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Today I tried to add a firewall rule in Windows 2008 using syntax such as 1024-2000 and got an error message saying that I had to specify the ports correctly. Seems that it doesn't allow an inclusive range but you need to specify each port individually such as...

It's been years since I was on the certifications treadmill. The MCSE, CCNA and CCA certs that I got are so long in the past that the knowledge gained by passing them has diminished in relevance and usefulness. Not that attaining certifications is pointless. If you...

I created this howto a while ago. How to password protect files by saving them as PDF's using Open Office. Note: The file must be in Open Document or a format that Openoffice can read. And then: Using Openoffice. Open the file you want to password protect. Click File...

Just had a strangely unresponsive banshee not allowing me to click on other songs while one was already playing. (In my case banshee was downloading album art at the same time I was trying to switch tracks). Did the sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade...

Currently at the Apple store in Charlestown Square on a Mac.... nice cable-less computer... my wife would love one (less mess). My wife is buying an iPhone (sigh).... We are going to be a split smartphone household as I have an Android (HTC Desire). Oh well. Anything...

Just had a learning experience. Virtualbox-ose (4.04) on Ubuntu 11.04 will not allow the Fedora 15 Guest Additions to Install successfully. I had to download Virtualbox-4.0 (4.08) from from the http://www.virtualbox.org site and the guest additions installed and...