Category Archives: Technology

Choosing a Windows Web Host Is Difficult – It’s A Jungle Out There

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Joel Marcey

UPDATE: I added 2 more hosts to my short list A friend of mine is looking for a host for his website. His website is old school, with a bit of original ASP and, now, SQL Server 2005 (it was….gasp….SQL … Continue reading →

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave Until June

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Joel Marcey

Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ health worse than expected. He is taking leave until June. Get better soon! Stock is plummeting; could be a buying opportunity for me. Continue reading →

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The 100 Oldest Internet Domain Names — Microsoft Not Included

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Joel Marcey

I found this piece on the 100 oldest internet domain names very interesting. Symbolics.com is the oldest (Who?? ) You will see companies like Intel, AMD, AT&T, HP, Adobe on this list, but one company that was surprisingly missing was Microsoft. I would … Continue reading →

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MacBook Pro Slot Drive Is Finicky – It was the CD-R Brand After All

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Joel Marcey

UPDATE: It ended not being the brand necessarily. I used a CD drive cleaner and all seems fixed: http://joelmarcey.com/2009/01/05/macbook-pro-superdrive-burn-problems-update-fixed-with-laser-lens-cleaner/ This weekend I went to the Apple Store Genius Bar to see if they could find a resolution to my slot drive … Continue reading →

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MacBook Pro Slot Drive Problems: Premature Ejections and Laser Power

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Joel Marcey

My MacBook Pro won’t burn an audio CD from ITunes. Here are two problems I have had thus far. Continue reading →

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Possibility of Bringing Down the Internet via a DNS Flaw and Security Hole

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Joel Marcey

I read a wonderful article in Wired last night. I guess I was out of touch because I didn’t even know this happened. Check out this quote from the article: Kaminsky froze. This was far more serious than anything he … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome is "Officially" Released; and Gmail is still in Beta?

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Joel Marcey

  Well, talk about interesting. As seen in this article, Google has dropped the beta label from its web browser, called Chrome.   Why do I find this interesting? Well, a product coming out of beta into release is actually … Continue reading →

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Choosing an Online Storage or Backup Service

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Joel Marcey

Help me choose a good online backup and/or storage provider based upon a set of crtieria. Continue reading →

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Go Daddy Discount Domain Club

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Joel Marcey

I got an email from Go Daddy asking me if I wanted to join its discount domain club. I read the email trying to think if it is worth it and my initial impression is — no, at least not … Continue reading →

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Movin’ On Out

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Joel Marcey

I have finally re-established my relationship with Slicehost (oh, you didn’t know I left. Well, it had nothing do with them; it was a personal decision on my part to leave temporarily). And now that I feel that this time … Continue reading →

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