Category Archives: Computer Stuff

What is fhefeefeffe.com ?

Keep getting fhefeefeffe.com posted in spam on your website? So do I. And I don’t have the slightest idea why — moreover, after Googling “fhefeefeffe.com”, I only come up with two websites (as of 01/20/2010)… this tells me that my … Continue reading

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Old Nintendo Game Maps

Where can I find Nintendo game maps? Or Super Mario Brothers game maps? A few weeks ago, my brother and sister came for a visit and we were all playing Mario… and trying to beat Mario Brothers 2. Of course, … Continue reading

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Best Web Traffic Analyzer

What is the best, free website traffic analyzer? By far, I would have to say: Google Analytics. Much as it does seem that Google is slowly taking over the world (probably true), they offer some of the best web-based tools … Continue reading

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Wubi for Installing Linux

How well does Wubi work for installing Linux? Wubi is increasingly becoming the most popular way of installing Linux under Windows due to its’ simplicity. With a few clicks, a fully functional Linux installation can be installed to your hard … Continue reading

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Boot Description

How can I change my boot description of my Windows installation? Simply boot into the Windows OS that you want to change the name of, and open Command Prompt as an Administrator. Type: bcdedit /set {current} description “Your Description Goes … Continue reading

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Mega Downtime

zylblog.com was down for a total of four days. Snow hit the cable again, displacing the connector in the fiber box. Getting someone here took quite a while since the entire town of Waterville had an Internet outage after this … Continue reading

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Unexpected Downtime

Whenever this server experiences downtime, we tend to not only report it, but we also explain how it may have been avoided (if possible) and how it will be prevented in the future. From around 1AM (PST) on January 1st, … Continue reading

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Comment and Be Nominated for Google Wave

The Contest has Ended. The first 8 people to comment on this post and say: “I want Google Wave!” (or something along those lines) will be nominated for Google Wave. Be sure you know what Google Wave is. I highly … Continue reading

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Hardware Keyloggers

Are Hardware Keyloggers a security risk? Short answer: Not Really, in most situations. Unless you are an organization that has extremely sensitive data, specifically when someone might know that fact, it shouldn’t be an absolute concern. Let’s look at what … Continue reading

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Now Using Yet Another Related Posts Plugin

We are now using YARPP, “Yet Another Related Posts Plugin” It seems that, ironically, there are a lot of plugins of this nature. Now, on all posts, similar posts will be displayed (unless the computer could not find a similar-enough … Continue reading

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