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Hello. I am Joel Marcey, author of this personal blog.
Check out my joint venture with acclaimed programming language instructor, Rex Jaeschke, called Programming Classroom
I am also owner of Twin Roots, a consulting and software development company.
Category Archives: Windows
Conficker – Should Mac Users Be Worried?
So I was watching 60 Minutes last night (I can still hear that tick, tick, tick, tick, tick of the clock….and I am still amazed that Andy Rooney is still around!). Their lead story was regarding internet viruses, particularly the … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Mac, Windows
Tagged 60 Minutes, Conficker, Internet, Norton, Symantec, Viruses
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Choosing an Online Backup Service – Revisited
[Update 3: After tweeting Backblaze about me not being able to use their service because of no Mac support -- I get a reply inviting me to their private beta. Thanks Backblaze! But now my decision is that much harder … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Mac, Software, Technology, Windows
Tagged Backblaze, BackJack, Carbonite, DropBox, Leo Laporte, Mozy, Online Backup, Online Storage, SafeCopy, Scott Bourne, SpiderOak, TWiT, Twitter
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Choosing a Windows Web Host Is Difficult – It’s A Jungle Out There
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
Posted in .NET, Software, Technology, Windows
Tagged Arvixe, ASP, CrystalTech, DiscountASP.net, ReliableSite.Net, Server Intellect, SoftSys Hosting, SQL Server, Web Hosting
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Google Chrome is "Officially" Released; and Gmail is still in Beta?
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
Posted in Development, Google, Mac, Technology, Windows
Tagged Beta, Chrome, GMail, Software
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Choosing an Online Storage or Backup Service
Help me choose a good online backup and/or storage provider based upon a set of crtieria. Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Mac, Technology, Windows
Tagged Amazon S3, Backup, Box.Net, Carbonite, DropBox, ElephantDrive, iDrive, JungleDisk, MobileMe, Mozy, Online Backup, Online Storage, SkyDrive, Slicehost, Storage
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How I Resolved the “There Was A Problem with this Installation. Windows Live Suite Was Not Installed” Catastrophic Error
So I wanted to install the latest version of Windows Live Mail. I figured OK, that should be easy. (Note: I am running Vista x64 w/ SP 1) I went to http://www.windowslive.com/Explore/Mail and clicked on the Get It Now Button … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Microsoft, Technology, Windows
Tagged Betas, Windows Installer, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Suite Install Error, Windows Live Writer
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Boot Camp 2.1 Update Gave Me Hell!
I have a MacBook Pro, 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM laptop. I can dual boot either into Mac OS X Leopard or Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit via the Boot Camp technology provided by Apple. So here … Continue reading