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Up until now it hasn’t been like me to just hop on the computer to blog about pop culture of any sort, but this morning I heard a horrible song on the radio while I was lying in bed, and I felt compelled now to share with you my disgust.
A couple of years ago Sara [...]

Friday, February 12th, 2010 at 23:25 | 4 comments
Categories: Pop, Uncategorized

I’ve gotten a lot of requests for functionality and features over the past several months.  I’ve been working to get everything implemented and tested, but unfortunately I also have a full-time job occupying my time, so I haven’t completed all of the updates yet.  Keep checking back because I plan to release the new version [...]

Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 20:23 | 0 comments
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Download it here:  http://dougzuck.com/remoterebootx
Along with bug fixes and cosmetic changes, here are some of the features that have been added:

Automatically reboot if required after installing WSUS updates
Automatically force reboot if normal reboot fails
Automatically stop pinging after reboot
In addition to installing downloaded updates you can now specify to search for available updates, then download and install [...]

Friday, October 2nd, 2009 at 19:22 | 0 comments

You can find the full post here: http://dougzuck.com/hta

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 at 16:50 | 0 comments
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SQL Differential Backup Size Prediction

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 at 16:22 | 0 comments
Categories: SQL, Technology
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Example 1:
For years now I’ve been paying for a 7mbps internet connection through my local cable company, RCN.  At some point several months ago I noticed that my bill listed me with a 10mbps connection.  The RCN website no longer even listed a 7mbps plan.  However, even though my bill said 10mbps, I’ve regularly tested [...]

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 at 23:07 | 1 comment
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You can find the full post here: http://www.dougzuck.com/hta

Saturday, July 4th, 2009 at 21:56 | 0 comments

I know that many organizations do not put restrictions on their users’ computers.  The users are often given full administrative privileges on their workstations, which means that they can not only mess around with all the settings on their computers, but they can also install and uninstall applications.  This includes accidental virus and malware installations.  [...]

Friday, July 3rd, 2009 at 00:27 | 4 comments

After about a year of being vegan, the allergy was 90% gone and I was back to eating every fruit that once caused problems for me!

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at 23:12 | 5 comments
Categories: Health and Diet

I got into a conversation the other day with a friend about what I’ll call “moments of clarity.” Initially we were just talking about religion and god and all that sort of stuff, which I find endlessly interesting. She’s a christian, she attends church regularly, she absolutely believes in god… you get the [...]

Friday, June 26th, 2009 at 20:43 | 1 comment