Here in the States we have a nice 3 day weekend thanks to the Independence Day holiday. I took advantage of the time to move this site back to it’s original, but now upgraded, web server. In addition to website redesign this past month also saw network and Windows Home Server changes, Read the rest »
Belkin Powerline AV (200 Mbps)
I use my Mac Mini as a media center but it has a 802.11g wireless connection which has been a problem. Since I live in a pretty dense apartment complex and every couple of months I have to find a new channel that has less interference. I finally got fed up enough that I decided to spend the money and try a Powerline AV adapter. I went with the Belkin Powerline AV Adapter. I never had much confidence in the Powerline technology but I was hoping it had matured by [...] Read the rest »
Security Quest #6 – OpenDNS
OpenDNS is a standalone DNS service that anyone can use. The term “Open” in this case means open to anyone, not open source. When you switch to the OpenDNS servers for name resolution you’ll stop using your ISP’s servers and you’ll be using the OpenDNS servers. This could provide a performance benefit if your ISP’s name resolution is slowing things down. Switching to OpenDNS is fairly simple, simply type in their DNS server addresses (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220) in the appropriate spot in your network configuration. If you have a home [...] Read the rest »
The OS Quest Trail Log #5
It was a big weekend here at the OS Quest Data Center so I figured I’d wait for the long weekend (made even longer with a vacation day on Friday) to end. With my switch to Comcast I have a little time with both DSL and Comcast since the DSL will run for another couple of weeks. A co-worker suggested I keep the DSL as a backup or to increase my bandwidth. Being a router guy he happened to have a Xincom XC-DPG502 router that he sent me. Since it [...] Read the rest »
