Eugene Armstead's Blog

Theory on Optimizing a 802.11 Beacon

eugene@eugenearmstead.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:32:29 +0000

I wanted to repost this theory by Robb Topolski in his thread on DSL Reports. I happen to use it a lot with client sites and business customers. — Begin Repost — Theory on Optimizing a 802.11 Beacon If you wish to make your beacon most efficient, choose a prime number from this list: •1-2 wireless [...]

Dropping Dropbox

eugene@eugenearmstead.com — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:15:45 +0000

After a recent bug with Dropbox’s system which left thousands of user accounts unlocked for several hours I realized that I needed to start looking at some other solutions for my cloud backup. Then came Spideroak, the 100% zero knowledge privacy cloud. So far I’m really enjoying it. Although it is quite different in look [...]

Two Factor Authentication

eugene@eugenearmstead.com — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:27:45 +0000

I finally got on the bandwagon and added two factor authentication to my Google accounts. I must say that I’m incredibly impressed by it as Google Authenticator app is pretty slick. This was all actually spurred on when I came across the Personal Identity Portal with Symantec. I initially setup my first 2FA with them [...]

Black History Month: Elijah McCoy

eugene@eugenearmstead.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:52:40 +0000

FOX21 News Highlights Black History month today with a look at Elija McCoy. In the early 1900′s McCoy rose to heroic status in the African-American community by holding more patents than any other black inventor up to that time. We have McCoy to thank for things like the lawn sprinkler and the folding ironing board, [...]

Black History Month: Granville T. Woods

eugene@eugenearmstead.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:46:27 +0000

FOX21 News highlights Black History month today with a look at Granville T Woods, also known as the “Black Edison.” In 1901, Woods developed what is known as his most important invention… the power pickup device, what we know today as the “third rail” used by most subways in large cities accross the country. By [...]

Black History Month: Bessie Coleman

eugene@eugenearmstead.com — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:26:45 +0000

she, through hard work and overwhelming obstacles, became the first person of African American decent to become a licensed airplane pilot... and the first American of any race or gender to hold an international pilot license!

Black History Month: Dr. Charles Drew

eugene@eugenearmstead.com — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:31:35 +0000

Charles Richard Drew (3 June 1904 1 April 1950) was an African American physician and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge in developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II, saving thousands of lives of the Allied forces. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbpU4XtwPtQ

Black History Month: President of the United States

eugene@eugenearmstead.com — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:31:28 +0000

President’s Day 2010. The historic inauguration of the 44th president of the United States of American and 1st African American commander in chief is highlighted in this video. President Barack Obama is 1 year into his presidency at the airing of this highlight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF9iMx4hJoY

Black History Month: TV Firsts

eugene@eugenearmstead.com — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:27:57 +0000

In today’s Black History month highlight, we cover some firsts in Television. Nat King Cole being the first African American television host in 1956 and Oprah Winfrey the first female African American host. Bill Cosby is owed mention for being the first African American star on a syndicated program in “I Spy” www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu9Ko6ZCJq8

Black History Month Highlights

eugene@eugenearmstead.com — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:48:22 +0000

I have had the opportunity to report on Black History for the Fox affiliate of the southern Colorado region. I am honored to do it and pretty impressed with my company for allowing this type of news reporting to happen as it doesn’t seem like our competitors are doing anything like it. What we are [...]