Just an update

Wow, it has been a very long time since I have looked at this website; nonetheless update it. I've been busy with many other websites and projects and I just don't seem to find the time to update this one anymore. I do however have other websites that you can follow if you are interested!

TechnologyPlusBlog.com

I have been updating TechnologyPlusBlog regularly for the past year with tech news and fun tutorials. You can find me on Twitter and Facebook for Tech+ as well!

blog.TheNetworkAdmin.net

This is my personal blog. I don't update it very often but when I do it usually contains a funny picture or something either related to my servers or Minecraft - XD

You can follow my personal twitter account @vb543

Games365.tk

Although an unfortunately dieing site, this is my flash arcade. I've been working on this for a few years as well but there are just so many flash arcades to compete with that I have a hard time getting any real visitors. But hey, if you like flash games - check it out!



That's about it, or at least all I am willing to share for now. Feel free to check those sites out. I will also *try* to update this one on occasion.

Burger King Twitter Account Hacked - Too Funny!

So someone decided it would be funny to hack into the Burger King Twitter account and have at it! Today someone did just this.

Someone has broken into Burger Kings Twitter account and has started posting about McDonalds. Check out some of these funny tweets!

Everybody follow us! @youranonnews #OpMadCow
— McDonalds (@BurgerKing) February 18, 2013

From the looks of it, someone from Anonymous did this...

For the record, our password was not "whopper" or anything! Just look for yourself! youtube.com/watch?v=FDK9bs… #BURRR #BUSSINJUUUUGS @gucci1017
— McDonalds (@BurgerKing) February 18, 2013

Try our new BK(℠) Bath Salt! 99% Pure MDPV! Buy a Big Mac, get a gram free! @dfnctsc @tshyne @mcdonalds twitter.com/BurgerKing/sta…
— McDonalds (@BurgerKing) February 18, 2013

Head over to Burger King's Twitter page for more!

Testing A New VPS Provider - IPXcore

I was surfing the web today and I found, what I think, was a great deal. It was a VPS with 4 Virtual CPUs and around 300MB of RAM for just 1.75 a month at a host called IPXcore. So I thought, yea sure, why not. I purchased the package to give it a try.

I wish I could tell you more. The interface and management looked nice but I wasn't able to try the server out. The company's data center was having an outage just when I got this new VPS. Now this isn't IPXcore's fault as they don't have too much control over troubles in their data center but it was kind of annoying not being able to start using my new VPS. I had plans to get a debian LAMP server up and maybe a VPN as well.

One thing that was nice was the support. I was able to live chat with a techi about the issue. He was always there and gave quit, ENGLISH HUMAN responses within seconds. Also note that all of this was on a Sunday.

Ohh well, I don't mind too much. Hopefully they will get things fixed and I will be on my way setting up my new VPS. If not, it was just a buck seventy-five.

I'll update if once they come back and let you know what I think of their services. 

Want to give them a try? Click this link and use promotion code MTTechBlog to get 15% off every payment you make for their services!

Update 7/31/2012: Sorry I didn't update this earlier, I was too busy playing with my new VPS. First of all they had their problems sorted out at the data center by the end of that very same day and I've been using my VPS every since then. I like the thing so much that I even purchased a second one! I would HIGHLY recommend this company!

Dell Poweredge 1800

Yes, it may be a little out-dated but it's still my first actual dell server!

Dell Poweredge 1800 Pictures
Dell Poweredge 1800 Specs

G.Skill Ares Review

A few weeks ago I came to realize that I needed some more RAM. 4 GB just wasn't enough to play some Battlefield 3 at the end of the day. So here the easy solution would be to just purchase some extra RAM for my tower and stop complaining. Well the actual solution was a little different. My Thermaltake Frio cooler covered the two DIMMs closest to the processor. I needed to find some RAM that would just fit under it. That is where the new G. Skill Ares came in to play.

I saw these mentioned on a blog somewhere so I hopped onto Newegg and ordered an 8GB orange kit. Installing them was simple, just like any other RAM. I just had to remove one of the fans on the heat sync temporarily while I installed the RAM. Once installed I had about half a centimeter of clearance!

Here are some pictures of the great stuff!

Once installed I had just a narrow gap between the top of the modules and the bottom of the Thermaltake fan. 

 Below is a screen shot form CPU-Z.

 Ohh and this little sticker made the deal all so much better!

Overall this stiff is great and my computer has been running wonderfully. If you want a little more in depth review of this new series of RAM check out the review on Overclock3D!

Fix Insufficient Space Error On Android

Recently I have been receiving a lot of errors stating that I am out of space on my phone when I clearly have over 50MB free. When I install a small app (~1-2 MBs) I still receive this error but I have now found a solution.

There is this free app in the Android Market called MarketFix. This app requires root access but it works wonder! All I did was install it, granted super user rights, and clicked the button to fix the error. Now I can install apps and I won't receive the insufficient space error!

I think the app works by moving the cache partition for the market app over to the SDCard to make it appear as if there is more space on the phone to download apps to the internal memory.

EA Origin Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Down - February 2012

Just to let all of you know that your not alone... It would appear that Origin is experiencing an outage today, Feb 18. I tried to play Battlefield 3 multilayer earlier today and I kept getting authentication server errors. After looking around I found some updates on their Twitter feed.

They are aware of the problem.

Origin is currently experiencing an outage and we are investigating the issue. Thanks for your patience.
— Origin (@origin_EA) February 18, 2012

They are still figuring things out... 2PM CST

We are still investigating the outage and are working as quickly as possible to resolve it. Thanks again for your patience.
— Origin (@origin_EA) February 18, 2012

Sounds like everything's back to normal!

The temporary outage earlier is now resolved and we are currently looking into the cause. Apologies for the inconvenience. Thanks everyone.
— Origin (@origin_EA) February 18, 2012

Bookmark this page and come back later for updates. I will continue posting any information I find on this page until this problem is fixed. You can also follow me on Twitter and Facebook for updates. I guess this give you all a chance to finish the campaign if you haven't done so yet...