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The new phpBB 3.0.3 released Nov. 12, 2008. It is a bug fixing release and also give two major new features. template inheritance and a post-based queue. To get installation package, patch files, auto update package, or changed files only...
Let’s discuss the most important eight steps to protect your WiFi connection. 1) Don’t use default SSID 2) Change the SSID to something that does not identity your business or location. 3) Use a boring name for SSID, something like...
Last weekend, the server which I put my Blog on, is upgraded based on the Dreamhost schedule. The new server is 64bit, and Linux is 64bit too. SO I have to rebuild my customized PHP on it, and doing a...
Requirement: WRT54G Router, DD-WRT 24 Sp1 firmware. To improve VOIP traffic in the network, I put VOIP adapter mac address into the QoS features. * Under ‘MAC Priority’, enter the MAC Address of the device * Click ‘add’ * click...
I have a D-Link WBR1310. After two months usage, I found it is not suitable for my network environment. The features are so limited. I need a powerful router will tons of advanced settings. OK. I bought a Linksys WRT54G...
WiFi IEEE 802.11b has a very limited channel (depend on country). In vary pack area with many WiFi Access point not all channel can be use at the same time. In North America, US State and Canada only Channels 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10...
To get better performance and let other Internet activities work, I set my router’s DD-WRT as below: Change IP Filter Setting, Max Ports 4096 TCP Timeout 120 UDP Timeout 120 The smaller timeout will drop in-active connection faster. Emule is...
I received the email from BlogRush. The heading is BlogRush is Shutting Down. You may read my previous post BlogRush – It is a cool stuff to improve your traffic, when I first try the service on September 21, 2007....
You may find my blog is not available this morning. It is happened because of the file server error of Dreamhost. It is fixed after two or three hours site down. I hope Dreamhost can make their service more reliable....
The phone connected with my VOIP adapter, SPA-2002, is always get the wrong time. You know, we live in North America, with Daylight Saving Time. The clock of phone will update depending on the time info from the VOIP adapter....
Rule Start: Second Sunday in March End: First Sunday in November Time: 2 am local time Beginning in 2007, Daylight Saving Time is extended one month and the schedule for the states of the United States that adopt daylight saving...
The font of Windows always needs to be improved. Say I have ClearType on Windows XP. It is good and looks clear and sharp. I found GDI++ last month, and I tried it on XP. The font in IE and...
It is so powerful that anybody is affected by it in mainland China. Sometimes we call it GFW – Great Firewall. Sometimes we call it Chinese Lan. Here is the comparison made by the special Firefox addon. China Channel Screencast...
When use VOIP service with a VOIP adapter, you have to choose the codec. The codec is very important. Unsuitable codec will make your call intermittently. Codecs are settings used to fine-tune the audio compression of your VoIP devices. Different...
The data is provided by MSB. Key Cost Trends in Canada The average wage rate increased by 0.9% for the quarter and 3.6% for the year. The average material cost increased by 0.3% for the quarter and decreased 1.3% for...