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.

Recently Updated

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Jesse Zylstra

I recently updated WordPress… and managed to kill my blog for a certin period of time as well. Nevertheless, I got it working again by making the Plugins directory permissions 000, and then setting it back to 777. Who knew … Continue reading →

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Is WEP Secure?

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Jesse Zylstra

Question: Is WEP Secure? Answer: No. WEP at one time was considered extremely, however, now, a skilled hacker can break the WEP passcode in about 40 seconds. Other common secure formats that exist on most routers now are: [*] WPA-PSK … Continue reading →

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Windows 7

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Jesse Zylstra

Let me just say in advanced: I realize I did this article response rather… horribly. “Windows 7: Microsoft’s Linux killer?” On Computerworld.com. Article by Preston Gralla Linux has been making inroads into PC sales lately because it runs so well … Continue reading →

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The Sims 3

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Jesse Zylstra

Commenting disabled due to high spam trafficking on March 19, 2010 Wow! I cant wait. This article contains: Links to other sites with information about The Sims 3. Some of these have interesting screen-shots that we don’t see on the … Continue reading →

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Two Weeks Past and it Happened Again

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Jesse Zylstra

This was a anecdote I did for a writing project a while ago. I happen to like it for some odd reason, so, I put it on my blog that no one ever reads. Two Weeks Past and it Happened … Continue reading →

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FireFox Download Day

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Jesse Zylstra

I had this on my blog before it died, I thought I might put it back up.

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Verizon is Wonderfull

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Jesse Zylstra

That subject title is a major act of severe sarcasm to an extreme point that I don’t think I can ever thoroughly explain. I recently got a PDA phone from my Brother. A really nice Verizon VZ6700 (or, UT Star … Continue reading →

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Last Server Outage (Lost ALL blog entries, and Forum Posts)

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Jesse Zylstra

Last outage: The servers was down from approx.. ~12AM 8/8/08 to ~6PM 8/9/08 There was a power outage in the local area, and I believe there may have been a surge. All the computers components seem to be fine, but, … Continue reading →

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How can I contact MSN?

Posted on November 11, 2007 by Jesse Zylstra

This is one of those well hidden features. If you go into your MSN Hotmail account, you will see a "Feedback" link at the bottom of the page. This is a link to the feedback page:https://support.msn.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0 (NOV 2007)

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Listen to 3d sound

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Jesse Zylstra

Listen to 3d sound here, they have a few cool ones http://recueilli.blogspot.com/2007/05/binaural-sound.html

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