Category Archives: General

Presence

Posted on May 2, 2012 by John

While I absolutely despise the Microsoft Lync client for Mac (as I’ve discussed before), there is one thing it does fantastically well: presence. Because it’s hooked in and able to talk with Exchange, it knows what is on my calendar … Continue reading →

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NEST

Posted on April 30, 2012 by John

As a tech geek I’m always on the lookout for cool tech to play with.  A few months ago a co-worker introduced me to the Nest Learning Thermostat, and I instantly knew I had to have one (several, actually…). This … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Lync via Adium

Posted on April 27, 2012 by John

Microsoft Lync is the latest evolution of Microsoft Office Communicator – an instant message server / client geared towards enterprises that want to offer instant messaging to employees in a secured and controlled fashion.  It’s also one of the worst … Continue reading →

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New Skin

Posted on February 25, 2011 by John

Every now and then I feel the need to change things up. While I liked the old theme for this blog I must admit that it was getting kind of stale. For those of you reading this on Facebook… nearly … Continue reading →

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Fun with IPv6

Posted on February 2, 2011 by John

Every device connected to every network on the planet has an “IP Address”.   This dotted decimal string of digits represents your unique* location on your network.  An IP address will typically look something like this:  192.168.1.100. That’s IPv4, anyway, … Continue reading →

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