Greetings
Welcome to the personal web site of Peter Lindstrom. I am a computer support technician and web developer currently living in Colorado. On my site you can expect to find a variety of web development and design how-tos, computer tips, and other useful information I documented during work... and play.
General topics include ASP scripts, PHP scripts, MySQL and T-SQL content, Microsoft Windows how-tos, a hodgepodge of freeware utilities and, a collection of my favorite webcams from around the area.
Recent (Relatively) Additions
- Resolution Preview
- May, 2011 Web Statistics
- W3C Validator Unicode Byte-Order Mark Error
- CSS Animation Module (Draft)
- Microsoft Exam TS: Windows 7, Configuring (70-680) Notes
Technology Headlines
- EMC to flesh out VFCache with VMware integration, other additions
EMC has big plans this year for the VFCache flash storage it introduced on Monday, with the coming enhancements including SSDs, 1TB cards, integration with VMware and less expensive MLC flash media. - How to Avoid Cloud Customer Support Worst Practices
Customer support organizations were the earliest of adopters for CRM systems. Thanks to call center software and the need to drive cost reductions and faster service turn-around cycles, the customer support organization developed solid business processes, comprehensive measurement and good discipline. But that's all so last-century. - AMD execs tout firm's tablet plans
With new CEO Rory Read at the helm for about six months, Advanced Micro Devices has turned its attention to the lucrative and burgeoning tablet market. - Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet to get Android 4.0 in May
Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet will get an upgrade to Google's latest Android 4.0 OS starting in May, Lenovo said on Monday. - Copyright lawsuit targets owners of non-secure wireless networks
A federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts could test the question of whether individuals who leave their wireless networks unsecured can be held liable if someone uses the network to illegally download copyrighted content. - Armored-truck company entrusts tracking software to Windows Azure cloud
U.K.-based cash-transport firm G4S is trusting the security of Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud service to keep safe the application that tracks where the money is as it travels to and from customers and the company's vaults in armored trucks. - Microsoft drops Start button from Windows 8, reports say
Microsoft will scratch the 17-year-old Start button from Windows 8, according to reports based on a purported leak of the latest beta build. - Appeals court denies Google bid to keep email out of Oracle trial
Google has failed in its latest attempt to keep a potentially damaging email out of the lawsuit Oracle filed against it over alleged Java intellectual-property violations in the Android mobile OS. - Global semiconductor market expected to grow this year
The global semiconductor market is showing signs of a healthy recovery after a rough 2011 in which year-over-year growth was flat, the Semiconductor Industry Association said. - Apple snares top smartphone sales spot
Apple was the top seller of smartphones worldwide and in the U.S. last quarter, analysts said today. - Researchers layer an electronic junction into optical fiber
Pennsylvania State University researchers have devised a technique for embedding an electronic junction directly into optical fiber, which potentially paves the way for more streamlined optical components. - Facebook may be readying mobile ads
Speculation is circulating online that Facebook is getting ready to launch mobile ads, possibly as soon as next month. - Kelihos botnet still dead, say Microsoft, Kaspersky
Contrary to reports, the Kelihos botnet has not crawled out of the grave, Microsoft said last week. But the company acknowledged that a new botnet is being assembled using a variant of the original malware. - Google piques curiosity with Solve for X website, video
Google on Monday released a video regarding its Solve for X project, which the company says is "a place where the curious can go to hear and discuss radical technology ideas for solving global problems." - SAP community portal launch date still unclear due to bugs
Serious technical problems that have delayed the rollout of an upgrade to SAP's community portal are persisting, to the point where the company is no longer specifying a launch date.
