Author Archives: Jesse Zylstra

About Jesse Zylstra

Hey! My name is Jesse Zylstra, and I am the administrator of this website. I used to write about free software and programs, online web applications, and new technology -- especially open-source. Now I just write udder nonsense. I also play pipe organ, which I'm told is a fun and interesting fact about me. In the past, I studied network administration. Now I've been trying to pursue a real fake bachelors degree for the last, oh, 10 years or so.

September Site Updates

Early on in the month, we had a few very short outages which seemed to be associated with the internet connection. These outages lasted about five minutes apiece, but were in multiples. 08/23: Registered Zylblog.com 08/24: Began making DNS changes … Continue reading

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Where Can I get a .com Domain Name?

Since we recently “upgraded” to a .COM domain name, I thoguht it would be interesting to revisit this post from the past, which is still quite accurate. Our .COM domain name is registered under GoDaddy, and was purchased (with coupon … Continue reading

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Ad: Boston IT Support | Spirinet

The following is a paid advertisement Are you looking for Boston IT Support? If you need IT Support in Boston you need to check out Spirinet, a Boston IT Outsourcing company. Spirinet provides services for small and medium businesses. They … Continue reading

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Website Update: Zylblog.COM

Due to our increasing popularity and climbing search engine ranking, Zylblog has recently switched to a .com domain from a .info domain. The old domain, .info, now redirects to the .com. Google’s search engine should begin to recognize and update … Continue reading

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Search, Images, Email, Calendar, Documents — and now Music from Google?

Contest! Want an invite to Google Music? Be one of the first 4 people to comment with “I want Google Music!” and win an invitation! Read the bottom of the post for more information! Google seems to offer everything. When … Continue reading

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Stop all spam to your website, blog, or forum

The Internet is a great way to share your information with others, whether it be useful information related to computers or health, or the less-useful specialized information like training poodles (of which, I have no fear in offending anyone who … Continue reading

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August Site Updates

07/03: Upgraded to WordPress 3.1.4 07/06: Upgraded to WordPress 3.2 07/08: The site appeared to be responding slowly and was timing out at around 6PM. It is unknown why, however it is now back up. 07/08: A new feature was … Continue reading

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Image of the Week: IBM 1620

The IBM 1620 Photo by euthman on Flickr Released in October of 1959, the IBM 1620 was focused on the science market as an inexpensive scientific computer.

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Ad: How to Transfer Music and more from any iPod or iPhone

Want to know How to transfer music from iPod to iTunes? With all the technology available on a single device such as an iPhone, iPad, or a iTouch the necessity to back up and easily manage all of your portable … Continue reading

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The Sims 3 Online Play

Note: August 6, 2012, this has become the third most popular article on Zylblog. EA is testing out a new technology developed by Gaikai with the Sims 3, allowing you to play The Sims 3 online, over the Internet, very … Continue reading

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