Windows Control Panel Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:52:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 How I turned a junker PC into a trap for scammers https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-i-turned-a-junker-pc-into-a-trap-for-scammers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-i-turned-a-junker-pc-into-a-trap-for-scammers Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:00:54 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6621 As my regulars will be aware, for the past few weeks I’ve been getting lots of phone calls from “Peggy” from “Computer Maintenance Department.” What I’ve found during these phone calls is that debating with them does no good, and

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]]> 6621 How to downgrade a Log Logic universal collector https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-downgrade-a-log-logic-universal-collector/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-downgrade-a-log-logic-universal-collector Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:00:30 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7054 If you’ve ever upgraded a LogLogic universal collector and had it fail to work, it’s very disconcerting to see the error message when you try to reinstall the previous version: Downgrades aren’t supported. But there is a solution if you

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]]> 7054 The Phoenix Project: A must-read book for anyone who aspires to IT leadership https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-phoenix-project-a-must-read-book-for-anyone-who-aspires-to-it-leadership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-phoenix-project-a-must-read-book-for-anyone-who-aspires-to-it-leadership Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:00:59 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6958 After a bad day at work last week, I went home and ordered The Phoenix Project (or here it is on Amazon), started reading it, and felt better. Like Office Space, but there’s more to learn from it. Phoenix is

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