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Guides, Tutorials, and Hot Posts

17 March 2008: I’m going to simplify the layout of this page as it seems that I’ve ran out of room for you to dig through. I want to make it easy for you to find what you are looking for so pardon the interruption if a post is unavailable; it only means I am moving it to a new layout

If I’ve written a Guide or Tutorial about it, you can find it here. Most recent entries are at the top.
Make sure you read the disclaimer before attempting any modding projects: http://johndball.blaize.net/tech-bench/read-this/

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/

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

Overclocking and Heat Management: WRT54GSv4:
http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/12/15/overclocking-and-heat-management-wrt54gs-v4/

Cox DNS Server Listing:
http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/11/19/cox-dns-servers/
I debated whether or not this is a sufficient Guide or Tutorial, but since a lot of work went into compiling this list I’ve decided to put it here.

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/

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

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

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/
Also see related articles:
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/

User Authentication on the Watchguard Firebox:
http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/07/14/ldap-authentication-in-watchguard-firebox-x50-or-similar/

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

Po Man’s LoJack for Laptops:
http://johndball.blaize.net/index.php/2007/07/07/poor-mans-laptop-lojack/

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

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/

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

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/