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Automated WHOIS query solutions for Windows

Friday, 2012.08.31 J.D. H. Leave a comment

While consolidating a variety of disparate domain names for a corporate client, it was useful to have a way to automatically get WHOIS information for all the domains. Two free solutions I found were: MultiLook – Windows based utility that can find WHOIS info for domains and then export the info to HTML Great for a one time lookup of domains. The interface is not perfect, but it does get the job done for most domains. 4/5 stars PHPWhois Ideal for

Sample wilderness cabin solar setup

Wednesday, 2012.08.29 J.D. H. Leave a comment

NOTE: If you’ve read this blog long you probably already know that my family lives of the grid. So when my good friend K asked me for sample info about a very basic solar setup (for a wilderness cabin that would only be sporadically used on weekends for lights and radio etc.) I was happy to respond… Hola K! Here’s the solar checklist that we spoke about earlier, with these components your dad would have a basic solar setup: NOTE: I recommend a

Exede now offers an unlimited download time period

Monday, 2012.08.27 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Exciting news for satellite internet users! From 12 midnight to 5AM, local to your installation time zone, you can download an unlimited amount without it affecting your monthly bandwidth quota. Woot! 🙂 Late Night Free Zone: free downloads and uploads every night from 12 midnight – 5 a.m. local to your time zonehttp://www.exede.com/exede-customers/late-night-free-zoneEvery night during the wee hours, we’re giving Exede customers a free hall pass to enjoy their superfast Internet service just a little bit more. Or a whole

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BlackBerry PlayBook wireless file transfer, WiFi file sharing [SAMBA]

Monday, 2012.08.27 J.D. H. Leave a comment

The PlayBook tablet has some nice features built in: screenshot capability originally missing in Android, but in iOS for a long time Wifi file sharing (using SAMBA, i.e. the default file sharing protocol that Windows uses ) this can be accomplished on Android with 3rd parties apps and be fairly tightly integrated into the OS. on iOS, some apps utilize SAMBA but the locked down nature of the iOS file system makes it much less useful that BlackBerry’s straight-up file

How to take screenshots on BlackBerry PlayBook

Sunday, 2012.08.26 J.D. H. Leave a comment

If you are wondering how to take screenshots on the Blackberry PlayBook, it is very easy! Simple press the Volume UP and Volume DOWN buttons simultaneously and it will take a screenshot 🙂 To view your screenshots, go to the Pictures app on your tablet. That’s all there is to it! PS this blog entry is a result of me recently purchasing a 64GB PlayBook from Office Depot for $199 and checking out all of its features. I am very

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Dodge City Kansas has Sprint 4G!

Saturday, 2012.08.18 J.D. H. 2 comments

WiMax to be exact. Downloads speeds were around 10mbs max, 5mbs min. I did not have a chance to test the upload speeds. Device used for test: Motorola Photon Location of test: inside the Verizon store at 14th and Wyatt Earp! Top Search Terms:dodge city, ks (3)sprint in dodge city kansas (1)sprint 4 g in dodge city? (1)muscle cars speed meter (1)max hodges with his father (1)verizon or sprint in dodge city, ks 2014 (1)dodge city ks 4g (1)dodge city

Samsung Galaxy Player Comparison (3.6, 4, 4.2, 5)

Tuesday, 2012.08.14 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference between the various Samsung Galaxy Player models, so here is the comparison between them: 🙂 All players: Android™ (Version 2.3.5 Gingerbread) What’s Different between the players Model Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 YP-G1CWY/XAA Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 YP-G70CWY/XAA Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6 YP-GS1CB/XAA Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2) YP-GI1CB/XAA Display Resolution Overlay WVGA (800 x 480) WVGA (800 x 480) VGA (480 x 320) WVGA (800 x 480) Display Screen Size Overlay 4.0″ 5.0″ 3.65″ 4.2″ Battery