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Fixing Slow FTP Server on Mac OSX
In: Mac|Networking|Opinion|OSX|Software|Troubleshooting|Tutorials & Explanations
25 Oct 2011In searching for a solution to slow FTP server response in Mac OSX, I also uncovered a better FTP alternative!
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- Tags: free, FTP, Mac, open source, osx, pureftpd, server, solutions, Troubleshooting, tutorial
Punting Microsoft’s FTP Server in Favor of FileZilla Server
In: Microsoft|Networking|Opinion|server|Software|Troubleshooting|Tutorials & Explanations
19 Jun 2011Windows Server’s built-in FTP solution is so basic, limited and obfuscated that I’ve remembered why I just punt and go straight to the free FileZilla FTP Server solution.
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- Tags: 401, 401consulting.com, consulting, filezilla, FTP, iis, robichaud, server, Windows
Troubleshooting FTP Services on Windows 2008 Server
In: Diagnostics|Networking|server|Software|Troubleshooting|Tutorials & Explanations|Windows
27 Apr 2011Troubleshooting tips for installing and configuring FTP Services on Windows 2008 Server.
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- Tags: 2008, FTP, install, server, setup, tips, troubleshoot, Troubleshooting, Windows
JotNot Rocks My World!
In: Business|iOS|iPhone|Opinion|Productivity|Software|Tutorials & Explanations
31 Jan 2011I tripped across an app that has skyrocketed towards the top of my “can’t live without” list: JotNot Pro, for iPhone. JotNot uses the iPhone’s built-in camera to take a photo of a piece of paper and turn it into an electronic document for emailing or faxing. It supports several standard/popular formats such as JPG [...]
Should Google Stick to Search?
6 Aug 2010Well, today I saw an interesting blog post quietly slide by, almost unnoticed. Google waved “Bye, Bye” to Google Wave. This comes fairly close on the heels of another similar non-announcement: Google quietly killed its heralded Nexus One smartphone. These two back-to-back dismal outings brought to mind a bevy of other non-starters by Google as [...]
Using Skype As a Business Tool
In: Business|Opinion|Phones|Productivity|Skype|Software|Tutorials & Explanations|Video
4 Aug 2010There are three types of people in the world: those who can count, and those who can’t. This old joke came to mind when I started thinking about this post. It seems there are two main camps of computer users: those who’ve never heard of Skype, and those who know about it and think of [...]
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- Tags: business, call, freelance, phone, productivity, skype, tool, video
A Primer on DNS Servers and DNS Caching
In: Browsers|Diagnostics|DNS|Networking|Opinion|server|Troubleshooting|Tutorials & Explanations
28 Jun 2010I have been working on a post along the lines of “How to Troubleshoot Web Site Problems” but it started to get mired down in the details of DNS servers. Thus, I decided to break the topic out into a separate posting to lay some groundwork first, THEN post the original tutorial. So without further [...]
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- Tags: DNS, internet, Networking, primer, Troubleshooting, tutorial
Tips for PC to Mac Switchers
18 Jun 2010Thinking about switching to a Mac? You can click here to read all about my gradual shift from the land of Windows. C’mon in … the water’s nice! Here are a few practical tips and things to think about, for first-timers contemplating the big shift. In no particular order: 1. I have some practical, hands-on [...]
WordPress on Mac OSX is pretty neat out of the box, but I found that when trying to enable the pretty permalinks, to make posts more search engine friendly, I was getting errors. Oh sure, I could configure it in the WordPress Admin, but then I’d just get 404 Page Not Found errors when [...]
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- Tags: 404, osx, permalink, pretty, server, snow leopard, Wordpress
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