Category Archives: Tools

Different tools we use both in the field and at home. Everything from computer based tools to hammers.

Server 2008, Windows Live Writer and Desktop blogging clients – oh my!

By admin | May 26, 2010

Well, I used to make most of my posts with a Desktop Client “Windows Live Writer”.  Something (still not sure what), perhaps a Windows update, a change of domain caused Windows Live Writer to stop working on my server (which is in Hyper-V and used as a development client) 2008 machine.  I scoured the web [...]

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Broaden you exposure via OnlyWire

By admin | June 8, 2009

Recently, tried of individually posting link backs to my blog on individual social bookmark pages like Facebook, twitter, technorati etc, I started looking for a way of doing a push en masse to all the sites I use.  First, I tried using the service by “Share This” whose plugin I had been using for WordPress, [...]

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Easy Free way to send Fax via Email

By admin | June 3, 2009

Found this GREAT page maintained by Kevin Savetz HERE.  It maintains a current list of vendors that allow free faxing via email along with other services (and some for cost sites).  The wonderful thing is that the site is actively maintained so you need not worry about all those dead links… I used to use [...]

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StarWind iSCSI Server Software now Free

By admin | May 30, 2009

And in a usable format (unlimited connections + 2TB data store) WooHooo!! This is very good news, and with my experience before implementing StarWinds on top of MS Windows, it worked but was limited by some very tight restrictions (2 GB max storage and 1 connection) which made it unusable for any decent test Virtual [...]

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