Category Archives: Energion.com

IT Folks Make Errors? No!!

Posted on November 5, 2008 by admin

I love TechRepublic’s 10 Things posts, and 10 dumb things IT pros do that can mess up their networks is a great one. It’s fun to tell those user stories, but most of us have dumb moment stories of our … Continue reading →

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Added to my Managed List

Posted on November 2, 2008 by admin

Tom Durst is a friend of mine who lives in Washington state and has written a number of helpful essays on faith and spirituality.  Some of his essays were hosted on biblepacesetter.org which will no longer exist after the end … Continue reading →

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Vista Robocopy for Backup

Posted on October 28, 2008 by admin

TechRepublic has an excellent video, and a text article.  I have been slow in moving toward Vista, but I now have a few installations to deal with. The basis of this video and article is that often one wants to … Continue reading →

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New Energion Publications Blog Theme

Posted on October 9, 2008 by admin

Of course, it’s on the Energion Publications Announcements blog. I set out to brighten up our theme and clean it up a bit.  The new theme adjusts to browser width and also has the same header and links that we … Continue reading →

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Delicious for Bookmarking

Posted on October 5, 2008 by admin

With a tip of the hat to TechRepublic, let me suggest Delicious to you for bookmarking. Why not just use browser bookmarks?  The root cause, for me, is gas prices.  Huh?  What do gas prices have to do with it?  … Continue reading →

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EchoLink under Ubuntu Hardy Heron

Posted on October 4, 2008 by admin

First, the news–I received my vanity callsign, KT4B, replacing my old KE0OY.  KT4B was my late father’s callsign, so I had the inside track.  Second, my sister Betty is now licensed as KC2TZO with a general class license.  That brings … Continue reading →

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Keeping it Legal on your Computers

Posted on September 11, 2008 by admin

If you’re not subscribed to various useful blogs on TechRepublic, you should be. I get a great deal of information from that source. For those who may not be subscribed, or who haven’t seen it yet, let me recommend Video: … Continue reading →

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Upgrading Audacity to 1.3.5

Posted on August 28, 2008 by admin

I have encountered serious difficulties with sound and sound editing on my Ubuntu (Hardy Heron) machine. I’ve blogged about it before, and how I kept using Audacity on my Gutsy machine and even did some editing under Windows to produce … Continue reading →

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Is Suing for Copyright Infringement Good Business?

Posted on August 3, 2008 by admin

I’ve often wondered about this, and now there’s a discussion going at TechDirt. I suspect the commenter who points out that suing your customers is generally a bad decision, referencing the RIAA. I think that it’s very likely that one … Continue reading →

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Read this and Think PREVENTION

Posted on July 10, 2008 by admin

TechRepublic has a good article on dealing with vendors who refuse to talk with consultants.  I haven’t actually had any vendors refuse to talk to me, but I have had customers who have been bitten by making a bad call … Continue reading →

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