Craig Ellegood

Remote Access/Control Apps

Craig Ellegood — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:05:08 +0000

I must say I have used a number of remote control/access programs through the years and LogMeIn still delivers the most reliable products.

From their FREE version of remote access to their Rescue app you can’t ask for much more. You can even download their apps on most smartphones running iOS and or Android operating systems. And to me that is truly what I call remote support. When I can pull out my smartphone and remote in to a server and fix problems on the go without having to get my laptop out and pull over and try to find free Wi-Fi somewhere unless I guess you have an all-access wireless card from one of the big mobile carriers.

With that being said I use LogMeIn products daily and mostly the free version and I am not sure how I could operate without them!

LightSpeed Web Filter Appliance

Craig Ellegood — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:45:11 +0000

Our new LightSpeed web filter “Total Traffic Control 8″ is now in place and has been very impressive so far compared to the districts old web filter appliance that I won’t mention yet.

Choosing to go in-line is way better than a standard proxy scenario where your users browsers are just pointed to a fully qualified domain name or the proxy servers IP address. New proxy workarounds seem to pop-up daily and now that we are forcing all traffic to roll through the TTC box most of that traffic is now getting blocked!

I must say that the reporting is also top-notch compared to other products on the market that are of this caliber and capable of filtering traffic of an enterprise network.

So if your business or school district is in the market for a new web filter I believe it would be worth your time to check out LightSpeed Systems web filter appliances…

Meebo Chat Widget

Craig Ellegood — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:46:27 +0000

Well I just added the Meebo Chat Widget for customer support and or general chats on my site with fans, customers, or my old gamer friends! Adding the code to the WordPress sidebar was pretty simple since I already had a Meebo.com account. Meebo is an online IRC channel that integrates multiple chat clients/social networks into an online website that also has its own downloadable client for mobile use on pretty much all smartphones. I use it mostly to combine all my instant messenger accounts into one solution including Google, Yahoo, AIM, & Windows Live. All your contacts from each individual chat client will appear inside your Meebo client list. So whether you are at home, work, or on the go and using your pc computer, MAC, iPhone and or Android phone you can simply sign on to Meebo anywhere the internet is available and all your chat clients and contacts will be accessible. Best of all this solution at this time is Free of charge! I also use Trillian instead of Meebo on occasion if I want more of a cleaner cut approach.

Anyway feel free to hit me up for tech support consultation, overall tech help, or just to say hi if you see me online.

Monday mornings in the Tech Field

Craig Ellegood — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:34:24 +0000

Well another weekend has slipped by and Monday morning is here upon us again. In my world that usually means putting out fires all over the place. From the network switch that bounced over the weekend to the conference meeting that nobody told me about on down to guess what? I cannot access this website and need to NOW sorta thing.

Yes Monday morning has come again and closing time can’t get here quick enough…

Hello world!

Craig Ellegood — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:17:01 +0000

Welcome to Craig Ellegood’s WordPress site. I will be filling this site/blog with tons of info you will need or at least find interesting about me and my life and my interests in personal and career!