Computers
FTP – really, TCP Window Scaling
by Eric Stewart on Aug.11, 2009, under Computers, Networking, Technology
A strange FTP problem was actually the result of one of the systems ignoring TCP Window Scaling. Details below.
Firefox: Version 3.5 and the Add-Ons I Use
by Eric Stewart on Jul.03, 2009, under Computers, Technology, The Internet
I touch on (though not actually “review”) Firefox 3.5, and go over what add-ons I’m currently using for Firefox, and why.
Dell says I’m right!
by Eric Stewart on Apr.27, 2009, under Computers, Technology
While taking a Dell online certification course for Warranty Parts Direct support, I found a mistake and reported it. Dell confirmed my find.
Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard), Active Directory, Canon’s “EOS Digital Solutions Disk”
by Eric Stewart on Jul.11, 2008, under Computers, Networking, Technology
This is where we find out that the permissions on Mac’s newest OS don’t always resolve properly for some software. At least we figured it out for you, so that if luck is with you and your Google-Fu is strong, you’ll find this page before going out of your mind.
“Safely Remove Hardware” – “Operation has been cancelled”
by Eric Stewart on Jun.11, 2008, under Computers, Technology
Yo Domain Admins! Safely Removing a flash drive can be difficult if you’ve mucked around with your GPOs. Read on for a pointer or two.
Gnome, Winbind (Samba), and Wierd Characters
by Eric Stewart on May.29, 2008, under Computers, Networking, Technology
Sometimes programmers are pretty sharp and ensure that their code covers all possibilities as far as unusual characters are concerned. Sometimes … well, they don’t even cover all of the possibilities for the not that unusual …
Apple Software Update and Safari
by Eric Stewart on Mar.19, 2008, under Computers, Technology, The Internet
“Apple Software Update” originally offered new installations of “Safari” on Windows systems as an “update”.
Quickie – VMWare Fusion vs Parallels Desktop
by Eric Stewart on Mar.19, 2008, under Computers, Technology
Both are packages that allow you to run Windows (or other x86 operating systems) on top of Mac OS (assuming you’re using a newer Intel based Mac). I’m a long time user of Parallels Desktop, but I’ve recently switched to VMWare Fusion (and am hoping that work will pony up the $40 to get me […]
“Firefox is already running, but is not responding.”
by Eric Stewart on Mar.10, 2008, under Computers, Technology
A problem I’m seeing more and more at work is reports that people are attempting to start Firefox and seeing the error message: Firefox is already running, but is not responding. Along with suggestions about it. Now, hopefully you’ve been a good little tech and googled this error message, and tried all of the other […]
XP, Vista, Dual Booting: My Experiences/Solution
by Eric Stewart on Mar.03, 2008, under Computers, Technology
For those of you who dual boot Vista for one reason or another, you might be running into issues with getting XP or Vista to boot properly, depending on your configuration. There’s a lot of information out there regarding how you get it all working properly. The key is getting Vista’s boot manager to provide […]
