Category Archives: IT

How to make a CAT5e Network Cable

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Stephen

So I have 30Mbps Broadband, but because of the wireless g router I was given, I could only get ~1.8MB/sec download. Using a wired connection to the router let me get full 30Mbps down. As a result I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Camtasia Video Player

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Stephen

Camtasia is a popular commercial screen recorder. It can record your computer screen, audio and input from a web camera. While it can produce a FLV output, many people accept the defaults and an AVI is produced, which requires a camtasia … Continue reading →

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Web Design and Google Translator

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Stephen

People visiting your website may come from many different nationalities and may not speak English. The majority of these people use “Google Translate” to convert websites into their native language. I seen this with the kartbuilding.net website where I was surprised at … Continue reading →

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Cisco EPC2425 Home Router (UPC)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Stephen

I recently got UPC 30mb broadband and it works quite well. I’ll just to jot down some of the details with the Cisco EPC2425 Home Router settings in case I need them.  Default Settings Login URL: http://192.168.1.1 Username: <blank> Password: … Continue reading →

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Windows XP Mode on Windows 7

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Stephen

On my work computer I have Windows 7 Professional. I was creating Administrative Images and testing software installation, and wanted a new blank Windows installation (any version) to test on. I use vmware quite a bit on my home PC, but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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