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{ Monthly Archives } June 2008

Sever Security

On my first day when I was first showed the server room, I remember remarking how hot it was – there was no ventilation or A/C. Later that day I found out that the door didn’t even have a lock on it. I also remarked about that, but it didn’t seem to be of much concern.

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2008 06 25 Matt Hardware
Security
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Are you being spied on?

A recent report says that 1 in 3 IT professionals snoops on employees. My thoughts on the issue.

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2008 06 23 Matt General
Privacy
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Gmail to the rescue

When trying to solve some mail server problems, one of the most useful troubleshooting tools that I use (aside from good old telnet) has to be free email service providers. Whether it is Hotmail, Yahoo or Gmail, having a free email account set up with them can greatly help when it comes to figuring out [...]

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2008 06 20 Matt Troubleshooting Comments (0)

TechSoup – A must for non-profits

As I mentioned in my last post, the organization which I work for is a non-profit entity whose budget comes from membership fees. Like most non-profits, every dollar really has to stretch as far as it can, and it is usually hard to get an OK from management to go out and spend X thousand [...]

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2008 06 19 Matt Hardware
Money
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About Me

Hi there and welcome to my tiny corner on the web. My name is Matt and I am a Systems Administrator for a small business (under 50 employees). We’re not a typical business however. Out of all our employees, over half are remote. Most of them have their own office which means that I technically [...]

2008 06 18 Matt General Comments (0)