirm the receipt of your order. Please d

Tags: and things lurking in my email., bank, credit card, e-mail, laptop computer, Mickster269, off-topic, scams, security, shams

Discussion threads 2006-10-10

Politics AND Religion, all in one thread !

http://tinyurl.com/mmv8c"Six weeks after urging voters to elect only "tried and true" Christians, Senate candidate Katherine Harris is questioning her opponent's faith by saying he "votes completely contrary" to Christian principles. ""Harris said that God did not intend for the United States to be a "nation of secular laws" and that...

Tags: Mickster269, religion, Christians

Discussion threads 2006-10-06

News stories that make you go...."huh?"

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=4615520"A local group fighting for immigrant rights is calling for a boycott of two nationally known companies. Dunkin Donuts and Applebee's are accused of discriminating against immigrant workers whose names don't match their social security numbers."Apparently, the two chains are firing people who's names don't match thier Social Security numbers....

Tags: appitizers, Applebee, Applebees, boycott, donuts, illegal aliens, Mickster269, off-topic

Discussion threads 2006-10-05

Friday Yuk? Nope. Friday Music. Week 2!

Here we go...hang on for dear life!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynYOHw23o6MHe is so gonna kill meEdit:Since I signed my own Death Warrant with the above , I might as well add this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZV8w3KpNpgHAHAHA.... :)And for me at least, it's not even Friday.And since you're on a rollhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnK9sdEpBDcSo..I can assume these are for JD? Why...

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Discussion threads 2006-09-21

Friday Yuk? Nope. Friday Music.

While the Friday Yuk is a time honored tradition here (and it's many offspring... Midweek Yuk, Thursday Yuk, etc)-I'm going to offer a new idea. We Techies tend to live in our own world- that the sales wonks, the advertising geeks, and the general staff don't understand.And often, we listen...

Tags: lyric, Mickster269, music, off-topic, old school, video

Discussion threads 2006-09-14

I'm stupid..and it may cost me. Big Time. (non technical)

This is for all of you that wear contact lenses. First, and foremost- this is to be an advisory to anyone that wears contact lenses.Second- while I am usually flippant, and lighthearted...for once I am being serious. Thirdly- this isn't a "pity" post, or "woe is me" post... just a...

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Discussion threads 2006-09-03

Need some help- REALLY Bad Movies.

Need some help- REALLY Bad Movies.Here's the deal. This weekend, a group of us are going to a cabin in a state park. Where are going to hike up a trail, and be off in the wilderness -really roughing it.There is a TV in the cabin. There is no cable...

Tags: movie, Battlefield Earth, Really BAD

Discussion threads 2006-08-24

The Tao of Pooh.

Oh, and not THAT kind of Pooh... as in Winnie the Pooh.http://www.just-pooh.com/tao.htmlHow many of us on the tech side of the house, have thought about this?"The wise are not learned; the learned are not wise." - (Reminds me of some Programmers I know.)"Lots of people talk to animals," said Pooh."Not...

Tags: and thanks for all the fish., life, Mickster269, networking, off-topic, Piglet, Pooh, tao, windows xp

Discussion threads 2006-08-22

Accessing mail from home

We are currently using Microsoft Server 2003. We have a domain, and an internal network.We are using the basic mail server that comes with MS Server. Is there anyway to set this up, so our employees can access thier email from home?Can I forward it to thier personal, non-company email?Or,...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, E-mail servers, Groupware, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, server

Q&A 2006-08-15

Total "Class" acts.

Total "Class" acts.Remember when some one left, with a complete sense of decorum, grace, and a bit of "je ne sais quoi" ?If it was because they were fired, they quit... or, other reasons made them leave your life?To me, the ultimate was when Johnny Cash died, NiN changed their...

Tags: GG Edit, Last Waltz, Johnny Cash, dancer

Discussion threads 2006-08-08

ok, this time...GOOD earwigs.

ok, this time...GOOD earwigs.While I always carry in my head Pink Floyd's 'Wishing You Were Here' and Pachebel's 'Canon'...My latest GOOD earwig is 'where did you sleep' by Nirvana.Oh, and always 'Eruption' by Van Halen.In my head....- anything by Status Quo....... great cobweb removers, all of 'em! - anything "latin...

Tags: GG Edit, Thank-You Mae

Discussion threads 2006-07-31

There was a discussion about being a young'n in IT.

There was a discussion about being a young'n in IT.And we discovered that some of you have never heard of Douglas Adams, or Monty Python.Well, it' only fair that the cabal that make up the Ancient Ones of TR share with those new to IT. So, for you benifit,...

Tags: God, CCR, Yank, famous quotes, douglas adams, and uh.... stuff., it, learning, monty python, Mickster269, off-topic, Ford Prefect, information technology, Omen

Discussion threads 2006-07-29