-
Perl, PHP, or MySQL books.
Hi, guys What book(s) you can recommend on PHP, PERL, or Java? I know there are tons of materials on the Internet. However, certain authors are better in explaining difficuk topics, than other. TIA sys_teck
-
Prefered Training providers?
Hi all, I have been tasked with suggesting a training provider for some Server training (with certification) for my company. Now I am going to look at GK, TC, and Intense School, but I was looking for some opinions, anyone know of any good vendors that have a reputation for hands on training?
-
Third-Party 1333mhz ram for Dell PowerEdge 1950
Hello,I have two Dell Poweredge 1950 servers that have 8 & 32 gigs of slow 600mhz ram that I would like to replace with something faster. The FSB on the CPU's are 1333mhz so that is what I am hoping for, but everywhere I look only shows that they don't make ram for this Server at that speed so I am looking for third party…
-
Randomly shut down issue by 5 year laptop
Hey guyz and girlz. What im mentioning is a Toshiba laptop which is very old. The issue i am having is just a stupid surrender problem. What does that mean? The laptop shuts down randomly while in the middle of something then nothing can be done. just looking at the screen, then, Even though this is not new, this happens…
-
What happens if...
Widespread virtualized desktops as a service is a very real possibility in the near future. VMware's WSX promises to bring virtualized desktops to the web browser with HTML5 -- Engadget My question is, and mind you I'm no virtualization expert, what happens when Windows malfunctions? I'm strictly talking about when your…
-
How do you plan to improve your career situation?
I know some of you have scored some awesome jobs lately *cough* *cough* Everyone. Others are still seeking that sweet opportunity (my hand is raised). So what are you doing about it? What's your plan of attack? I am curious to see the different strategies out there and maybe, just maybe it might help another. And it's been…
-
So dad, how do you like the new Ipad we got you?
So dad, how do you like the iPad we got you? [VIDEO]
-
New member
Don't know if you have a "welcome" forum but this is my first post. Seems like it should be a great place to talk certs! My first question is this: I'm going for the MS 98-366 Windows Network Essentials test and reading the Darril Gibson book of the same name by Sybex. For anybody who has taken this test, how "hard" would…
-
Comcast Xfinity throttling
2 months ago I had to switch from 50Mbps FiOS to 20Mbps Xfinity when I relocated. I didn't notice the fine print about their 250GB bandwidth cap on all residential services. Last month, I was unable to take a scheduled exam (WGU) through the online proctor because I didn't have sufficient bandwidth. Comcast's magical speed…
-
Files Copied from NTFS Drive to Mac Won't Open
I know very little about Macs. My wife asked me to move some of the music from her old PC to the Mac and I did via a SATA to USB adapter. Most of the files are fine but the MP#s are all grey and when I try to open them (I can't just click them, I have to do open with) it says they are in use by OSX and cannot be opened. I…
-
Another Cloud Debate
Here is a cloud topic we can all get behind...
-
NetZero launches '4G' wireless service
I know, I know... These guys are still around??? NetZero launches '4G' wireless service, we go hands-on -- Engadget
-
foreign resume
Hi!! I'm helping someone who's from a different country with their resume. She's been in the US for a couple of years. She has held jobs in her home country before she got here. So I'm curious if I should leave the jobs that she held in her home country on the resume or not?? Should I also add on there that she has a visa?
-
Group Policy Question
Found what I was looking for. Nvm this thread
-
Hidden humor in Cisco tech doc - who says Cisco doesn't have a sense of humor
Can you find the not so subtle geek reference? VLAN Load Balancing Between Trunks Using the Spanning-Tree Protocol Port Priority - Cisco Systems
-
MPLS Intro
I am looking for a really simple intro to MPLS (Setting it up on a Cisco router) I get the theory behind it, but does any one have a link to a video explaining how to set up a basic implementation of it. From what I can see its simply a case of enabling "tag-switching ip" on the required interfaces within the MPLS cloud.…
-
IT is a low-tier field. (Opinions?)
So IT is a low tier field, according to this controversial looking picture I got from the Facebook group: "Trust me, I'm an Engineer!". Original located here. This is actually something I think about a lot. I would even say that I would agree with this picture to an extent. IT seems fairly "easy" in terms of the work I do.…
-
Apple's share price tops 600 for the first time in the companys history.
Apple Shares Hit $600 For The First Time Ever In the article it mentioned that it only took Apple stock in 23 days to go from 500-600 and before that 34 days 400-500. It might be time to sell if you owe Apple stock however, Morgan Stanley projects the stock to be at 720. What is scary is the release of the iPad3 and the…
-
For Programming WGU or My University choice....
Looking at the program they provided in WGU doesn't seems that it does anything with basic 101 programming instead it looks like it focus on using software as your tools for database, and Jave ext... What you guys think?
-
Automating task (JavaScript) in Adobe
I know this is a long shot. Does anyone know to automate a script in Adobe to all your documents at once, rather than just one at a time? I am trying to assist a Java developer with automation in Adobe. He has created his script and now we are trying to associate it with 50+ documents. Instead of cutting and pasting the…
-
Is there any money or jobs for creating forms in Adobe and MS applications?
Sorry to flood the off topic board, but it's been one of those mornings. I was wondering if there are actually development jobs out there that require you to build forms in Adobe and Microsoft. I am getting A LOT better at developing forms without the aid of VB, (sometimes I use prebuilt macros from on line), but never…
-
Connecting to an external Sharepoint site
I was working with a project manager today and he and I were trying to get a connection to an external SharePoint site. First I verified he could connect through the web browser which worked fine. I then proceeded to map the URL in Windows 7. Map Network Drive/connect to a website/etc through the wizard. I had him paste…
-
MD5 hash of Cisco IOS
Does anyone know where I can see the MD5 hashes of downloaded IOS' ? I try to find out whether one downloaded IOS is corrupt or the flash (as extraction fails)
-
ASA VPN Issues (5510)
Hello all, So the past two days something odd is very happening with our VPN. To get out of our site and into our site we use another networks Prim Router to get out (its a direct connection to the router). One day, the individuals on that network (and us) could not get to any external sites. The router was rebooted and…
-
What is 11.8 inches
I came across this... Visualizing a nanosecond - Hack a Day which then lead me to this Grace Hopper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I'd forgotten how much she did for the computer revolution, truly one of the Giants of IT. Many of the fundamentals computers are based on come from her work!
-
'Personal Cloud' to replace PC by 2014, says Gartner
'Personal Cloud' to Replace PC by 2014, Says Gartner | Cloudline | Wired.com Enjoy One of the posters in the article wrote. It's here now: My computer - Chromebook My phone - Android My backups - Rackspace reseller, accessible by both above. My TV - A screen streaming from a computer, but I digress. Oh, you still have a…
-
Technical Recruiter Good, Bad or a waste of time???
I was at my college's career fair and I was almost verbally assisted by this recruiter.. I was definitively a sales man. wanted me to come in to the office the next day.. felt like a piece of meat lol. Anyone get a solid FT job from these guys or is it better to go solo?? Thanks Guys
-
Creating a Form in Outlook 2010 Calendar
I have a client who wants to have shared calendar and anytime you select inside the shared public calendar to create an appointment or meeting the form pops up with a PDF file embedded into the form. So anytime you select into a calendar day the form automatically pops up with the PDF in the document. The reason the user…
-
Cisco agrees to buy cable gear maker NDS for 5 billion.
Cisco Agrees To Buy Cable Gear Maker NDS For $5 Billion - Forbes FYI
-
Quotes
Came across this quote and really got me thinking about what I am trying to do with all this extra work studying for certs and new technology. I even got some mp3's of Jim Rohn and started listening. Curious of anyone else has some good quotes to keep you motivated. "If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are…
-
Windows Server 8 beta
Anyone tried out the Windows Server 8 beta yet?
-
ODBC connection to SQL
i'm running XP and setting up a ODBC connection using the wizard I select 'with SQL Server Authentication using a login ID and password entered by the user' and enter the correct credentials, complete the wizard and test the connection, which is successful. But then when I click on my desktop icon for the database is fails…
-
DLLwon't register in W7Pro running on VirtualBox
Just spent the good part of 2.5 hours trying to help the boss install a program on his MacBook Air, running Virtual Box and Win7Pro. All the DLL's will register except for xceedcry.dll. Anyone ever run across a reason why 99% of the files will register but one wont? Is there something unique to VB that will not allow it?…
-
Raid Controller for my Server
I have a Supermicro 5046A-XB and its motherboard a Super C7X58 . I have 4TB drives and the system is only seeing 1.8TB on each drive. Is this a limitation of the internal host controller? Ifso do you guys recommend a controller that will support my drives?
-
Outlook 2010 Delegate Access
In 2003 a delegate could create a private calendar item for the person they were a delegate of, even if they didn't have access to view the private items on the calendar. It seems that functionality has been taken away in Outlook 2010. Anyone know of a workaround? I know you can mark view delegates private items in account…
-
Cisco Systems buying NDS for $5 billion
[URL="http://http:o/ciso-systems-buying-nds-for-5-billion-2012-03-15"]http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cisco-systems-buying-nds-for-5-billion-2012-03-15[/URL]
-
Dell buys sonicwall
Does this affect anyone here? Dell to Pay $1.2 Billion for IT-Security Firm SonicWall - WSJ.com I have always disliked sonicwall, and I am no fan of Dell either. A match made in heaven for me.
-
LinkedIn is a Hacker's Dream Tool
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/linkedin-is-a-hacker-s-dream-tool.html
-
Domain name change possible? W2k3 & Exchange servers
Is it possible to change your domain name on a W2k3 and exchange server? Domain name, emails (@newname.com), ect. If it is possible is it something worth doing? or would it be extremely complicated? I'm not sure why higher ups want this done. Our current name fits us well and its well established, been using it for over 8…
-
When Will People Start to Think?
So I worked on an issue for one of our users, spent two hours troubleshooting and ultimately determined it would be better to just setup him up on a new machine. In total it was about 4 hours worth of work between imaging and restoring his data to the new machine. Friday was his first full day with the new machine and…
-
Inactivity lock out feature not working in clients! of sbs 2011
In our sbs 2003 domain environment, the clients' pc's inactive for default period will be locked out automatically and only Ctrl+ Alt + Del & client password combination will unlock the client's pcs. Recently around 9 months before, all our client's pc's joined the new sbs 2011 but (usually all are locking with Win+L key…
-
The Hidden Risk of a Meltdown in the Cloud
An interesting article speculating on future "network of networks" issues. The Hidden Risk of a Meltdown in the Cloud - Technology Review
-
The most amazing fake iPad 3 you’ll ever see [video]
The most amazing fake iPad 3 you'll ever see [video]
-
All in one network device
im looking to buy something which is wifi adsl modem router network storage can run an OS/linux the whole ideal is to save on power instead of having a router connected to network storage i can just have one device that does alll any idea of something like that
-
Why do you guys hang out in TE?
I came across TE a few months ago. And frankly, I have became a bit addicted to it. And I cant quite figure out why?
-
Video Converter
Hi, What do you guys use to convert video files? I am currently after a freeware one if possible. The ones I have found are bloated or contain ads or annoying stuff. Just after a simple one that does most conversions would be great. Mainly MP4 to AVI.
-
What is your take on online schools vs local schools?
Well for programming which school option are better and have the ability to move forward with higher degree. An online school vs local community school. People say that community college getting an AA in Computer Science is better than getting a BS in programming from an online institute. Plus having the ability to join a…
-
stop, drop what your doing and patch
Microsoft warns: Expect exploits for critical Windows worm hole | ZDNet i know we have alot of windows admins thought id pass the info along
-
Homeless hotspots
Homeless Hotspots Is this just me or is this just so wrong? Can you imagine, you walking up to some homeless guy with your iPad - "Hey man I need WiFi, man you probably haven't seen one of these have you? It's the new iPad 3... What's that? you've no home to go to? STFU and give me my WiFi man!" Not that any of you would…
-
Any FTTX gurus here?
I'm working on a networking paper in one of my BA classes. I need to write about expanding fiber internet to a rural area here. With that, I was thinking of just a basic FTTH setup with a Optical Network Terminal at each house. Anyway, could anyone expand on what type of cable would actually be running in each street and…
-
Hard drive got full...
My C: had 20gb free, then suddenly none. I installed VM software on D: , which is the only thing I have installed today. How can I find out what the mystery data is? Kai.
-
Breaking Passwords
I have a question. I do PC repair work on the side and I ocasionally get asked about forgotten passwords. In most circumstances they don't have any of the discs that came with the computer and can't get past the logon screen. I always end up having to pass on these calls because the only thing I know to try to do is back…
-
Firefox doing stupid stuff
Hey all, so all of a sudden my Firefox has started saving my sessions/passwords. I have it set to never remember history, so that when I close Firefox all together, it automatically logs me out of all the things I'm logged into (fb, YouTube, Twitter, etc). Now for some reason, even when I close Firefox completely, if I…
-
If you have an hour to spare...
...you got to watch this > Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams - YouTube Great stuff, thought I'd share!
-
cool DNS tool
Here is a nice tool to help one get a better grip on the process that a DNS server has to go though to resolve hostnames: Trace DNS Delegation
-
The new iPad has CIO's quaking in their cubicles
The new iPad has CIOs quaking in their cubicles — Cloud Computing News Another jacked article from Linked In. I found this one very interesting. It looks like architects better get that road map out and start coming up with some strategies. These babies are coming in hot and IT better be able to support them. The amount of…
-
Videogame-critical question
Hey guyz and girlz, im back again. I cant seem to solve some unknown about video games. Now, lets go mad. Im trying to play the witcher 2 on computer, yes you heard it right, despite the low hardware i have. I had completed the first game on my desktop(fell asleep way before). now, trying my luck for the second game. The…
-
What if routers didn't...
stop broadcasts? What would happen? The interwebs would just bog down, like one massive DDoS attack?
-
Need a simple ping script that pulls an IP address from the clipboard
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how to do this. We frequently have to ping servers across the country, but each time it's a different server, so we would have to copy the IP address from the web interface, open up CMD, and then type "ping -t" and then paste the IP address. We are upgrading/replacing servers and…
-
Some weird scenario in wireless lab... Question to all engineers.
Hey guys, I kind of hit the wall and don't know what just happened. I have a Xirrus XN8 Array, Cisco 3550 and 2950 and two laptops in my lab. Here's what I have: First, I created two SSIDs on the XN8 one for the intranet and one for guest. Configured the two SSIDs and created one vlan for intranet and another for the…
-
MiS vs. CiS. vs. IT majors
So, been reading this article from http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/college-majors-that-put-women-on-equal-footing-with-men. Can someone explain the difference between a MIS vs. a CIS vs. a IT major? Thanks for the explanation!
-
Theft!
Okay, so I'm just going to rant for a few minutes. Someone broke into my car a couple of nights ago and stole my Cisco UC320, Cisco PoE switch and 10 deskphones. They also stole: my gum, my auxiliary cable, my pocket knife, my sun glasses and my company fuel card. Now I understand on the Cisco equipment, but the other…
-
Latest Adobe X patch
I would say almost every customer we have that has Adobe X installed call in with "My PDF printing is all messed up". Or "I'm getting this weird page with a giant arrow on it". Seems the last patch from Adobe has turned on duplex printing by default. No warning, no asking if you would like to turn it on, just turns it on.…
-
Sound quality is generally worse in videos than original music file/mp3?
For instance, you wanna listen to a music (i mean without sequentially shown images, concert scenes etc.) on youtube and looking for a pure music one. Lets say, There is a link belongs to "Another Brick In The Wall" by Pink Floyd showing the video clip, whereas, you can see another link only the song with lyrics in the…
-
What happens when i press a button on the gamepad? (step by step)
Just another curiosity which confuses my mind. For instance, we are on the play of FIFA 12 through a gamepad on PC. The main concern of me here is the process of "relevant action referring to the key pressed". to make this clear i can give such example: you press the "2" on the gamepad which refers to "pass" for the game.…
-
Issue installing printer via command line on Vista/Win7.
Hoping somebody may have run into this before and might have some advice. I'm writing a small app with a basic GUI for end users to use to install common applications as well as map network drives and install printers. Our end users are real estate agents who come and go frequently and for that amongst other reasons I do…
-
You might be a terrorist if ....
https://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/25-more-ridiculous-fbi-lists-you-might-be-terrorist-if
-
IT - Computer Science And Cancer
This topic is kind of way off-topic, but I need ideas on this. I think we all have a friend, relative, or colleague who is suffering from cancer. We all lost someone because of this ugly disease. We're all computer professionals here, and as far as I know, we don't have a direct impact on the medical field. There's not…
-
Bodog Domain Seized by Government
Uncle Sam: If It Ends in .Com, It's .Seizable | Threat Level | Wired.com Who needs SOPA? It seems like the basic argument is that any TL domain name is subject to US jurisdiction.
-
State agencies and colleges want your FB and Twitter passwords
Red Tape - State agencies, colleges demand applicants' Facebook passwords
-
Anybody got a Polycom system?
We just got a couple of HDX7000 systems and need to test incoming calls. Does anyone here have access to a similar system? I need someone to call us and see if this thing works.
-
Windows 8 consumer preview
Thought I would start a thread for those of us testing/playing with Windows 8 consumer preview is out (I skipped the developers preview). Edit: Thought I'd add what I'm running it on. MacBook Pro 13" i5 w/8gb of ram OSX 10.7.3 Virtualbox 4.1.8 (where I'm running Win I gave the vm 2gb of RAM and 1 30gb HDD
-
Permission on Folder script
Hi Would someone kindly help me out with a script, my knowledge on scripts is pretty non existent but I am now in a situation were one would come in pretty handy for me I have to change "view hidden files" and go into C:\documents and setting\all user\application data\"***" in here there is a folder I am adding "Everyone"…
-
FBI Needs Warrant for GPS
Supreme Court Ruling Prompts FBI to Turn Off 3,000 Tracking Devices - Yahoo! News Good decision I think.
-
Fantastic Linux resource :)
The Geek Stuff :)
-
What Anti-Virus or Internet Security Suite program do you use?
I am using ESET Security Suite v4...I am thinking about switching to GFI Vipre
-
A bit of an off topic question about line voltage
I woke up this morning to find that one of my UPS devices was running on battery power. I shut it off, unplugged it and plugged it in again and the same thing was still happening. Then my other UPS device started to go onto battery power at times. I hopped on my Linux box and checked the current state of my UPS. According…
-
Bad Sector Repair Tool
Can anyone recommend a good bad sector hard drive repair tool? Free is preferable, but anything with a full trial will work. Thanks!
-
SLAs - Who do you call for help
When your supposed to be the SME? This is mainly for the guys in the big shops(service providers etc); what do you if you can't figure something out(the buck stops with you), go the vendor? Isn't this very costly? Also, can someone please give me some details on SLAs in such high pressure environments - Lets say you made a…
-
connection with the servers?
There is something i didn't figure out somehow regarding servers. Lets imagine two different examples. First, connecting to gmail,hotmail etc.. second, connecting to a forum like this. 1) For the first example, lets say the domain name is gmail.com and i mean, 'a website'. However, the purpose of connecting to gmail is to…
-
ITSEC: IST SOLL Matrices: huh?
I'm hoping for some assistance from the European members. I'm looking for documentation on IST SOLL matrices. I have found a little info by searching the interwebs, but no good documentation IN ENGLISH. I found some in German, but translating is a time-consuming pain. It appears to be a practice that is used in the US for…
-
Battery Diagnostic Tool
My laptop battery is currently not holding a charge and I'm looking for a program to troubleshoot the battery. Does such a program exist? I tried batterymon and batterycare, but had no luck. Thanks for any help.
-
What are you using for your company's wireless authentication?
Just wondering how people are securiing their corporate wireless networks... At my company we currently use RSA authentication, secure enough but to connect to the wireless the client needs an RSA EAP agent. Fine for our Windows computers but no clients exist on apple devices which is really becoming a problem... We really…
-
Looking for a good network/technology conference in CONUS
Hey guys, just trying to gather some ideas for a good conference to go to that will have plenty of networking content. I'm looking more on the Service Provider/Public Network side but am open to anything... I really wanted to go do Cisco Live but doesn't look like it will fit the budget....looking for something sub 2K…
-
Default Anyone know of a good 8port network switch for extreme conditions?
Having trouble finding a switch that fits our need. 8 Port network switch(We dont not use POE) Will be out in a warehouse, dirty environment Can be anywhere from -20F to 115F degrees Speed only needs to be 10/100 MB If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it. As for price range, I do not have one, but I think the…
-
Webmaster Request - For Buy/Sale Forum.
In light of having a more organized place to buy and sell goodies/ourselves. Would it be possible to create a new section. Possible forum Subsections may include: Buy/Sell Looking for Work
-
How Red Hat killed its core product—and became a billion-dollar business
I really enjoyed reading this: How Red Hat killed its core product—and became a billion-dollar business
-
Academia vs "the real world"
I believe most of the members are here working in "the real world" (i.e. IT industry) and not in academia. So what do you guys think of working in academia? would you go for a PhD ( 6+ yrs degree in the US) and teach at a reputable university of you get a chance to? In terms of money, do University Proffs make more money…
-
How marketable am I??
hey guys, love this site!! my question i guess alittle premature but i wouldnt mind getting more information on top of what google offers.. **Background** im graduating in August with a BS (computer related) i feel like a have a solid internship experience 3 in total around a year+ in total time (desktop support, little…
-
How much do you drive to work?
What the title says. How much do you drive to work? Approx 45 mins here.
-
How do you leverage prioritary/specialized applications?
I'm just curious how people list/utilize specific experiences with specific toolsets? Internal ERP's that aren't COTS or maybe some in-house developed application. Do you break it down to what langauge it was programmed in or what the function of the tool was for? I know a lot of people in IT who support/program/etc with…
-
pwm plug - pen testing box
Looks interesting Pwnie Express :: Wired, wireless, and 3G pentesting dropboxes The Pwn Plug is a little white box that can hack your network
-
SmartCard logon issues
Event ID: 21 Event Source: KDC Event Type: Warning Event Description: TThe client certificate for the user #$%\#$%# is not valid, and resulted in a failed smartcard logon. Please contact the user for more information about the certificate they're attempting to use for smartcard logon. The chain status was : A certification…
-
Hope you don't find this white box on your network
The Little White Box That Can Hack Your Network | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com
-
I.T. Agony Bingo
http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/06jan/uf008708.gif
-
NASA's JPL hacked.
I hadn't seen this one posted. Report: Hackers Seized Control of Computers in NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab | Threat Level | Wired.com US intellectual secret be gone! ETA: "There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those that will be." -Robert Mueller
-
Windows Deployment Services
Has anyone tried using this yet? I am relatively disappointed in it so far...I CAN"T GET THE %*$(% thing to work I am running Windows Server 2003 SP2. The WDS Legacy app runs fine (this is more like RIS). However, when I use the new WDS snap-in, it gives me an error message when I am on the "Remote Installation Folder…
-
A little light reading - NIST Guidelines for Securing WLANs
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-153/sp800-153.pdf
-
SCCM Report Problem / Question
In our SCCM environment, we use some of the default reports that Microsoft provides you. One the reports is Report ID 107, which is a Status of a Specific Advertisement Report. That report has some links that in the Links Tab in the Properties. Someone turned off the links in our report. How can get these back? Does anyone…
-
Voice Recorder
I'm looking for a small voice recorder. I want something small I can carry and record any ideas I have since it's not always convenient to carry a pen and pad. Even something I can hang around a neck. I've seen the USB Flashdrives that look promising. Any other suggestions or specific models? D1400 | KJB Audio Voice…