February 2009
1 post
Video Home Surveillance Guide →
October 2008
4 posts
Backing up trixbox Pro with Amazon S3 and... →
Activating Email Delivery of Voicemails →
Changing default Trixbox passwords →
CSS PNG Hack for Internet Explorer (IE) →
September 2008
6 posts
Call forward extension to external number |... →
Gary Vaynerchuk Building Personal Brand Within the... →
Capistrano Deployment Tutorial →
Using SVN and Trac on Ubuntu for Dev Tracking →
This week I have been working with a client to put together some very complex scripts for doing business intelligence (data transformation and reporting). As these scripts got really complex, we…
Building an Ubuntu SVN/Trac Server →
OpenSSL - Community Ubuntu Documentation →
How to setup an Ubuntu server to use self signed OpenSSL certs
August 2008
3 posts
Ruby libraries - WhyNotWiki →
OpenSourceProjects in Ruby on Rails →
http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/doc_safeharbor_ind... →
July 2008
4 posts
Installing Nessus on Backtrack 3 →
Slicehost Articles: Ubuntu Hardy - installing... →
How To Make Your MediaWiki Private →
Configure MediaWiki to prevent anonymous readers, user registrations, etc.
Your “Elevator Pitch” →
I find it hard to give an elevator pitch about what I do. I found this hard at my old job also but it was because I performed a disjointed and somewhat non-interrelated set of services. None the…
June 2008
5 posts
Apple - Seminars Online - Best Practices for... →
HOWTO: Setup Hamachi VPN on Ubuntu - Updated for... →
Good howto for setting up hamachi on an Ubuntu system
Online software tutorials, training CDs, Photoshop... →
vtc.com provides the latest Apple Tutorials, Adobe Tutrorials, Cakewalk Tutorials, Corel Tutorials, Dreamweaver Tutorials, Macromedia Tutorials, Microsoft Tutorials, Oracle Tutorials, Photoshop…
Not even Stanford learns it seems →
It seems like every week still a story comes across my desk about “Laptop with sensitive data stolen… no encrypted hard drive”. Well after 26 years, one thing I have learned is that people (big…
Denver IIA Chapter →
May 2008
6 posts
The Trimtab Blog Goes Dark →
Unfortunately, unless there is interesting tech news and a computer somewhere in the South African bush, this blog is about to die for three weeks. It is going to be crazy hard to be gone that long,…
A Major Product with Major Problems →
I have personally been a Quickbooks user, in several capacities different capacities, for the last 8 years. It is an OK product from a functionality perspective. It is relatively easy to use and has…
Software Patent Attorneys in Colorado - Google... →
IT Control Objectives for Sarbanes-Oxley 2nd... →
Do we need a new view on data security? →
For many years now, the “IT” industry has been focused mainly on “securing the network”. The idea here being that the way the company secures it’s information assets is like the way it secures its…
Is this familiar… →
This is an old cartoon and I’m sure many have seen it before but how can you not love it? This is so typical of the experience small business owners have with technology projects. I like to think…
April 2008
14 posts
How To Set Up An IRC Server And Anope IRC Services →
A Real, Serious Security Vulnerability in Vista…... →
Today I finally found in my news reader an article that discusses a credible vulnerability in Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. Windows Vista really has been reasonably secure thus far… most…
The Best Corporate Job in America →
Last night was the big open house event at the new Linford & Company offices. It was a very nice time I think. Lots of friends and colleagues came, everyone seemed to enjoy meeting others in the…
Is Windows Vista really bad? →
The short answer to this question in our opinion is no. It is very easy though for one to feel like they are in very much in the minority if they happen to be of this opinion. This is not the post…
Izzy Video | The Video Podcast That Shows You How... →
Huge Retail Annoyance →
We buy very little in terms of computer hardware, software, and equipment from major retail chains (or retail stores at all for that matter). We have some very good vendors that we work with and do…
Windows Vista SP1 Service Configurations →
Information on disabling services in Windows Vista
“My own picture of humanity today finds us just about to step out from amongst...”
– Buckminster Fuller
The New Website →
So we just finished developing a new website… the website for our new business, Linford & Company LLP. So here it is, another Trimtab developed site… http://www.linfordco.com. Please spread the…
A Co-Worker’s Tech Problem →
My co-worker has been struggling with a problem PC ever since she got it. It is a Lenovo ThinkPad (of which I have had probably 10 over the years with no issues), and it was just a lemon from the…
Trimtab Managed Services Sell Sheet →
So we just finished up developing some marketing materials, most important of which is our informational “sell sheet” on managed services. We found out that it is a difficult task to boil down the…
“Cloud Computing” (and yes, we do build clouds…... →
NOTE: We consider this an important post… it is long but we highly recommend reading the whole thing.
As we build our business, I feel that as a leader in setting the course for the future of…
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can...”
– Arthur Schopenhauer
New Digs →
Thanks to our new family, the Linford & Company LLP family, we have a new office! Our main address will remain for now in Westminster but most of the actual work we do will be done out of the new…
March 2008
18 posts
Amazon.com MP3 Downloads →
Download popular music, classical music, new releases and more, in MP3 format. Most songs are $0.99 and most albums are $9.99 or less.
I got PHISHED?! Well… kind of →
We all see phishing emails all the time these days. In fact, I just cleaned out probably 300+ from the 4000 spam emails in my customer’s spam filter this morning. A phishing email is an email that…
Web 2.0 Will Finally Allow Good to put a final... →
Awesome video post from Gary Vaynerchuck
On the Horizon →
Many people keep asking me about Windows XP. The main question is “How much longer can I get it?”.
Well first of all, I have to say that I think you are making mistake (in general) staying with…
Colorado Department of Revenue →
Starting a new business in Colorado main page
Configuring Google Apps for SugarCRM →
Configure Google Apps mail to work with the SugarCRM sytem
WordPress › Support » Error establishing a... →
Forum post to troubleshoot a bad WordPress database connection