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  1. Re:dyndns.org on Dynamic DNS - The Good, The Bad and The Cheap? · · Score: 4, Informative

    this is probably the best. and you can also do static IP, backup mail, mail relaying(for those using Comcast Cable, they will relay for you), and a bunch of other services. they also have lots of free DynDNS client programs to automatically update your IP, and a great developer area for those interested in developing DynDNS applications

  2. I'd be more thankful on Why You Should Never Lose Your Digital Media · · Score: 1

    if they had naked picture of that person's wife or girlfriend. :)

  3. It would be safer on Deleting Old Windows Update Uninstall Files? · · Score: -1, Redundant

    to just delete c:\ and install Linux.

    Someone had to say it.

  4. this is on Companies that Still Don't Ship to Canada? · · Score: 1

    just another ploy to try to take over the world. First Canada. Then Mexico. Then the rest of the world.

  5. If you on Administering a PC in a Vacation Rental Home? · · Score: 1

    have broadband access, make sure it's locked down with a firewall, but open up ports for VNC, and configure it to work with SSH. Then use something like DYNDNS.org and give it a name my mycottage.homeip.net so you always have access to it. Simple.

  6. I work on Lord of the Rings Home Marathons? · · Score: 1

    in a NOC that has five 61" large rear projection screens. We really only need four to monitor the network. So while I'm on weekend shift, I plan on using one of them to watch all three, since my shift is 12 hours and I'm the only one on my shift :)

  7. Re:Near-future scenario... on Circuit Boards + Soldering Iron == Terrorist? · · Score: 1

    1. If I were in his situation I'd be glad to show them exactly what I was doing. If he was indeed fixing something that could easily be proven, and if the local police didn't believe him, I'm sure a FBI expert would know what he was doing. And the minor inconvienience knowing that people are starting to look out for suspicious activity makes me feel a little better.

    2. The second part of the comment was a joke, and obviously the people here are too stupid to realize this. Yes I do believe that EVERYONE is right until proven guilty, but that doesn't mean that we should just ignore things we see and not report them.

    3. I believe that if you were in the situation where the you were the repair person, and if the tenant looked guilt, you would report them too. I hope you would.

    4. Who said anything about recording everyone's life in detail, I don't think anyone would stand for that. Definitely not me. Although for the person that wonders if I mind the FBI watching me while I take a dump, I've already got kids and a wife that barge in on me while I'm taking a dump, so why not the FBI as well!!!

    There has to be a balance when it comes to this stuff, but you can't ignore everything and hope that it will all go away. There's people in this world that don't like Americans and if you become complacent, bad stuff will happen. People need to watch and report stuff, authorities need to give people the right to prove themselves, and people need to cooperate and stop being such morons and complaining about everything. If you really haven't done anything wrong, you won't have any problem. It's the people that give authorities a hard time that make it harder on themselves.

  8. Well on Circuit Boards + Soldering Iron == Terrorist? · · Score: 3, Funny

    If "your friend" hasn't done anything, "he" shouldn't have anything to worry about. BTW, why are all these stories about someone's friend??? Maybe they're really about you and you just won't admit that you're one of the terrorists. Screw the Patriot Act, track down his IP address and arrest him.

  9. Re:Fake Pics? on NASA Detects Baby Planet · · Score: 3, Funny

    you mean there's people out there interested in space? other than the aliens?

  10. my on What's the Right Way to Accept Donations? · · Score: 1

    email address is matt boston 2001 (at) yahoo (dot) com you can forward all your donations there and I guarantee you won't have any problems

  11. You're on Dealing with Directory Dilemmas? · · Score: 1

    still running on Novell? I thought that was gone a long time ago. I think the last time I touched a Novell server was in 1994.

  12. check out on Websites For The Frugal? · · Score: 1

    http://www.fractured.net/ it's about frugality.

  13. honestly on Spanish Internet Provider's SMTP traffic Blocked · · Score: 1

    i'm about to block all subnets that are not from US. there's no one that emails me from these countries so who cares if they can't send me email, i certainly wouldn't

  14. Re:sometimes on Is Experience in Programming Worth Anything? · · Score: 1

    notice i said sometimes!!!!! I've met tons of people with years of experience that are very good. but at the same time i've met lots of people who have years of experience that have trouble thinking outside the box when it comes to coming up with a solution

  15. don't you on Webwasher versus Web Content Creators? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    understand. your company pays a lot of money for their internet connection and for their hardware and software to make the best use of it, and it's being wasted by people like you surfing porn or useless crap not related to your job. Not to mention they are obviously paying you way too much since you are spending your time browsing the internet. Most upper management people still associate IT with being cost centers instead of revenue centers, and it's for this reason. "Well sir, we need to upgrade our T1 to a T3 because our users are surfing porn and trading files on Kazaa". If you owned the business, would you want your employees to be wasting their time surfing the net. Hell no, I wouldn't. It's also reason's like this that corporate America is outsourcing our jobs since we seem so lazy when it comes to working.

  16. sometimes on Is Experience in Programming Worth Anything? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    more experience can (sometimes) be bad. because you are set in your ways. sometimes a newbie brings fresh ideas and new ways to do something

  17. I got on Strangest Valentine's Day Gifts? · · Score: 1

    a special pillow that's suppose to help me sleep better and stop snoring zzzzzzz

  18. Re:Well as suggested on Moving Net Control From ICANN to Governments? · · Score: 1

    considering 99% of the viruses and spam comes from outside the US, we should put a big firewall between us and the rest of the world. Sorry, access denied!!!!

  19. Well as suggested on Moving Net Control From ICANN to Governments? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    by someone(I can't remember who), it should not go to the UN or EU. Last I remember the internet was created here in the USA.

  20. I think you're on What to Get My Geek for Valentine's Day? · · Score: 1

    confusing Geek and Dork. Geeks can get the girl. Dorks can't!!! Myself, I'm a geek.

  21. Re:Why today... on SCO Offline · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think it's more to get the SCO admins into work so they miss the Superbowl :)

  22. yeah on Throttle Apache Bandwidth Based on IP Address? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    RTFM

  23. Doom/Pamela Anderson on What Guilty Gaming Pleasures Do You Enjoy? · · Score: 1

    I have a Doom mod that makes the monsters Pamela Anderson :)

  24. Re:Disguise your extension cord as a UPS on Getting Power to a Rack Enclosure? · · Score: 1

    They could always put a bunch of UPS's in the rack, then a couple times a day run extension cords and plug them in, then when people are coming by, unplug them :)

  25. Hire a on Getting Power to a Rack Enclosure? · · Score: 1

    professional electrician. It's well worth the money you'll pay. Or save, considering if you do it yourself you'll probably start an electrical fire