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Michael is a systems engineer and avid scuba diver from Chicagoland. He tends to talk about himself in third person, mixes a mean gin and tonic, and shoots a wicked game of paintball on occasion.

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Computers & Technology > Internet (Other) How to fix IP address problems: 1 of 1

IP address problems can be caused by a multitude of sources. Fixing a problem with an IP address first depends on diagnosing what exactly is wrong. Luckily for the technologically inclined, diagnosing IP address problems can be handled methodically. The first step is determining what kind of IP address problem you are facing...
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) Basic principles of computer security: 8 of 9

This article will attempt to describe the basics of computer security in layman's terms. Any computing activity carries some risk. A perfectly secure computer is one which is not plugged into a power socket, nor plugged into any telephone, network, or connected to any antenna. It has neither the monitor, nor the keyboard and...
Computers & Technology > Internet Access & Providers DNS Basics: 2 of 2

DNS, or Domain Name System, is a network service which translates host and domain names into IP addresses, or IP addresses into host and domain names. It is designed as a worldwide, distributed hierarchical database. Central to the basic concepts of DNS are the concepts of the Root, domains, fully qualified domain names (FQD...