Friday, March 29, 2013

Verizon's Android 4.2.2 Update and Battery Drain

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UPDATE: After re-adding the email settings, it no longer drains my battery.  It may be different for other phones, so your mileage may vary.  Try re-adding the email account to see what happens.  Good luck! Original post: On Tuesday night, I received a notification...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Best Way to Get Your New House in Google Maps

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Update (7/12/2014): If after you get your house listed following the instructions below you're uncomfortable with the street view photo, you can use the same steps to blur it out!  Original post follows: A colleague recently bought a newly constructed home, and experienced the...
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Cloud Intelligence: Leverage the User Base!

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I'm not sure if other tech writers have already identified this trend, but it seems that every network security vendor identified by Gartner as one of the leading vendors in their areas of specialization is enabling their devices with "cloud intelligence." First, what do I mean by cloud intelligence?  Others may have a different definition, but to me cloud intelligence means...
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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Dell PowerEdge 2950: Silence the Noise, Part 1

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Background Recently, I've accepted the task to build out a lab using donated equipment so people can practice for cyber security competitions.  This donated equipment includes four or five Dell PowerEdge servers; one 2950 and three or four 2850s.  After researching the...
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Dell PowerEdge 2950: Staging the RAID

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The Dell PowerEdge 2950 comes with a hardware RAID controller, which needs to be invoked during boot (press Ctrl + R at the prompt).  Once the PERC 5/i Integrated BIOS Configuration Utility loads, you can follow the handy guide over at thegeekstuff.com to set up the hardware...
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