Demonstration of Yagi Antenna as used in Amateur Radio
A friend posted this YouTube video on a County Hunter forum. I found it very well done and thought I would share. This is a demonstration of a Yagi beam antenna and shows how adding a reflector and directors to a driven element increases the signal strength in front of the antenna by focusing the [...]
continue readingSome weekend relaxation
Alrighty! The weekend has arrived. After a hectic week where we lost a technician, I now get to relax just a little bit! Which is good because we have another busy week coming up in just a few hours. Hope you enjoy your weekend.
continue readingMicrosoft Server 2008 R2 & Exchange 2010 Deployment Fun
Deploying a Microsoft Server 2008 R2 with Microsoft Exchange 2010 into an existing MS Server 2003 / Exchange 2003 environment has some challenges, but when you add in a Blackberry it takes a little foresight. When a client has an old version of BES or is using Blackberry Professional Server, they should know in advance [...]
continue readingNow we offer Digium / Switchvox IP PBX systems
I just want to say… THANK GOD for new and exciting opportunities! We just became a Digium Switchvox dealer and that will allow us to provide a great alternative to the open source IP PBX systems and the Cisco systems we already offer! Who knows what is just around the corner for us!
continue readingForgotten Technologies – BBSes, Amigas, IRC, etc
Today I spent about an hour or more showing Scott what an Amiga A-4000T is all about. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any disks with me to show him the awesome 80s & 90s graphics. Nor did I get it online to show him what that machine was used for. What was it used for? I’m [...]
continue readingWireless Security – When using an open access point is a very bad idea
So you are a student and on a budget, and you decide that you don’t need to get your own internet connection since some stupid person in your complex has a very strong signal, and fortunately for you the connection is open! Sounds super? Well not so fast… How do you know that the access [...]
continue readingPlease vote for our Cisco Contest entry!
Please vote for us today! Click link, hit VOTE, etc… Rinse, wash and repeat daily! Even if you have voted via the Twitter, Facebook, etc links, I think it counts for the visit…. This could win 10,000 dollars in Cisco equipment for us to use at Homeland Secure IT, LLC and would be a wonderful [...]
continue readingExample of Supercooling & Snap Freezing
I have been a fan of Mr. Wizard, or for those of you who are too young to know who that is, Bill Nye “The Science Guy” type experiments that you can do at home for as long as I can remember. One simple experiment that I first learned about only a couple years ago [...]
continue readingI use Mac or Linux because it never gets exploited like Windows… Right? Uhmmm no.
While some may feel safe and secure in their little Mac or Linux world, it is becoming painfully apparent that the walls are crashing down around those with who feel that false sense of security. Of course Apple did everything they could to convince you that their computers were impervious to malware in a whole [...]
continue readingWould you like to play a Cyber War Game?
In an article from the LA Times http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-cyber-attack17-2010feb17,0,305928.story?track=rss it is apparent that in the event of an all-out attack, we are all doomed… DOOOOMED! The end is near, run for the hills…
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