Archive for August 2006

Show me you care about the environment.

Aug 25th, 2006 | By biggandy | Category: Political



Apple Battery Recall: The Sequel

Aug 24th, 2006 | By biggandy | Category: Computer

Everyone was waiting for the other shoe, or is that battery, to drop. And it has. Apple has announced that it is recalling nearly 2 million ibook and Powerbook batteries manufactured by Sony.
Here is a quick breakdown of the affected machines:

12-inch iBook G4 with battery model number A1061 and battery serial numbers:
ZZ338 through [...]



University Enterprise Exchange Setup Tips

Aug 21st, 2006 | By biggandy | Category: Computer, Pitt

Here is a big tip on getting the Enterprise Exchange set up on campus.
When setting up the new Enterprise Exchange profile in exchange if you are getting a “password is incorrect” error when you click on CHECK NAME go through this simple checklist:
1) Make sure your Exchange Server is correct (pitt-exch-0%.univ.pitt.edu) and replace % with [...]



Dell Battery Recall: The Consequences

Aug 17th, 2006 | By biggandy | Category: Computer

Found this article on the web of an actual Dell Laptop blowing its stack.
The fine folks over at The Enquirer dot Net filed this report on June 21st of this year. Their pictures were impressive.

At a conference in Japan, or anywhere else for that matter, THIS is something that you do not want [...]



Books Online at Pitt

Aug 15th, 2006 | By biggandy | Category: Computer, Pitt

Ever hear of Safaribooksonline? Ever hear of ProQuest? Maybe you need to. Pitt has a deal with ProQuest and Safari Books to deliver to your desktop literally THOUSANDS of books on tech subjects from the basic to the ultra-technical.
And you don’t have to have a password or username or login to some [...]