New USPS Shipment Virus Email
Here’s a new variation on the airline ticket virus email that I reported on last November. An email supposedly from the United States Postal Service says that I have a …
Configure a WDS Bridge on a Tomato Guest VLAN
I’ve been happily using my Tomato router with a guest wireless VLAN isolated from my main wired LAN. I described the setup here. Now, I want to bridge a second …
Use a Netgear WGT624v3 as a Bridge
There are several articles and lots of confusion on this topic out there. Here is what worked for me. First, let’s clarify terms.
Formatting Time Zones and Datetime in Rails 3
Here is my current approach for formatting time zone and date/time values. I’m using Rails 3.1.3, SimpleForm 2.0.1, and Twitter Bootstrap 2.0.1. I had some trouble finding examples of how …
Urgent: New Remote Desktop Vulnerability
Remote Desktop is used by most IT service firms to do remote computer maintenance. It’s also a great tool for allowing people to work from home. This week, Microsoft disclosed …
Restore a Hyper-V Server to an Optiplex 960, Take 2
In January 2011, I wrote about my experience restoring a Hyper-V Server to an Optiplex 960. That article is exhaustive (and exhausting). I’ve done the same test again and wanted …
Install Exchange 2007 SP3 Rollup 6 on SBS 2008
After successfully installing Exchange 2007 SP3 Rollup 5 on SBS 2008 a couple days ago, I decided to be brave and try Rollup 6 when it appeared on WSUS today.
Windows 7 Issues after 3CX Assistant Uninstalled
I uninstalled 3CX Assistant 9 from a Windows 7 SP1 Professional machine a couple months ago. Suddenly this past weekend, the "3CXPSTAPI.tsp_unloaded" module started crashing TAPI (error at bottom of …
Monitor Asterisk with Logwatch
How can I be notified when Asterisk reports issues in its logs, e.g. if a connection is lagged? One way is to include the Asterisk logs in the logs that …
Manage and Monitor Dell PERC RAID under Linux
I’ve repurposed an old Dell PowerEdge 1500SC with a PERC 3/SC RAID card for use as a Linux phone server running Asterisk. Unfortunately, the only version of Dell OpenManage that …