DIY IT Guy

Archive: 03-2011

• DIY: Accounting on a shoestring budget with GnuCash

  GnuCash is a free, open source, and cross-platform accounting solution that Jack Wallen says is more reliable than QuickBooks. He discusses GnuCash’s features, as well as two of its drawbacks.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 25, 2011, 4:49 PM PDT

• DIY: Collaborate for free with Google Docs Discussions

  Collaboration doesn’t have to be expensive. Jack Wallen explains how to use the free Google Docs Discussions for your collaboration needs.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 24, 2011, 12:30 PM PDT

• DIY IT: Email server on a shoestring budget

  Jack Wallen shows how to install and set up a Postfix mail server on a server on which you installed eGroupware.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 18, 2011, 5:12 AM PDT

• DIY: Setting up wireless access points as repeaters to extend wireless range

  Do you have a need for wireless access, but your location is too large for only a single wireless router to cover? Without having to pay for a costlier router or boosters, here’s what you...

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 14, 2011, 10:08 AM PDT

• DIY: Install and use a WAMP server for an inexpensive, Windows-based web server

  WAMP is very simple to install and can have you serving up robust web sites quickly.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 10, 2011, 9:50 AM PST

• DIY: Inexpensive, network-able calendaring solutions

  For around $70.00 USD you can have a solid appointment/scheduling application that will run over a network or on a single machine.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 8, 2011, 7:12 AM PST

• DIY: PageKite allows you to host a site from your desktop

  Interested in serving up web content from your desktop, without having to have an dedicated IP address or passing traffic through a router brings up some pretty cool possibilities? Here’s a...

  Posted by Jack Wallen | March 3, 2011, 11:27 AM PST