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  • Greetings from fabulous Edgerton, Wisconsin!  Thanks to the powers of snow and ice, this is where I am staying tonight.  There’s been anywhere from 4-8″ of snow along I-94 and...

    Minnesota Terminal Shutdown

    Greetings from fabulous Edgerton, Wisconsin!  Thanks to the powers of snow and ice, this is where I am staying tonight.  There’s been anywhere from 4-8″ of snow along I-94 and...

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  • Here’s a quick refresher on why it’s a good idea to stay away from enable mode on routers before you’ve had a couple cups of coffee: drvr-wifi#show flash System flash...

    ‘enable’ Requires 200mg Caffeine

    Here’s a quick refresher on why it’s a good idea to stay away from enable mode on routers before you’ve had a couple cups of coffee: drvr-wifi#show flash System flash...

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  • Yesterday, I learned a valuable lesson on why you should never assume that a situtation will ‘never happen’ when it comes to a server or network.  In this case, it...

    The Power of Numbers

    Yesterday, I learned a valuable lesson on why you should never assume that a situtation will ‘never happen’ when it comes to a server or network.  In this case, it...

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  • From The Tennessean - “Metro police say Mendenhall, 56, a husband and father of two from Albion, Ill., made statements implicating himself in six killings in four states, including two...

    Driver Confessed to 6 Killings

    From The Tennessean - “Metro police say Mendenhall, 56, a husband and father of two from Albion, Ill., made statements implicating himself in six killings in four states, including two...

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  • Well, Im finally getting a widespread infection of SDBot under control here at work. Spreading via various DCOM and RPC exploits, SDBot caught us completely off guard, as we were...

    Curse you Backdoor.SDBot!

    Well, Im finally getting a widespread infection of SDBot under control here at work. Spreading via various DCOM and RPC exploits, SDBot caught us completely off guard, as we were...

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  • Yes, genius. Call me before you call the person you want just so I can tell you if they are there or not. Actual phone transcript follows: “Hey Jim, its...

    Mr. Operator

    Yes, genius. Call me before you call the person you want just so I can tell you if they are there or not. Actual phone transcript follows: “Hey Jim, its...

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