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apache friends - xampp
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.
I installed the windows version on my laptop. My laptop still runs XP Home and I was thinking of running a local WordPress blog [...]

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Last week I got nailed on my regular workstation. It could not authenticate. I noticed it as as a POP3 problem I thought was related to Scanmail. Then my Firewall client started showing the infamous red X. I switched gears and accelerated the provisioning of my laptop so I could run payroll.
I cannot say that [...]

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Just saw, via Bruce Schneier’s great security blog, a very interesting case discussing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley obligations of a financial institution to provide security regarding customer financial information. If you don’t know, GLB is in many ways the financial institution analog to HIPAA. In any event, an employee of a Student Loan company had [...]

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My new laptop arrived yesterday. It is an Inspiron 9400 from Dell. The pricing was very attractive for this Centrino Duo. If you want a light, compact notebook this notebook is not for you. However, if you thirst for power and a big screen is greater than the inconvience of a heavier, larger notebook, this [...]

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You May Lose Data or Program Settings After Reinstalling, Repairing, or Upgrading Windows XP
You upgrade the Windows XP Home Edition installation that was preinstalled by your computer manufacturer to the retail version of Windows XP Professional.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, restore the missing data and program shortcuts from a backup.
To prevent this problem from occurring, use [...]

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TechSpot’s Low-end PC Buying Guide @ TechSpot
Basic Configuration - Under $600
Plus Windows XP Shipping and Taxes (if applicable):

AMD Sempron 3000 - $87
ASRock K8NF4GSATA2 Micro ATX - $65
Onboard video - $0
512MB (256×2) PC3200 DDR - $50
Onboard sound - $0
Stereo speakers - $7
80GB 7200RPM SATA - $55
BenQ 17” (FP71G ) - $215
DVD-ROM 16x - $20
Basic keyboard, mouse [...]

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Solutions from PC Magazine: Before You Give Away Your Old PC
Here is a nice article that outlines the process of cleaning up a PC so that you can safely donate it.

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This week I sat in on a Small Business Accounting webcast using Live Meeting. Participating in the using Live Meeting was pretty cool! The combination of sound, slides, and chat facilities to ask questions worked for me. I cannot say I paid 100% attention but I did get enough out of the presentation to [...]

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Today I changing out my old virus checking software with CSM 3. I had two retail versions of PC-cillin Internet Security 2005 and a copy of AVG for Exchange. They all worked and one license had expired and the other two were due to expire this month. The folks on the mailing lists have voiced [...]

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LangaList Std Edition202002-04-04
I got to this page in following up on an investigation into low disk space thread on the SBS2K mailing list. Someone mentioned they like a SourceForge utility called WindDirStat for investigating disk space usage. I have always liked JDiskReport but I was game to try someone else’s favorite. It is interesting or [...]

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ISA server 2004 sp2 just released on the download site and since we are READING the release notes before installing…they say…
If ISA Server services are installed, ISA Server will enter lockdown mode during installation. Following installation, the ISA Server computers or array members will have to be restarted
That means… you either have that SBSPodcast [...]

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