Yearly Archives: 2011

13 posts

Triumph of the Nerds

Triumph of the Nerds chronicles the rise of the personal computer beginning in the 1970s with the Altair 8800, Apple II and VisiCalc. It continues through the IBM PC and Apple Macintosh revolution in the 1980s and the beginning of the Dot-com boom in the mid 1990s. It includes interviews […]

PHP Point Of Sale

Cash Registers are a thing of the past, but if you are a small retail shop, what do you use as a Point Of Sale (POS) system to track inventory and sales? There are lots of choices ranging from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. PHP Point Of Sale […]

OpenDNS Content Filtering

OpenDNS Web Content Filtering & Security

Parents and Business Owners alike have an increasing need to ensure children and employees are using the web responsibly and are not being exposed to known Malware/Botnet/Phishing sites and inappropriate content. For a business, unfiltered use of the internet can result in lost productivity and potential legal issues. OpenDNS is […]

KB2412171 Breaks Outlook 2007

The original version of Microsoft KB2412171 was released on December 14 and caused a number of problems for Outlook 2007 users. It was pulled two days later. See post on The Microsoft Office Blog On January 11, Microsoft released a new version of KB2412171. This update is also causing problems. […]

Windows 7 Backup

Chances are good that you recently bought or plan to soon buy a new PC or laptop. And for 90% of you, that computer’s running Windows 7. Microsoft’s latest OS has received mostly good reviews from both users and industry experts, and deservedly so. The slick interface, resource management, encryption […]