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Guides, Tutorials, and Hot Posts

If I’ve written a Guide or Tutorial about it, you can find it here.

Most recent entries in a particular category are at the top of that category.
Read the disclaimer before attempting any projects.


OpenDNS and Untangle Firewall: BFF
http://johndball.blaize.net/2008/02/21/opendns-and-untangle-firewall-bff-111/

Preventing OpenDNS Content Filter Bypassing: http://johndball.blaize.net/2008/06/22/preventing-opendns-content-bypassing/

OpenDNS and Untangle Firewall: BFF
http://johndball.blaize.net/2008/02/21/opendns-and-untangle-firewall-bff-111/

Untangle Firewall: Uncluttering The Mess: http://johndball.blaize.net/2008/02/17/untangle-firewall-uncluttering-the-mess/


Disable AVG Update Manager Window: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/04/04/captains-log-36-disable-avg-update-manager/

Configuring AVG, Gmail, and Outlook: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2006/12/29/captains-log-17-gmail-outlook-and-avg-anti-virus/
Also see related article:
Configuring AVG, Gmail, and Outlook Part II: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/01/04/captains-log-21-gmail-outlook-and-avg-anti-virus/

Backup Your Intellisync Data for Blackberry: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/12/23/backup-intellisync-data-access-on-multiple-pcs/

Upgrade the Blackberry 8700c 4.1 OS to 4.2 OS:

http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/08/01/upgrading-the-blackberry-8700c-41-to-42-os/

Blackberry 8700c Media Manager:

http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/08/02/blackberry-8700c-42-os-media-manager/

Media Directory Structure of the Blackberry 8700c:

http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/08/01/hackingupgrading-the-blackberry-8700c-422/

Blackberry 8700c Bluetooth Mac Tethering: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/10/04/blackberry-8700-bluetooth-web-surfing/


Overclocking and Heat Management: WRT54GSv4:

http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/12/15/overclocking-and-heat-management-wrt54gs-v4/

Air Cooling an Overclocked WRT54G: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/08/25/overclocking-and-air-cooling-the-wrt54g/

Linksys WRT54G LED: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2006/12/27/captains-log-14-wireless-wonders/

Miscellaneous Windows Based (or Windows directed) Posts

Po-Man’s Web Server Backups: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/11/17/po-mans-webserver-backups/

Extract SATA/RAID Drivers from an Executable “Make A Floppy”: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/09/07/help-extracting-sata-drivers-without-a-floppy/

Po Man’s LoJack for Laptops:

http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/07/07/poor-mans-laptop-lojack/

Enable WPA2 on the Atheros AR5005G Wireless Adapter: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/07/14/atheros-ar5005g-wpa2-support/
Enable WPA2 Support in Windows XP SP2: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/09/01/windows-wpa2-updated-revisited/

Xbox 360 Controller Drivers for PC:

http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/06/29/xbox-360-controller-for-pc/

Hardware Mods

Add an External Antenna to the Gateway CX2610 Tablet PC: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/09/03/gateway-cx2610-external-antenna/

Overclocking the Toshiba M40/M45 Series Processor and GPU: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/05/12/captains-log-42-i-so-have-a-laptop-upgrade/

Painting My Laptop: A Dash of Yellow: http://johndball.blaize.net/2006/12/30/captains-log-18-a-splash-of-yellow/

Other Tech and Hot Posts

Finding A Lost Call of Duty CD Key: http://johndball.blaize.net/2008/07/23/finding-your-lost-call-of-duty-cd-key/

Configure Google IMAP with Outlook: http://johndball.blaize.net/2007/12/22/google-imap-rocks/

Cox DNS Server Listing:

http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/11/19/cox-dns-servers/

User Authentication on the Watchguard Firebox:

http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/07/14/ldap-authentication-in-watchguard-firebox-x50-or-similar/

Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft / Credit Card Fraud: http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/01/23/captains-log-26-im-thinking-of-a-number/