DNS is used to translate domain names into IP addresses. If you have ever owned a domain name, you have probably had to mess with DNS at least a little bit. In this article, I will tell you about forwarding all of your subdomains using a wildcard in your A (Host) DNS records. Why: Here are some situations where this would be useful: If you plan on using multiple subdomains pointing to the same server (and using your web server to handle them) If you want to redirect all subdomains to www or the root address of your domain If you want to...
read moreIn this article, Joe Russell explains how to flush your local dns Why? DNS is used to translate a domain name into an ip address. As a webmaster you will probably change multiple settings within your DNS server while configuring your web sites. Whenever your OS needs to lookup a domain, it contacts a remote DNS server and then caches the results locally to save time. This is usually not a problem because DNS entries normally expire within a day and an update is not needed before then. When you are changing DNS entries on your own...
read moreI’m Joe Russell, and in this article I will explain the “The requested operation requires elevation” message in Windows Vista. Why? In my days of tech support, I found a fast way to open the command prompt using (Windows key) + R, cmd, (ENTER). Since upgrading to Windows Vista, this has proven to be a less efficient way. With Vista came security advances. Operations that require an administrator account are protected by Microsoft’s UAC. Many command-line programs are protected by UAC. If you try to use one of these...
read moreThe third most popular website on the internet has just been unblocked by Brigham Young University (BYU). YouTube has been blocked since Fall 2006. BYU blocked YouTube because students could access pornographic and adult content. They also claimed that BYU bandwidth should be used for academic purposes. YouTube uses much bandwidth, and in the University’s eyes, did not provide a good return of academic content. The change in policy was inevitable after the LDS church (who owns BYU) started its own YouTube channel on August 07,...
read moreHulu has recently released “Hulu Desktop Beta” as a desktop alternative to using a web browser. Hulu is a website that provides on-demand streaming video of TV Shows, Movies, and clips. I do not own a television because of services like Hulu. I have been impressed with Hulu Desktop for the week I have been using it. Pros: Use your remote control – Being able to use my remote control means I can watch TV from my couch without having to get up Easy to use interface – The interface is easy to use Continuous Playing...
read moreCongratulations! I’m Joe Russell, and you have stumbled upon my personal website. A few things about myself and this site you may want to know: I am working on my masters degree in Information Systems at Brigham Young University This website is a tool to help me to learn linux Thejoerussell.com is currently being run on a Ubuntu Server box In the future there will be how-to’s, comparisons, and reviews. So stay tuned!
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