About two months ago, I ran across a cool little program called BitMeter. It allows you to monitor your internet connection on your workstation in real time. I first started to use it to see if there were any programs accessing the Internet without my knowledge and I ended up keeping it because it’s kind [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Software'
How Much Bandwidth Are You Using?
May 1, 2008
Podcast server software
April 23, 2008
Problem: Last week we were given a challenge to publish podcast’s and to do it quickly without any new hardware or purchasing software. Thanks to Podcastingnews.com, I found something that worked for us.
Solution: Decided to use LoudBlog which is a free PHP based software that is similar to blog software. However, they emphasize that this [...]
This iPod cannot be used because the required software is not installed error
April 14, 2008
Problem: Worked on a computer where the client installed the newest iTunes update. Once the installation was finished, they got the following error when plugging in their iTouch, iPod or iPhone: “This iPod cannot be used because the required software is not installed…” It then tells you to uninstall iTunes and then reinstall which didn’t [...]
Internet Slow or Down, Using Astaro
April 7, 2008
Here is a problem/solution that happens to us from time to time on our Astaro Firewall. Not very often, mind you, but enough to mention.
Problem: All of a sudden the Internet seems to slow to a crawl and or down all together, using Astaro Security Gateway and the proxy is in transparent mode.
Solution: Login to [...]
Upgraded to WordPress 2.5
April 1, 2008
I thought I would wait a little longer but decided to pull the trigger and mountainvistatech.com is now operating fully on WordPress 2.5. I followed the upgrade directions provided by wordpress.org and it went smoothly. Turned on all my plugins and they worked as well and the first thing that I did was use the [...]
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