by wwarren | Aug 27, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Storage
I mentioned in an earlier post about how Quickbooks ties many accountants to Windows. Well I’ve found a partial yet money-saving workaround. We leverage virtualization even more but not in the typical way. Instead of setting up a NAS/DAS/SAN you run it off...
by wwarren | Aug 27, 2012 | Apple, Hardware, Linux, Smartphone
This is what i thought. A jury in Silicon Valley with bias towards Apple(seeing Jobs as nearly a deity) has now been seen by their own words as stepping outside the bounds of not only their instructions but also of their own “expertise”. this jury...
by wwarren | Aug 23, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source
I’m not a huge fan of the cloud. It is based on simply refarmed mainframe technology and based on a broken security model. However for those who really make the jump to a truly all cloud system there’s one major benefit. Your desktop software costs go to...
by wwarren | Aug 12, 2012 | Hardware
Factory Restore for a Dell Inspiron 560 Here is my experience in trying to do a factory restore on a Dell Inspirion 560. First off, here’s what my setup was. The computer came shipped with Windows 7 professional. After creating a user account etc., I installed...
by wwarren | Aug 7, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Security, Security Alerts
This reporter who was taken over at least acknowledges his security lapses. Facebook with it’s “social networking” actually sets you up for this very type of thing. keep in mind most of the cloud is web based and guess what the number one attack...
