Multi-Subnet IPSEC VPN with Fortigate OS 4 and Sonicwall

You’re Not Crazy! Sometimes things just do not work they you *think* they should! But, as soon as you see how it does work you’ll see that it really is easy. I was first going to write an entire post telling you all the settings that you need in order to get the IPSEC tunnel [...]

Fix It by Microsoft – Simple and easy way to reset Windows Update

Finally Microsoft has come up with a very easy (for everyone, not just network administrators) tool for fixing Windows Update problems.

How To Create a Product Page using Schema.org for SEO

What is Schema? Or Schema.org? Well directly from their mouth(s); This site provides a collection of schemas, i.e., html tags, that webmasters can use to markup their pages in ways recognized by major search providers. Search engines including Bing, Google and Yahoo! rely on this markup to improve the display of search results, making it [...]

Changing Text Color or Background Color with the DataTables jQuery Plugin

Sometimes you would like to change the text color in a row (or cell) based on text already in the table. Luckily the dataTables plugin allows you to do this using their fnDrawCallback callback function. I am sure that there is a better way to this, but I couldn’t find an easy solution so here’s [...]

TrueCrypt – Free open-source Disk Encryption Software

On Sunday Dropbox Left User Accounts Open for 4 Hours, meaning if you knew ANY Dropbox user account you could login with ANY password. I’ve been a fan of Dropbox for a while and still use it’s service, so I thought I would help you learn how to encrypt your important data for free! Most [...]

Volcano Arenal Live Webcam

Volcano Arenal By far one of the largest tourist attractions in Costa Rica and for good reason. There is an abundance of information on the Internet about Arenal so I am not going to go over all that again. I just wanted to warn you that it’s hard to get a great photo of the [...]

Ninite – Streamlined Application Installs and Updates

Truly the easiest and fastest way to update or install your software Get all the latest Apps installed or updated An easy addition to my Network Tools collection is Ninite. If you’re like me you are installing applications all the time and going to each site and dealing with advertisements and long installs in boring. [...]

Error 0×80070643 Installing Windows Intune

Windows Intune Endpoint Protection is installed as part of the Client Install for Windows Intune. WIEP is a replacement for Security Essentials (which you can tell just be looking at it). Sometimes software installations are pretty easy and sometimes not. If you search for this error on Google you will come to the same solution [...]

Exchange Server 2003 on iPhone with Forms Based Authentication

Caught between a rock and a hard place… This is how you can feel sometimes, especially when your Droid phone connects with no issues but the iPhone (iPad or iPod too) just will not connect. After researching I found out that having Forms Based Authentication enabled was the culprit. Feeling squished… FBA is great because [...]

jQuery FullCalendar Example using jQueryUI Themes

First I need to say what a great plugin this is! If you are like me, you first wanted to create a custom calendar that you can have total control over, but then when you look at all the work put into this one, there is no need! Check out the jQuery Full Calendar Plugin [...]