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WordPress on Win08, Win12, and CentOS+NGINX 26 Aug 2013 | 11:08 pm
So… I’ve been reading a lot about nginx and how awesome it performs. It sounds magical! The Issue My blog (running WordPress) hasn’t been running as fast as I (or Google) would like. The TTFB (time to...
CSS Style Overlaps, Duplicates, and Priorities 19 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm
I sent most of this past weekend trying to get a nice looking responsive table to work. At first I tried to mess with it from scratch. Then someone recommended I look into Twitter Bootstrap. Wow, am I...
Does anyone manually install IIS anymore? 27 Jul 2013 | 01:14 am
Microsoft has made installing – and doing the initial base configuration of – Internet Information Services (IIS) ridiculously easy by using the Web Platform Installer (WebPI). Open WebPI, select Prod...
Turn Off IE Enhanced Security Configuration 8 Jul 2013 | 11:25 pm
The Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) that is turned on by default on Windows Server drives me crazy. Being unable to download files, and constantly being prompted to add URLs...
How To Power-Off Windows Server 2012 R2 5 Jul 2013 | 07:06 pm
The new R2 release of Windows Server 2012 makes it just a little trickier to power-down a server. Here are the steps with screen-shots showing how it’s done. First click on the Windows image in the bo...
Handler "PHP5x_via_FastCGI" has a bad module "FastCgiModule" in its module list 3 Jul 2013 | 10:55 pm
Below is a guest post by Desiree at OrcsWeb with an IIS/PHP/CGI troubleshooting tip: I installed WordPress for one of our managed clients recently, and what should have been a simple install, turned i...
Three Helpful .NET / IIS SMTP Posts 1 Jul 2013 | 10:14 pm
These are some of the most popular posts on my site so I figured I’d put them into a single link making it easy to find and deal with them together. People are generally interested in sending email vi...
I don’t need to run an UltraThon 18 Jun 2013 | 11:13 pm
I don’t need to run an ultrathon (50 miles) to feel pain, suffering, and near-death. I felt that way today just trying to complete my 4 mile run! So… I’m in week 2 of training after having to take 7 …...
Microsoft Office for the iPhone 15 Jun 2013 | 04:11 pm
Microsoft finally releases Microsoft Office for the iPhone! I can’t believe it took them this long. I think Microsoft’s focus on re-branding as a services company has distracted them from the fact tha...
$249 Chromebook? 13 Jun 2013 | 04:37 pm
I saw the Google Ad about the $249 Chromebook and it caught my eye. At 2.4 pounds and 6.5 hours of battery life it sounds so-so. But hey, that price-point! $249?? At that price I can see people buying...
