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Sep 26 2011
HTTPS IS BROKEN!!!
Warning: HTTPS is no longer secure. If possible, set your browser to use TLS 1.2 and undo all other encryption options (SSL3, TSL1.0). This will break a number of web sites you visit, but you will be secure. Read all about it here. Update: There is quite a bit of talk on the interwebs regarding …
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Sep 26 2011
Good Old Weizen- Batch 46
So, Saturday I was brewing with my buddy Rob, originally intending to just hang out and help him brew, but since we had to run to Let’s Brew for supplies I decided to brew a wheat beer. So brew we did. We did Rob’s Scottish ale in my big pot and my wheat beer in …
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Sep 26 2011
What IT Should Know About Windows 8
Well, if you ask me I’d say skip it and wait till the release after. For me, it’s an ever-other OS release for me to jump on board. But, the folks over at Infoworld have this nice little article on the subject, for those of you who may have to adopt sooner.
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Sep 19 2011
IIS and FTP
Using IIS as an FTP server is annoying. Having issues with people using IE to just download a file. Firefox works a little better- at least you can authenticate, just can’t view anything. Filezilla works beautifully- no problems. So, how do you get your browsers to work? Easy: Include the login and password in the …
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Sep 16 2011
Windows Server 8 – Looking Good
InfoWorld just did a nice little article on the top 10 features in Windows Server 8. Problem they had was that there were so many improvements it was hard to pick just 10. Here’s the summary for all you nerds out there: 10: Server Manager- Improved GUI and multiserver management. Views are search driven, so …
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Sep 14 2011
Normal Tech Support Call
Had this one today: IT Croud [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p85xwZ_OLX0[/youtube] [youtube]p85xwZ_OLX0[/youtube] %video%http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p85xwZ_OLX0%video%
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Sep 14 2011
End Users (aka. Other Reasons I Drink)
Just had an end user manage to reboot our terminal server through a control panel item I thought was blocked, but wasn’t. Kicked off a dozen users, cost everyone at least 10 minutes of work time, plus screwed up the screen font size for everyone, forcing me to have to reboot the server again later …
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Sep 12 2011
Software Restriction Policy on Terminal Server
So, due to certain pieces of custom software requiring elevated rights, we had to loosen up on user rights in our terminal server environment. But, in an effort to avoid too much damage, we instituted Software Restriction Policies, so users cannot run any executable other than what we specify. Needless to say, it has been …
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Aug 18 2011
Beer Conversion Chart
You have an all grain recipe you want to convert to extract? You have an extract recipe you want to convert to all grain? Well, my friend, here is your answer. Just use this chart below and convert what you need. By the way, this assumes a pretty good extraction ratio on your all grain. …
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Jul 29 2011
BJ’s Belgian Ale- Batch 45 bottled
Tonight with the help of my friend Rob, I was finally able to bottle my Belgian BJ’s Millennium Ale clone. Final gravity on that bad boy was 1.022, giving me an alcohol content of 9.45%. Holy guacamole! If you don’t count the mead, that’s the strongest beer I’ve brewed. I got 46 regular bottles and …
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