Author Archives: Paul Begley

Software to securely erase hard drives

Posted on 2015-03-29 by Paul Begley

Did some R&D for my brother and wanted to document the best options for securely erasing hard drives for sale or donation. Disc Wipe Utility – Windows executable and source (should compile on UNIX/Linux systems).http://sourceforge.net/projects/disc-wipe/ Eraser – Windows scrub utilityhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/eraser/ … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Help file not displaying on Windows 7

Posted on 2014-12-05 by Paul Begley

I wanted to document this issue because if it happened to me, there’s probably someone else who is experiencing this issue. I downloaded the Exchange 2013 Help file and opened it locally. Nothing displayed. Nothing at all. The right display … Continue reading →

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Big Changes Ahead

Posted on 2014-05-19 by Paul Begley

I’m just back from TechEd 2014.  I was drinking Microsoft Kool-Aid from the firehose for a week.  I can summarize it in one word – “Cloud” (capital “C”).  This is an oversimplification, but that was the theme. I came home … Continue reading →

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Comcast speed upgrade

Posted on 2013-11-14 by Paul Begley

OK, people badmouth Comcast, but this is a pretty good deal.  I upgraded my cable modem in 2007 to DOCSIS 2.0 and IPv6 support.  It might be time to upgrade to DOCSIS 3.0.  I’ll do more testing over the weekend … Continue reading →

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Yahoo! Mail security issues.

Posted on 2013-03-17 by Paul Begley

I’m seeing a lot of issues with Yahoo Mail accounts being compromised, so I’m posting my notes here and will update as I understand the problem better.  An example is when you get e-mail from friends with a single, SPAM … Continue reading →

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Walt Whitman grave

Posted on 2013-03-02 by Paul Begley

These are photos of Walt Whitman’s grave from Camden, NJ.  We visited his family mausauleaum after we attended the military honors for my cousin Ken Corcoran.     

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Samsung Galaxy S3 – quick review

Posted on 2013-01-05 by Paul Begley

My original Motorola Droid was approaching four years old and over the holidays the 3G crapped out.  It was a serviceable phone, but some apps started to weigh down the phone, and if I used Navigation, I had to have … Continue reading →

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Helped nearby drivers by repor…

Posted on 2012-10-09 by Paul Begley

Helped nearby drivers by reporting a heavy traffic jam on County Line Rd, Warminster on @waze – Drive Social.

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@k8tlevy – great to meet you a…

Posted on 2012-09-30 by Paul Begley

@k8tlevy – great to meet you and your crew on the MS-150. Achilles pain may be position of cleat or bike fit. Do You know @MatthewBotos?

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Check out “Code Camp 2012.2” h…

Posted on 2012-09-27 by Paul Begley

Check out “Code Camp 2012.2” http://t.co/XOwfCR3y via @eventbrite

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