We need a new car

Once we get our bills caught up we are looking at three different types of vehicles. This is one of our choices and personally my favorite because of rising gas prices. I drive around the city all day visiting clients and it’s nice to have an easy car to drive and park. OK well we [...]

ROCKSTAR & GROUPIE NIGHT

 
ROCKSTAR & GROUPIE NIGHT
For Tim’s Birthday
Saturday, December 1
5 p.m. Ship & Anchor
7 p.m. Ducky’s Pub for Karaoke night  – hope to see you!
If you can’t make it we will be at Kensignton Pub Friday night so join us there for a pint.
Hope to see you
Karen Richards

My new Server Room is now done !!!

Thanks Rick for all of your hard work on the this and everything else you do for us. You too Joan. We love you both !!!
Now it’s time to prepare the new website, etc. Details on that later.

Try it for yourself

Click for your Internet Speed Test

I have a client that is in downtown Calgary and is paying Telus for a Business DSL package ay 7MBps speeds. I just tested and they are getting 0.5MBps. When I tell them they will not be happy. Nice one Telus. FYI.
Here are my results

Do not buy an HP printer

I have a C4280 that I’m trying to install on my server and there are no drivers and the c4200 series driver that Windows Server 2003 update installed failed. Not to mention HP want you to install between 40MB and 140MB of software just to use the thing. I just want to print. I don’t [...]

Server Room almost complete

Thanks Rick for installing the AC in the Server Room. Its perfect. OK. So far we have AC, the shelving and some hardware. The hardware is a HighSpeed Modem a Linksys WIFI Router for Windows 2003 Server access with our Laptop and MacBook Pro. The 1GB Switch is for the TV, Server and MacBook Pro [...]

Static IP’s and Shaw

Couldn’t have been easier. One call and an hour later I’m handed 2 Static IP’s for my new server. All for an extra 20$ a month. Telus take notice. They took two days and kept giving me the wrong passwords for the management screen. They also told me that when the management password is reset [...]

The other desk in my office.

This is the temporary home of my Windows Server 2008. I’m so lucky to have great clients. The Dell PC was given to me and the Monitor was given to me today by another client. Both are in almost new condition. Even the 2Ghz Laptop was given to me. It’s only a few years old. [...]

Server room “Pre-Server”

Christmas is coming. Perfect. I can take this stuff out, use it and at the same time prepare the Electrical Room for the Server and other hardware. I’m going to mount shelving underneath the electrical boxes right around where that hole is on the wall. It will be something like this:Top Shelf: MonitorSecond Shelf:  ServerThird [...]

Server in the closet

My hardware requirements for my server are almost complete. A client gave me a Dell Dimension 4700c yesterday free of charge. It comes with a P4 3.00Ghz, 5ooMB of RAM, DVD-R/W, and a 80GB SATA drive. It’s small footprint will be perfect for my new server room. It’s a fantastic little room for the server, [...]