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August 2008 - Posts

• Why do I need to run scheduled scans on my system when my Anti-virus protects the file system in real time?

  I was having this discussion with a colleague today.  He was of the opinion that you should never need to run a virus scan on a PC as most anti-virus packages scan the system in real time. While it is true that the anti-virus will scan most files Read More... Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 5:09 PM by Brad Bird | 0 Comments

• Review of Summer 2008 edition of PC Gamer (good read)

  I have been relatively out of touch with the PC or desktop side of things for several years.  As a consultant/analyst/administrator, I tend to be more current in server technologies as is the case with many of my colleagues which I am sure are in Read More... Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:40 AM by Brad Bird | 1 Comments

• Brad vs. Lodgenet part 2

  So tonight upon arrival at my hotel...  No internet.  I did not even bother calling front desk.  I have the support number and the site number to lodgenet.  yes, yes yes... So I call Lodgenet and have my patient voice...  Hello, Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 7:26 PM by Brad Bird | 1 Comments

• Impatiently waiting on internet and TV service in Fort McMurray

  I am such a bad ass... So today in my hotel, I called maintenance for the second time due to a communication issue with the internet and TV... The maintenance guy stuck around for about 45 minutes as he was happy to chat with someone technical...  Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:11 PM by Brad Bird | 0 Comments