How to fix port forwarding problems with Clear Wireless
The Problem: You use Clear Wireless (ClearWire) for your internet service and you cannot set up Remote Desktop on Windows 7. The Cause: Whereas most internet provider provided devices just function as gateways, the Clear device functions as both a router and a gateway rolled into one unit. It also uses a different subnet. […]
What you need to know about REST
I was going to start a new category on the blog entitled “What You need To Know”, and have the first entry be about the computer science notion of REST (by which I mean Representational State Transfer) but I could never top this this blog post How I Explained REST to My Wife – it’s absolutely brilliant. […]
How to fix the asp.net DetailsView data validation problem
photo © 2010 Zyllan | more info ia: Wylio) The Problem: You have the standard asp.net DetailsView control (one of many on that page) and your custom validator refuses to work. So do all of your standard validators now that you think about it. Your command button looks like this: <asp:ButtonField ButtonType="Button" ValidationGroup="Main" Text="Add This" CommandName="InsertNewRecord" /> and all of […]
TechZing is an excellent, interesting podcast
photo © 2009 Nationaal Archief | more info (via: Wylio)Lately I’ve become attached to the podcast TechZing with Jason Roberts and Justin Vincent. The two hosts usually produce one to two shows a week, and they are unique in that the shows are LONG, like 90 minutes. One would think that the show would […]
How to fix problems with SMTP on IIS 7/Windows Server 2008
The Problem: You move servers, and for unknown reasons all smtp services stop working. You search forever, but there are no error messages being given and nothing in the event log The Cause: For whatever reason, (in my case anyway) the server does not display the problem as an error, but as a warning in […]
An awesome proposal application – Bidsketch reviewed
Description: In their own words, Bidsketch is “Simple proposal software made for designers”. I found that to be true. It simplifies and organizes what often frustrates me most; writing proposals for new projects. With Bidsketch, you just log into the web app, feed numbers and descriptions into one of several templates, and then send if off to […]
How to fix problems with Clear Wireless internet service
photo © 2010 Emilian Robert Vicol | more info (via: Wylio) The Problem: You have have Clear Wireless internet service, as well as a wifi network, and you get periodic drops and random slowness. You contact tech support, and they tell you to make sure that the wifi router and the Clear Wimax receiver are […]
Quick guide to Charlie Munger
I’m not sure why, but during my extended work sessions this weekend I listened to, and read up on Warren Buffet’s secret brain, Charlie Munger. These three links contain all you need to know about the man, and his extra wise brain: Mungerisms on Twitter (someone is going through his adages and posting them, 140 […]
How to raise your social status
One surprising claim in David Rock’s book was that evolution hardwired a desire for zero-sum status in our brains. That is to say, I feel good when I am somehow superior to someone else. There must be a winner and a loser. I thought the status claim was a bit dubious. I’ve never felt like […]
Software reviews coming soon
As the entire city and all of my consulting clients are snowed in today, I’m experimenting with small business financial software InDinero, proposal writing software BidSketch, and project planning software Tom’s Planner. Reviews coming soon. This post originally appeared on the Stronico blog – with the absorption of Stronico into Digital Tool Factory this […]