Coldfusion and ASP.NET MVC web hosting

DailyRazor
http://www.dailyrazor.com/cfmx/cfmx_plans_starter_order.php

Host Excellence
http://www.hostexcellence.com/index.php/v2/pages.packages

DreamHost
http://www.dreamhost.com/

On Mac OS 10.1 ... lost preview.html.
All downloaded files are coming in as Colorsync...

Instructions to restore Preview.app
download pacifist
http://pacifist.en.softonic.com/mac
Install pacifist
Drag pacifist to applications folder and open.
When you open it read the instructions,
insert Mac OS X Install CD 1
then click the button 'Open Apple Install Discs'
A list will pop up and if it shows your mac install disc in the list click 'Choose'
Then let it load, you may need to insert disc 2 as well, then disc 1 again.
When the next window opens follow these instructions

Click on 'Contents of OSInstall.mpkg'
Click on 'contents of essential system software'
Click on 'Contents of essential system software group'
Click on 'Contents of Essentials.pkg'
Click on 'Applications'
Click on 'Preview.app'
And finally click on the 'Install button on the top left of the window, big yellow arrow looking thing.

Downloading Movies

Download uTorrent from Softonic and install
http://utorrent.en.softonic.com/download

Go to Google search and search for movie... in this case...

Voyage of the Dawn Treader torrent

I usually select links that go to ISOHUNT.
Select one of the torrents on the list and download... only takes under 30 sec. for it to download.
Best to download on the desktop to make it easier to find.

Click on the torrent file. It should open up in uTorrent. It should start downloading almost immediately.

FTP service recommendation

Is there a FTP service or some other file transfer service which people could recommend?

http://www.dropbox.com/pricing

2GB free account
Free : 2GB
Pro 50 : $10 month : 50GB
Pro 100 : $20 month : 100GB

Dropbox is a wonderful utility for non-sensitive data. I'd not recommend it for sensitive data as it is 'in the cloud' - but I use the 2 gig to store stuff between home and work. Some of our faculty use it between home, work, and iphone.


It is especially great for those of us that lose the usb keys!

eReader

Trying to choose an eReader... considered

iPad
lowest end runs about $500... specs for 16MB version....

9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Input/Output: Dock connector port, 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack,  Built-in speaker, Microphone, Micro-SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)

Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable


H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format



Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet
http://www.cruzreader.com/

eReader : $200
• Full color TFT display

• 7” diagonal 800x600 screen
• Android 2.0
• 256MB RAM, 256MB internal storage
• Supports ePub, PDF, TXT, PDB, HTML reader files
• MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV audio support
• MPEG-4, H.264
• JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP image support
• 802.11 b/g wifi
• Li-Ion battery - up to 10+ hours of life, 24+ standby
• 4GB Bundled micro SD card
• Full size SD card slot
• Dimensions: 7.5"x 5.6"x .57"


TABLET  :  $300

• Full color TFT display
• 7” diagonal 16:9 800x480 screen
• Capacitive touch screen – ultra responsive!
• Android 2.1
• 512MB RAM
• 1GB internal storage
• 4GB internal installed SD card
• 8GB bundled SD card
• Supports ePub, PDF, TXT, PDB, HTML reader files
• MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV audio support
• MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, MOV, AVI video support
• JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP image support
• 802.11n wifi
• Built in speakers
• Mic and headphone jacks
• Mini USB
• Li-Ion battery - up to 10+ hours of life, 24+ standby
• Dimensions: 7.5"x 4.75"x .6"

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distributed by Borders and Costco... September 2010... company is taking pre-orders. Went to Borders in Kailua to test. Screen was kind of small. In September, the only version they had was the $200 version.

IN THE MEANTIME
Sony Vaio 4A1L 12" laptop... 1ghz... 512MB RAM... to get a headstart idea on what the speed would be like on similar configurations... installed xp, acrobat 9, kindle for pc, adobe digital editions. At first the processor was really slow but I think that was due to all the updates from xp, antivirus and acrobat that it had to deal with before going into production.


UPDATE:  October 3, 2010
Ended up with an iPad... lowest end specification ... 16GB.
Great resolution... like how the screen turns from portrait to landscape. Captive touch screen is more responsive than most readers or tablet I've played with. A little "weighty" to hold in your hand for long periods of time but light enough to carry when on-the-road, which is quite often these days.

Got a RED cover so I can spot it easier if I accidently lay papers on top of it. Originally got a cover where the unit slips into it but it covered the sides of the screen... if I ever needed to touch areas on the corners of the screen, i would have to manually move the cover out of the way. The RED cover encapulates the 4 edges of the unit, thus giving access to the whole "real estate". Needed a stylus and out of all the brands, boxwave was the best.

The only "pain" is uploading videos and books to the unit. I currently have to do it from the MAC. Only because I haven't take the time to figure out how to do it on the PC.

FREE BOOKS
Most of my technical books come from here...
http://www.ebooksdownloadfree.com/

DRUPAL Links

Panels
http://gotdrupal.com/videos/drupal-panels

Webhosts : testing platform
http://www.000webhost.com/

Start Guides
http://www.topnotchthemes.com/handbook/download-quickstart-guides

Videos
http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=52252

20+ Drupal Videos for Beginners
http://mydrupal.com/drupal-beginner-videos-basics

Outsourcing References

http://portfolio.moulid.com/
http://www.sticknwizz.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
http://www.magentocommerce.com/casestudies


Samples
http://www.pkware.com/

Radio Antenna Types

Radio Labs : types of antennas
http://www.radiolabs.com/Articles/wifi-antenna.html

Cebu Wireless options

USB Internet faster speed secrets
http://fasterusb.blogspot.com/2009/12/get-external-antenna-for-your-usb-smart.html

Cebu : Wireless capability

First off… you have to know which ISPs are available in the area.
This is what is available in Cebu.

Then you have to know what town offers ISP service that has CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT

Here are the cities close to the house in alta vista, pardo, cebu.
1. Pardo
2. Talisay
3. Tabunok
4. Minglanilla

From the house elevation, we can see the town Minglanilla. the other towns are closer to Pardo where our house is located.

SOLANOWIRELESS : How it works...
http://www.solanowireless.com/overview.shtml

SMART Communications : using the Motorola Canopy to adapt to their networks (2005)
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-134418612.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-143439361.html

Reviews say Smart and PLDT has a far better service... and to stay away from GLOBE
http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/index.php?showtopic=10168

Tony goes to Cebu City for internet. It is about 30-45 min drive from our house
Minglanilla is about 20 min away; i don't know the distance, but I believe the distance is the same as Cebu City. Minglanilla is south and Cebu City is North.
Tony tried to use Smart Bro and Globe in our house and reception was not good. This is a modem attached to the laptop. PLDT would be ideal if PLDT is willing to install in our area. We use Smart Communication for our cell phones and Smart Bro for broadband but broadband service is not consistent.

Long Range Wireless access points

Tranzeo Wireless Technologies
http://www.tranzeo.com/

Point to Multipoint Networks
http://www.motorola.com/Business/US-EN/Business+Product+and+Services/Wireless+Broadband+Networks/Point-to-Multipoint+Networks/

Bridge or Access Point?

http://www.radiolabs.com/products/wireless/point-to-point-bridge.php


It does WPA but not WPA2. It broadcasts 5 miles so there is a large area from which it could be accessed. You can set it up so it will only communicate with certain MAC addresses however MACs can be spoofed. The guy that bought it claims that these bridges will only communicate with another bridge.

iPAD

March 13, 2010 : iPad Specs
http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

Price Ranges
16GB : $499   with 3G  $629
32GB:  $599   with 3G  $729
64GB:  $699   with 3G  $829

What would you use it for? 
I had considered a Kindle or Sony reader to read books. I liked the weight. Jess got me an iPhone and I like the touch feature but the screen isn't big enough to see web pages and I don't really like the idea of the phone company requiring me to have data service to activate the phone. This iPad can solve a lot of issues.  Weight, 9" screen, load pdf of books, see webpages, load music, etc. etc.  great alternative.  Would prefer a 64GB one if I can get it.

Windows 7 Custom setups

Change User default location http://psychology.ucdavis.edu:8080/hd/kb/FileDB/PT5_KB_FILE/KB_ID/487/KB_CONTENT/How+to+Change+User+Profile+Default+Location+in+Windows+7.doc

Disable switch user
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu:8080/hd/kb/FileDB/PT5_KB_FILE/KB_ID/488/KB_CONTENT/Disable+SWITCH+USER+in+windows+7+and+Vista.doc

Dell Outlet

Dell Outlet : refurbished, scratch and dent, desktops, printers, laptops, accessories, etc.

Dell Home
http://www.dell.com/content/default.aspx?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh&~ck=bt
Inspirons, Adamo,


Dell Business and Education
http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfb/notebooks/ct.aspx?refid=notebooks&s=dfb&cs=28
Vostro, Latitude, Precisions, Optiplex

Dell Financial Services

Dell Financials has off-lease computers, printers, monitors, laptops, etc.
http://www.dfsdirectsales.com/

Purchase a workstation 390, 4GB RAM, 150GB hard drive, 512MB Video Ram, either core duo or quad core. Need a good beta unit for Windows 7.


CLIENT NOTE:
So I bought this one. But check this out I searched for a dell financials coupon and got an additional 30% off. So I only paid 319.00 for it. You might tell anybody else to search they have 2 coupons going on for 3 days.
the code I used is 3DayOnly$$DTSale

specs:
DELL PRECISION WS390 2400MHz 4084MB 150GB (WIN XPP+) CDRW/DVD 10/100 NIC 512MB NVIDIA QUADRO FX 4500

March 2010 appts

Furlough:  March 24 Wednesday, March 25 Thursday
Holiday:  Cesar Chavez Day March 26 : Friday

March 24 : Wednesday

• Prepare emb. samples for Z
• Pack bag samples for LMSam

March 25 : Thursday

• NG arrives : call to get exact time
• 9:30am - Ang : pick up laptop at studio. make sure backup is intact and installer cds are in bag
• 11:00am -Z : install printers : hair color :

March 26 : Friday

• 11am : LMSam : drop off quilt
• 1pm : Ang : drop off laptop at studio

Printer recommendation

Date: 3/7/2010

User information
Client: Windham
Environment: iMac OS X.4, Inspiron Laptop XP SP3
Requirements:

• Needs to print from both operating systems (OSX and XP)
• Networkable
• Copy, print, scan capability (fax would be a nice option)
• Automatic document feeder (for mulitple sheet copying)
• Scan in color
• Color print must have high resolution (at least 4800 dpi)

Users usually use a laser printer for production type work and prefer laser for the sake of reliability. When it comes to color, photosmarts or ink jets are a better option for more precise color ranges.

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Color printer

Canon PIXMA MP560 Wireless Inkjet All-In-One Photo Printer (3747B002) : $89
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Wireless-Inkjet-Printer-3747B002/dp/B002GP7Z6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1267991054&sr=1-1

• Built in 2 sided printing (need to turn off?)
• Wireless printing capability
• Maximum 9600 x 2400 dpi2 for exceptional photo quality
• Auto Photo Fix II to automatically adjust and correct photo
• memory cards 3 and USB flash drives

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BW Laser printer with adf.

Canon imageCLASS MF4370DN Laser All-in-One Printer : $174.99
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-imageCLASS-MF4370DN-Laser-Printer/dp/tech-data/B001EWDXMU/ref=de_a_smtd

Specs: http://www.amatteroffax.com/itempagey_invid_1366218238_d_canon-imageclass-mf4370dn-usb-eth-23ppm-dulpx-p-c-s-f.html


Cartridge
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Compatible-cartridge-0263B001AA-104/dp/B0013UQ2BW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1267992819&sr=8-1

Product Features
1 to 2 sided printing,copying, and faxing
Print and Copy up to 23 ppm
Quick First Print provides first copy in approximately 9 seconds
Built-in Networking and Energy effcient with only 3W of energy used
35 sheet ADF and 250 sheet Paper Cassette tray
Technical Details
Print Method: Laser
First Page Output Time: As fast as 9 seconds
Resolution: 600 x 600 dpi (Black)
Maximum Duty Cycle: 7,500 Pages Per Month
Print Speed B/W: 23 PPM
Condition: New
Color Output: Monochrome
All-In-One: Yes
Fax Capability: Yes
Network Ready: Yes
Automatic Feeder: Yes
Dimensions: 15.4"W x 21"D x 17.9"H
Connectivity: USB
Standard Paper Input: 250 Sheets
Standard Paper Output: 100 Sheets
Duplex Printing: Yes

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Setup needed:

Connect to network
Configure for Mac
Configure for PC