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        <title><![CDATA[Re: Captive Portal]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[To just display an AUP or something, look at nocatnet.  More indepth, more security, look at Zeroshell Linux and enable the captive portal and radius authentication.  Looking to bill?  Look at WiFi Gator (non-free).]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alpha_Dog]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:16:29 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Captive Portal suggestion]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've known of WiFi Dog for a while, it is open source and has a great support community. I definetely recommend giving a look at.http://dev.wifidog.org/Rey]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[sistemascymsa]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:56:17 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Captive Portal]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Anyone know of a way to setup a captive portal to host  WiFi connections? Basically looking for a cheap but effective solution to secure local network from guest Wifi connections. I have read up on a bunch of linux based stuff and would like to know what you are all using out there to mange your WiFi network that are opened to guests. Thanks.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[lujand]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How old is old?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[there are several free utilities available for cloning drives; a bare bones drive may be all you need and are usually much cheaper than retail boxed versions with same warranties. This is of course if you are replacing with a similar type of drive. Make sure you know exactly the type of drive for complatibility reasons. Also BIOS limitations may be a factor if upgrading to a much larger capacity.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[lujand]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:45:06 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How old is old?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If your current hard drive is more than four years old, it may also be a great time to replace the original drive all-together.  Look for a retail package that includes transfer software to ease the move.  Additionally, the retail package will likely include a SATA cable and power cable adapter, which you may need if your computer is older.  One catch to using a SATA drive may be the drives backward compatibility.  I've run into issues within the last year, and had to find a drive that could be jumpered to SATA-150 mode.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Realvdude]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:21:46 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Singing up]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-341189-3418629]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I must be blind, because I can't find a way to sign-up for this. I handle tech for a non-profit. I have all kinds of tricks I can share.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Treybeau]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:20:31 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Just what I need!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am the Accidental Teckie for a small, not for profit, library organization.  We have 6 employees and a 22 unit training lab, plus 3 websites - I would be lost without the input I glean from sites like this.  What I like about this idea is that DIY indicates it will be &quot;dumbed down&quot; enough for me to have the confidence I need to apply the solutions I find!  Thanks!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Accidental Teckie]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:55:02 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[True, too true!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-341189-3418448]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[...so there we were, sitting around the fire in the cave, like we are now, when Ook said he smelled something...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alpha_Dog]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:50:22 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Perfect for me]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm the controller/bookkeeper/sys admin for a mom &amp; pop business (literally, I'm &quot;mom&quot;).  This sounds like it will address the issues we have with trying to figure out the best way to host a website, set up a VPN with our partner in another location, and deal with employee(s) in the field.  Looking forward to these posts (and the comments)!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[MDExTexan]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:39:47 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great Idea]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hi everyone , I think this is a great opertunity for everone that participates. There are a lot of us who run small business networks and we are all somewhat successful most of the time. But helping each other in this blog will make a great difference]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jgarcia12@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:34:25 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Harrowing tales...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[That's awesome. The power of Storytelling working for information security!You're part of a tradition that is, without a doubt, over a hundred thousand years old!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[AnsuGisalas]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:14:21 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Looking forward to this!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-341189-3418355]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I thought I was the only one who approached things this way. Being the owner of a small PC repair shop that caters to mostly home users and a few small businesses, I often have to solve clients problems without increasing costs to them. I'll be looking forward to reading this blog to learn more.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[csalaski]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:27:05 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Same here...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[and almost all of my business clients are completely computer illiterate. At least they listen to my harrowing tales and modify their online, and maintenance behaviors to avoid calamity in the first place.Fixing or upgrading usually means buying junk at garage sale prices and slapping on some cheap components to bring it up to snuff. Things are still going swimmingly so far. Why fix an old PIII when you can find PIVs in the recycle, or donation piles? Works for my clients. I try to teach them just enough to get independent. No reason for me to work my butt off for peanuts. It is smarter to get volume business, by offering cheap service. Most of my work is over Log-me-in, and I never leave my office! I'm close to offering monthly service for folks who just can't seem to understand maintenance requirements. It is easy to do it for them, doesn't require a lot of expensive service fees, and I can make a buck if I do things very efficiently.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JCitizen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:47:29 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Contexts]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-341189-3418323]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[There are so many areas where this applies - not just the mom and pop, but the non profit office, private schools and service clubs..One topic that would be good is to make these people aware of the tasks that should be considered (hopefully without overwhelming them).  For example some people don't think about backups or what needs to be backed up.One resource that would be great is Spiceworks - it is a great tool (and free) for many IT tasks.Looking forward to the conversations.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeep16]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:35:39 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[No problem!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-341189-3418317]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Install the hard diskboot to BIOSmake sure the system recognises the SATA drive and still boots to the IDE driveReboot, allowing the system to come up fullyFormat the new drive. Under Linux you will have to mount it first.Once formatted, move all the surplus data to the SATA drive]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alpha_Dog]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:56:40 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What do you need?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[We run an IT shop in a economically disadvantaged area.  Our little black book is full of ideas, and I'm sure we can all heterodyne and learn from one another!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alpha_Dog]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:52:47 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Just the Thing!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I provide IT services to a small catholic school and am always bumping up against the &quot;buy&quot; or &quot;DIY&quot; thing myself. Although we've been pretty successful in keeping costs down to date I can't wait to see your posts for additional ideas.Thanks for this blog, Mark]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mark@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:47:14 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm alll in !!!!!!!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-341189-3418243]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Count me in! it's always good to know a place where I can share and learn at the same time.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[sistemascymsa]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:01:42 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Good for the voluntary sector as well]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-341189-3418250]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Now retired but having spent all my working life with computers I help home users and local voluntary organisations. This will be useful for other like me. I will also be able to contribute as well, I hope.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[GreyTech]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:35:42 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[sata hd]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes is the simple answer. You may have to go into the BIOS setup to change the boot drive order.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[GreyTech]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:29:41 -0800</pubDate>
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