Apr 28, 2008 by
Paul WhiteNew website is coming soon. Read about it and other rants.
Apr 17, 2008 by
Paul WhiteFor the longest time I had the wrong definition of what grey listing is. Once I figured out what it really is, and implemented it on my server running SmarterMail 4.x. I saw a huge drop in spam. If you hate spam, this might very well solve all your problems. Read this article for information on how it works and why it works.
Apr 5, 2008 by
Paul WhiteI got this recently in an email. Even though its not the most politically correct solution, it is maybe one of the better ones.

Apr 1, 2008 by
Paul WhiteI am not a huge fan of precompiling my code into DLL files, Simply because it makes it harder for other to diagnose problems, and trouble shoot your application. Repairs should be possible with notepad if you are desperate. I had a client that called with this exact situation. Their Old Developer was a hard core Visual Studio Man, and all the code was in DLL files. I found a little tool that allows you to open the DLLs and see the source code. Opening DLL files may not be legal in some situations, but in my case it was to help my client get their application back up and running. I was rather impressed with this tool.
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Mar 31, 2008 by
Paul White
If there is one things that developers agree on, its that hackers, and spammers should be hunted down, and
Killed, ( I mean brought to justice ). The guys over at Project Honey Pot are leading the fight against spam. They have setup a HTTP Blacklist that developers can use to validate their visitors IP. The only problem is writing some code to utilize it might be a little advanced for some. I have created an HTTP Module for ASP.NET that will validated your visitors before they get into your site. I even commented my code ( something I usually don't do ), so others can learn. Give it a try and let me know what you think.
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Mar 31, 2008 by
Paul WhiteThis is a list of IPs that tried to send email to users that don't exist on one of my client's sites. SmarterMail can be setup to reject these IPs after X failed attempts. Feel free to add these to your blacklists.
Mar 25, 2008 by
Paul White
If you read my previous article you surely noted that 1 of my 3 Samsung Syncmaster 175V displays was having problems. What do you do when one of your displays goes out? Replace it with two bigger ones. I choose the Samsung 2493HM from newegg because of its ability to swivel for a tall screen. This is especially helpful when writing code. Read more about my setup on the full article.
Mar 24, 2008 by
Paul WhiteSpring is here, and your lawn is starting to take over. Before you get your mower out and attack that jungle on your property, do a few things to ensure your hardware is ready for the task at hand. Here is a checklist of things to keep in mind as you fire up your mower for spring.
Mar 15, 2008 by
Paul White
This is my review of the TrippLite UPS. Lets just say it has saved me from countless power outages, and brown outs. I highly recommend this Unit
Mar 14, 2008 by
Paul White
I built my workstation about 5 years ago, and at the time it was cutting edge stuff. However one of my 17 inch SyncMaster LCDs has been having issues for the past couple days. The Picture still shows but its very dim. What is weird is when I hit the menu button the menu comes up with the right intensity. I have searched google and it seems I am not the only person having this problem. I don't have time to hunt ebay for replacement parts, so I ordered some a couple new monitors off newegg.