How Not to Upgrade Your Wireless Router

February 22, 2010 EverythingTech 0

The other day I was having some performance issues on my network, so I decided to see if there was an update to my Linksys router’s firmware. It’s a good idea to update your firmware occasionally since the manufacture can fix bugs, add functionality, and increase security and performance. Check […]

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SCOM 2007 Stopped Receiving Alerts

February 17, 2010 EverythingTech 1

[the_ad_placement id=”before-content”] I noticed one day that I stopped getting any SCOM alerts in my System Center Operation Manager 2007 R2 environment. As part of my troubleshooting I found a ton of the following warnings in the Operations Manager Event Viewer. I contacted Microsoft tech support and discovered that my […]

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What to do before you run AntiSpyware software

January 21, 2010 EverythingTech 0

[the_ad_placement id=”before-content”] Does your Windows machine feel more sluggish than usual? Are you getting little notifications on your taskbar that “You may not be protected”? You may have spyware or malware running a muck on your pc. Malware is getting increasingly crafty and find new places to hide and make […]

Downadup.B

November 20, 2009 EverythingTech 0

The Conficker worm aka Downadup worm continues to infect non-patched Microsoft computers a year after the initial outbreak. This worm scans your network and finds and infects other computers that are also not patched with the Microsoft MS08-067 critical patch. The worm can effect network performance since it floods the […]

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Be Your Own Online Backup Service

October 2, 2009 EverythingTech 1

[ad#singlepage] Many people already know the importance of backup. Your data can become corrupted; your hard drive could crash; you could have accidentally deleted a file. If you’re not, start doing it before it’s too late.   There are many ways to backup your data such as burning to DVD or […]

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APC SmartUPS Serial Cable Pinout

April 12, 2009 EverythingTech 6

I replaced my old APC SmartUPS 620 with an updated model. I had lost the serial cable that allows you to communicate with the UPS via a computer for the old unit. You will need this cable if you want to use the PowerChute application that comes with the UPS. […]

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Losing Internet Connectivity At Midnight

March 5, 2009 EverythingTech 0

I was losing internet every day at midnight and it was getting very frustrating. (Especially when I kept getting disconnected during a Raid). As a matter of fact all the computers on the network were losing the internet connection at the same time. Which led me to believe that it […]

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How To Setup Single Click Remote Control Support

March 1, 2008 admin 1

If you’ve ever had to help friends or relatives with computer problems over the phone this will help you get them out of you hair faster. Ultra VNC SC lets you control a users desktop without having the user do anything except double click a file. Here’s how: To set […]