Black Belt Candidate Paper

{ Posted on Mar 08 2010 by Steve Jenkins }
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Categories : Karate, Personal
I'm scheduled to take my black belt test in Cuong Nhu karate on May 28, 2010. One of the requirements for this rank is that I write a paper about anything karate-related. That's a pretty broad brush to hand someone ...Read More »

Set up VNC from Windows to Fedora 12 Over the Internet

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by Steve Jenkins }
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Categories : Linux, Reference, Technology, Windows
I'm writing this in a VNC session from Windows 7, via a secure SSH tunnel over the Internet, to a remote Fedora 12 desktop. If you'd like to be able to do the same thing, just follow these 10 easy ...Read More »

Customer Feedback Regarding RC Willey Furniture Delivery

{ Posted on Feb 27 2010 by Steve Jenkins }
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(The following is a letter emailed to RC Willey Customer Service on February 27, 2010) To Whom it May Concern, I have been an RC Willey customer for many years. Since buying a six-bedroom vacation home in Utah a few years ago, ...Read More »

Activate Windows 7 God Mode

{ Posted on Feb 06 2010 by Steve Jenkins }
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Don't get too excited... it's not as awesome as God Mode in DOOM, but it is a fun little easier egg for uber-geeks hiding under the hood of Windows 7. Windows 7 God Mode allows you to tinker with all of ...Read More »

Upgrade (or Downgrade) Windows 7 Ultimate or Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Home

{ Posted on Feb 05 2010 by Steve Jenkins }
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If you're an "ultimate" geek running an "Ultimate" edition of Windows (such as Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows 7 Ultimate), but you want to upgrade or downgrade to Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, or Windows 7 Home Basic, ...Read More »

Look, Ma! I’m on TV!

{ Posted on Feb 02 2010 by Steve Jenkins }
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Categories : Cars, Home Theater, Personal
Evening Magazine, a local show here in Seattle on NBC-affiliate KING5, did a segment on "over the top" home theaters. They tracked me down on the Internet (not really that hard to do) and talked me into allowing a film crew ...Read More »

Migrating an Active Directory Domain Controller from Windows 2000 to Windows 2008 R2

{ Posted on Jan 22 2010 by Steve Jenkins }
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Officially, Microsoft says a direct migration from a Windows 2000 Server Domain Controller to Windows 2008 R2 (or even just regular Windows 2008) isn't supported. But I just did it... in about an hour. You can, too! My Setup  I've got a ...Read More »

BYU Entrepreneur Lecture Series Video – January 11, 2010

{ Posted on Jan 13 2010 by Steve Jenkins }
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This is a video of my presentation as part of the BYU Business School's Entrepreneur Lecture Series on January 11, 2010. Normally, I'd wear a tie, bring PowerPoint slides, and try to inspire the kids into being entrepreneurs. This time, I ...Read More »

Using the Local Default Gateway with a Windows VPN Connection

{ Posted on Jan 10 2010 by Steve Jenkins }
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To stay connected while I'm out of the office or travelling, I use a VPN connection from my laptop to a Windows Server. And while the benefit of being able to quickly and securely access my documents and other files on the server over ...Read More »

Using Windows Live Family Safety with a Windows Domain

{ Posted on Jan 07 2010 by Steve Jenkins }
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I used Version 1 of Windows Live Family Safety when it first came out. It was an idea long overdue: hosted control over which websites, IM contacts, and email addresses your kids are allowed to use, with some built-in monitoring. When ...Read More »
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