Steven Zeegers

Gigantic geek who loves technology. Almost became an accountant but the power of the dark side of IT was too tempting. Likes: Video games, geeky movies, being an uncle, yelling at TV during football games, writing about technology, photography.

How-to: Disabling Windows Firewall using Group Policy in Windows 2008

The Windows Firewall has always been a point of arguments for me and my co-workers.  It never quite works the way we want it to work; and we always disagree on what to do.  My manager usually decides to disable the Firewall completely.  I don’t think it’s the best way to go, but if you’re […]

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Two tools to make back-ups of your Joomla database

Backing up your Joomla database is important.  Why, you ask?  Well, for the simple reason that the database is the most important part of your website.  Templates can be re-installed, just like plug-ins, modules and components.  But without your database, you’re doomed.  It contains all articles, and anything Joomla related that was created over time. 

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