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Gomoorhead / 702 Communcation mail server changes

Submitted by stompro on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 10:41am.

I was assisting a coworker in getting thunderbird setup to use the new servers that 702/gomoorhead just switched over to, which has been a month long struggle for her since their response when she asked for help was "we don't support thunderbird."  All their instructions are geared towards specific packages, and they don't just tell you the new servers, ports and requirements.  So here is the info in case anyone else just needs it.

Add to any wordpress plugin tracking cookie

Submitted by stompro on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 9:42am.

I was recently doing some optimization of a wordpress website and spent way way way too much time trying to track down the fact that the add to any plugin by default includes a spyware tracking cookie from media6degrees.com, which redirects to adbrite.com.  You won't find anything by grepping through the wordpress files, the nefarious bits are in the add to any javascript file that gets loaded from the add to any site.  

If you notice that your wordpress site is loading something like.

Netlibrary Media Center - Where are the release notes?

Submitted by stompro on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:12pm.

Why oh why are there no release notes for the Netlibrary Media Center?  I currently deal with installing and maintaining this software on around 300 machines, and I find it frustrating that OCLC will just push out auto updates without any notice or explanation.  It would be nice to have prior notice of when new releases are going to come out so I can make sure I install and try out the new version.  It would also give me a chance to package and deploy the new version.  They don't mention the version when your downloading the software either, so finding out when they have a

PFSense 2.0

Submitted by stompro on Sun, 09/06/2009 - 1:28pm.

I have been playing around with pfSense 2.0 Alpha for a couple months now and so far so good.

Ahh Palin, Team of Mavericks

Submitted by stompro on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 8:13pm.

I'm watching the VP debate and Palin just said, "I've joined the team of mavericks".  I wonder if she is also a social loner.

Firefox 3.0 Nightly Builds

Submitted by stompro on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 9:23am.

 Try out the latest version of firefox, the memory management has greatly improved, and the interface changes are pretty slick.

Spring Planting

Submitted by stompro on Wed, 03/26/2008 - 8:55pm.

We are trying to start seeds this year for the first time.  We purchased a bunch of seeds last summer from Gardenocity seedlover.  I think we mainly wanted the herbs at that point, but we also bought a bunch of stuff to start this spring.

Terry Bradshaw and his latest F-Bomb

Submitted by stompro on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 9:29pm.

Terry Bradshaw did drop the F-Bomb on national TV during the Superbowl pre game show.  I heard it, my wife heard it, a bunch of random people on yahoo answers heard it.  But nothing from the media.... WTF!

Hello 23 things on a Stick

Submitted by stompro on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 2:44pm.

I am participating in a training course called 23 things on a stick, which is being done by  the seven multitype multicounty library systems as part of the staff development the multitypes offer in their regions.  This is the first step of the program, creating a blog and adding a post.  I don't have avatars setup through my drupal ins

Christmas Book List

Submitted by stompro on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 9:40pm.

Christmas Book List

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