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Headlight Replacement on a 2006 VW Beetle

With all the technical situations I deal with on a daily basis, even I was taken about at just how annoyingly difficult it is to try and replace a burnt out headlight bulb on new Volkswagen Beetles.

Fortunately, Google came to the rescue and led me to this guide. While the directions are for an older model, seeing the overall process helped with the 2006. In addition to the metal lever on the side of the assembly mentioned in the guide, there’s also a lock bolt that you have to rotate.

Once done, the entire assembly pulls out. Just make sure once you’re putting the assembly back, you push down on the metal lever so that the assembly can be fully locked back in place.

How NOT to Secure Your WiFi Network

Providing in-home technical support for technologies such as wireless networks, I come across a number of poorly implemented network security schemes put in place by clients or their friends and relatives.

George Ou wrote an article a few years back called The Six Dumbest Ways to Secure a Wireless LAN that lists most of my wireless pet peeves and explains exactly why they don’t protect your network quite as well as you might expect.

How to Infect Your PC in a Few Easy Steps

This video shows just how quickly a misspelled website name can lead you to unsavory websites waiting to unload a computer full of malicious software upon you.

Once again, kids, just a friendly reminder to keep your antivirus and antispyware programs current and running.

Winter Finally Arrives (Again)

After weeks of rain and unseasonably warm weather, snow has finally arrived in force here in Northeast Ohio.

Sadie Mae, my ten month old basset Hound, seemed to get a kick out of running around in the white stuff.

Myself, I can’t wait until June.

Microsoft Windows Home Server

CrunchGear has an entry containing the above photo of Microsoft’s Windows Home Server. They note that the photo was of Microsoft’s in-work hardware, and that the final design hasn’t been confirmed.

The Microsoft Windows Home Server has been talked about on a number of blogs previous to its official announcement at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The device will act as a plug-and-play home media and backup server accessible for the average home consumer.