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List of freely available programming books
Here's a list that the aspiring software developers on TE will find useful: free - List of freely available programming books - Stack Overflow
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Backup solutions for a small company
I'm starting my new job next week (at a smallish comapny) and as of now they don't have any backups. At the moment all they have is a good size NAS in raid5 and I plan on putting in a real file server. I was wondering what you guys though on how or what i should implement for a small company as far as backups.
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Foreign hackers targeted U.S. water plant
Foreign hackers targeted U.S. water plant in apparent malicious cyber attack, expert says - Checkpoint Washington - The Washington Post Foreign cyber attack hits US infrastructure: expert
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Subversion Repository Architecture
Hey Guys Currently, we are switching from one source control system to SVN. We are trying to decide on a IT architecture for we will organize everything across the Enterprise. We are hitting a few bumps along the way because for all of our Application Developers, positions range from Programmers to SQL DBA's. For example,…
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A very high level Internet censorship begins 2 days later! help!
Censorship is on top in these days, especially in my country. We had many ways to deal with this **** against the human rights, nevertheless, the government seized upon everything and unstoppable now. They show the **** material as a cause but the real fact is not that. Their main purpose is disrupting the forces of…
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HTML Coding Question
Is there a way to center a picture using HTML only and not any other language? I'm creating a website using HTML and I've got a table of images that I'm trying to insert into individual cells. I want each picture aligned with the horizontal center of the cell, but the images keep lining up on the left side against the…
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Time for a tablet: Asus vs. Lenovo
I have been biding my time for a while now and have decided it's time to splurge. I'm starting WGU Dec 1 and would like an e-reader, but would rather have a full tablet that could replace 90% of what I use my desktop for. I have been given an iPad 3G to play with by my company and the more I use it, the more I hate it.…
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Windows Server 2003 R2 - FTP issue
We have a client with two small offices with a VPN in between. They have just one server that is the Domain Controller. There is some software also running that needs to be updated via an ftp site. It's probably not the best setup to have it running on the DC but that don't want to buy another server and we inherited the…
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Seagate Momentus Hybrid HDD
Has anyone used or have the Seagate Momentus Hybrid hdd? I'd like to (at some point) replace the stock hdd on my Macbook Pro. SSD's are too expensive, and getting a small SSD and then replacing the dvd drive with the stock hdd really isn't an option for me (I use the dvd drive).
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How to optimize your SSD boot drive
I was doing some reading on SSD's and found this pdf that I thought was a good read. http://www.corsair.com/media/cms/manual/How_to_Optimize_Your_SSD_Boot_Drive.pdf
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Data Recovery
Hey guys, What software do you guys use for data recovery? Here is my situation, I used to have Windows 7 on my netbook with files I created last year. Several months ago I installed Ubuntu then last week Backtrack 5. Now, I just remember that there is some files I need to get, but the Windows 7 that was installed was gone…
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short documentary on one of NYC’s most obscure yet most important historic landmarks:
Does NYC Really Want To Store 80,000 Gallons Of Diesel Fuel Atop a Critical Internet Hub? short documentary on one of NYC’s most obscure yet most important historic landmarks: 60 Hudson St Cloudline | Blog | Does NYC Really Want To Store 80,000 Gallons Of Diesel Fuel Atop a Critical Internet Hub?
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secure your PC in 10 easy steps
How to secure your PC in 10 easy steps | How To - CNET lets see what else we can add id add use bitlocker
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Firewall Recommendations
Hey Guys, Just looking for folk to put forward their recommendations for a dedicated firewall solution that supports up to 1Gb in their product line. im looking to deploy these to offices that fall into a 10, 100 and 1Gb scenario. Currently we use a mix of ASAs and SRXs but are looking at the wider picture and…
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deploy java via active directory
Hy, I have two days trying to create a script to automate java updates. option 1: create a script:Net use Z: \\<mydomainname>\c:\Java install Echo Installing Java Echo Please wait for Java installation to Finish REM Run installation MSIEXEC /I Z:\au.msi /passive /norestart regedit.exe /s Z:\NOJAVAUPDATE.reg net use /delete…
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Mobile Device Management - Anyone using Good Technologies?
Anyone currently using or planning on using mobile device management? Specifically Good since I believe it is the only product that can do encryption on the device. If so, wanted to hear some feedback on it.
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Creating apple ID for itunes.
Hi All, I just purchased an ipod touch 4g for my kid, first apple device for me. I created an account to be able to download from the app store, but when I try to verify the account I keep getting the message:This email address is already in use or you may already have an Apple ID associated with this email address. Please…
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Need some motivation?
I see some of you guys in here are in need of some of that good stuff... motivation!! I came across this video today, it worked for me! Watch it then hit the books! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX39J_YyKbs
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Android Tablet Wifi tethering with a rooted android phone
I just bought a Toshiba Thrive 16GB which I should get either today or tomorrow. From reading all the android forums, it seems to be quite difficult to tether that device to a rooted phone because the Thirve can't connect to a device that uses ad-hoc for wifi (has to be an infrastructure AP.) Has anyone gotten an android…
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Time To Do Some Serious Cleaning.
I just saw for the first time today as I was browsing the local electronics store the insane Hard Drive prices. I then immediately thought to myself, I need to seriously do some digital cleaning. I have over 10TB of data floating around various Hard Drives and haven't even seen some of the stuff on them in many months. I…
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Securing DSL broadband router from intruders on the Internet?
I brought some stupid questions which i couldn't figure out how. Assume you have a standard DSL modem but not with wireless capabilities. 1) how could a person/intruder access my modem and manipulate it without being "physically connected" to it? Consider you have a broadband router with built-in wireless capabilities you…
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The Glory Days of Windows 95 Downloads
The good ol' days.
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Powershell to the Rescue!
Today prior to my arrival I saw an email from one of our customers (nice guy, but sucked big time that he passed this request to us) asking that we go onto all of his servers and see if any services were setup to run under his account. I knew the minute that email came in they were going to pass it off on me (yay…
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Resources for learning vbscript and powershell
Hey guys, I'd like to learn vbscript and powershell. Right now vbscript seems to be most important for what I'm doing. This is for work, and I'm hoping someone could recommend a good book I could pick up off of Amazon.com that is relatively recent and covers both scripting frameworks. Also if you have recommendations for a…
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I was given a project and was wondering if you guys had any ideas how to to this
I was given a project and was wondering if you guys had any ideas how to to this. Were moving into a new office soon and they want to have a few TV's installed that would display sales stats in powerpoint format. Any idea what I would need as far as wiring?
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Outlook Calendar/ Public Folder issue
So I have been tasked with creating a special calendar for a small group of users. I tried using Outlook group schedules, but they want an actual calendar. I created a calendar with permissions, in a newly created public folder. I can navigate to it by persuing through the public folders via the folder list button, but can…
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Server 2003 RIS Questions
Hi guys dabbling with RIS at the moment have a few questions for the gurus :) Firstly when setting up RIS you only get a option to use one install image and create a directory for the install files, Well this is a snag because I need the clients to be able to access both XP home and Pro and a variety of images so is there…
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USB Daisy Chain
So the max number of devices you connect via a usb hub or daisy chaining is 127. Somebody humor me and give me an example of when you would need such an extrodinary high number of USB devices connected.
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Looking for suggestions for a new switch
Were moving in to a new office since our office is growing and was wondering what you guys/girls had for suggestions. For now we need a POE switch for approximatly 30 people. Right now we have a Netgear FS728TP FS728TP and if possible id like to move away from netgear. Any suggestions?
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Palo alto
Palo alto firewalls, any feed back would be helpful! good, bad ugly...
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Hard Drive pricing
I'm sure a lot of you have seen that hard drives are very expensive right now. A lot of people probably already know that there has been very bad flooding which has caused a few plants in Japan to close down. I hope they can get them operational again soon! I really need a 1TB hdd!
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Neuromancer
I consider this technology related, because its a book about hacking, cyberspace, etc. Well anyway I just started reading the book Neuromancer and like it so far, but find it sometimes hard to follow. I understand the main story line, but sometimes ill find myself lost on whats going on. He doesn't really define alot of…
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We recommend that you close this webpage... And recommend with a gun in the face...
Hello all, I have the ever so common 'There is a problem with this website's security certificate.' window in IE9. And it of course does not recommend I continue, funny thing is, I dont have the option to continue. All I can click is 'Click here to close this webpage'. Considering this is an HP Printer, Im not exactly…
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AT&T Refurb Galxy Tablets for 29.99
Samsung Galaxy Tab (TM) Tablet - from AT&T Does require two year data plan commitment.
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IE 8 still hosed
Thanks for all the suggestions trying to get IE 8 to display properly. Unfortunetly, none of them did the trick. Even reinstalling did not fix the problem. I've attached a screen shot so anyone can see exactly what I am trying to fix. I wish this machine was local, but it is 125 miles away, and I am not driving there just…
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Server 2008 R2 Question
Hi guys can you run Server 2008 R2 virtually from within Windows 7 ultimate or do you have to have it running from Server 2008 / R2 using Hyper V server Many Thanks
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ebook readers for MS certifications
Hello All, I am preparing for MS 70-640. I needed to buy a book for that but soon realized that I can buy an ebook reader and can render a PDF on that. I wanted to know that are people in this forum using ebook reader to prepare for there certifications, if yes which ones they use. I have also technical pdf and looking for…
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Are you in the Reserve or National Guard?
If so, would be interested to chat with you about your experience. I'm not looking for anybody in a particular branch because I would like to get a more high-level view of what I might be getting myself into before I go talk to a recruiter type person. And if you joined as a non-prior-service and went through the OTS/OCS…
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Access Server or USB to Serial
So, I'm trying to decide for my birthday what I would like in regards to furthering my studies - I can't really say I need/want anything else per se.. I don't really need anything as we both agreed to get a new TV for ourselves for Christmas and coming off of deployment and living with little you don't really feel like you…
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strange hostname resolve issue
I have two dyndns hostnames that resolve to an incorrect address ( 208.69.32.145) but those hosts resolve correctly when I RDP into a computer on another network using the same dns sever (I'm using nslookup with 8.8.4.4). The only explanation that I found so far is the possiblity that my ISP is intercepting all DNS lookups.
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How much is associating your MCP ID with a company worth?
My MCP ID is not currently associated with any company and I do freelance work on the side. One company wants to set up an agreement where I would be available for remote work on an as-needed basis, however they are asking me how much I would charge them to associate my MCP ID with them for 1yr. 1. Is that even a good…
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Audio Card Problem
My sound randomly starts sounding like a robot that's slurring it words. (that's the best way to describe it.) Here's my driver information: Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (driver provider) 7/28/2009 (driver date) 6.0.1.5904 (driver version) I went to device manager and it said my driver is up to date.
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Script to automate website login?
I have a need for a simple script that will allow a user to click on an icon from their desktop and log in to a specific website, populating their sign in and password. Everything I have found so far is for automating a login to a db, which is not what we need. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I would…
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Nokia Kinetic
Nokia Kinetic - YouTube Flexibility is a new gesture on mobile devices. How long till we have a 25" tablet like device that isas thin as a few sheets of paper and can be rolled up?
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Steam user database has been breached
I know there are probably quite a few of you that use steam. The other day their forums were defaced. They have discovered that the user database was also accessed. Steam Users' Forums
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What will IT look like in 10 years?
Interesting forum read on /. Ask Slashdot: What Will IT Look Like In 10 Years? - Slashdot Enjoy!
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List of all group policy setting for Server 2008
Anyone know where I can obtain a list of all the possible group policy settings available for Windows Server 2008?
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Philosophy!
I know a lot of people here are interested in Philosophy, so I figured I would post this link. Podcasts - Faculty of Philosophy Thus far I have listened to two of the Philosophy for Beginners and have really enjoyed them. Definitely very interesting subject to say the least!
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Google's Philosopher
Very interesting article... From Technologist to Philosopher - Manage Your Career - The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Northern VA
Anyone here in the area? I took a new job in Herndon and will be moving up next week. I don't know anyone or much about Virginia so any advice on places to go, groups to join etc would be appreciated. And if anyone wants to meet up for a beer some time hit me up!
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Chipset / other cooler needed - but needs specific mounting holes
Over two years ago I mounted a fan on an Adaptec 5805 as they are getting quite hot in desktop systems. Trouble is, I forgot what cooler I have used - all I remember is that it took me a long time to find that one so I am hoping someone here has an idea. There are a few water cooling solutions out there which fit well,…
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Massive data center migration.
We're finally getting ready to move to our new data centers... Here's some publicly available info that I could find: Eaton Officials and Governor Steve Beshear Celebrate the Opening of Eaton?s State-of-the-Art Data Centers in Kentucky Outfitted with the Company?s Latest Energy Management Technologies Closer Look: Eaton…
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Single Packet Authorization
Anyone here use SPA/Port knocking to get into their home/work networks?
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Fedora 16 out tuesday (6th)
Supposed to be released on the 6th https://fedoraproject.org/ https://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/243189/six_good_reasons_to_try_fedora_16.html I'll probably go with the xcfe desktop spin, as not a fan of gnome 3. My main linux use is for build machines/vm's for embedded linux development - angstrom distro on…
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Oracle Solaris 11
As of right now, Oracle Solaris 11 is officially available to download: Oracle Solaris 11 Downloads "Oracle Solaris 11. The First Cloud OS. #1 UNIX, Built for Clouds, Engineered for Oracle." ,as they introduced it, has many new great features. Read more here: Oracle Solaris 11 Overview Oracle Solaris 11 - What's New
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Script Repository
A while ago someone on TE mentioned starting a thread as a repository of the scripts we have created that we find useful. At the time I kinda'a thought it would be a cool idea but decided to let someone else start it. But here it goes: 1. Post only scripts you have written. 2. Title your post with the language and purpose.…
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TechExams Mobile
So like a ding dong I clicked standard (or full) view of the website on my iPhone and now can't get back to the mobile view. Anyone know how to fix this?
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Adobe ceases development on mobile Flash
And so it begins Exclusive: Adobe ceases development on mobile browser Flash, refocuses efforts on HTML5 | ZDNet
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Logo's on CVs .. mainly for UK - yay or nay ?
Just updating my CV (worse than drinking cold coffee if you ask me, hate that) and wondering, do people bother putting certification logos onto a CV ? This is mainly aimed at people from the UK. I am mainly Microsoft and VMWare certified, so the question is, would I put both logos on or rather none ?!?
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Wireless SSID disappears
I have a client that has WiFi device, actually two of them, and I've seen the same thing happen on both WiFi devices, the SSID disappears and then after a minute or two it will show up again. My first thought was to blame the WiFi router, but the moment I saw it happen on 2 different devices, I kinda ruled that out.…
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IE 8 Displays text and overall webpages too small
One of my end users did something, that screwed up their copy of IE. Everything is displayed small, graphics and text. I tried a repair, a whole reinstall of IE8 and still gets the same issue. This is on XP SP3. Anyone run across this one before?
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ASA Cut Through Prox & Dynamic Access Policies
Howdy Howdy everyone. Don't know where to stick this question. But heres my situation. I setup cut through proxy / dynamic access policies on my ASA and it authenticates based on AD group names. Everything was working great. So I decided to write erase the firewall and do it again. Second time around its very slow, when I…
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Windows Server 2008 R2
Can anyone give me a clue on what resources I could use to learn Windows Server 2008 R2 from the ground up. I really have no experience with it, but have a copy of the Standard edition that I would like to start playing with. I saw some reviews on the Sams book (Learn it in 24 hours series). Some reviews mentioned it was…
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Newly discovered Stuxnet descendant - Duqu
Symantec has a writeup and whitepaper about Duqu, a new malware derived from Stuxnet. W32.Duqu: The Precursor to the Next Stuxnet | Symantec Connect Community Also F-Secure has some info. Duqu - Stuxnet 2 - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab This time it is signed by a cert stolen from C-Media Electronics, Inc. (already…
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HotJava
Hey guys, I need to find a copy of HotJava the web browser for Windows. I have some old application I write in high school I want to play with. Every link I find ends up being dead. Anyone have a copy of this? Or send me to a valid link?
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How many mobo's will Dell replace?
I've been having an issue with PC lockups/mouse and keyboard not responding. So far Dell has replaced the motherboard twice, power supply and I/O panel once. Now, after a BIOS update the PC won't turn on and the guy from Dell said if the jumper doesn't fix it, it'll need another motherboard replacement. Does Dell have a…
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Webpage slow on startup
Is there anywhere or any app that could help me track down why our SharePoint home page is so slow starting up? Once it`s up browsing to all the other sites is fine.
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Cisco 4912G Switch - password recovery.
Cisco 4912G Switch - password recovery. Just got this unit, but I am having an issue on password recovery. I have been searching on google, but when in ROMMON, the confreg 0x2142 syntax is not known, Help? Help?
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Adding a printer to Win 98 computer
One of my clients has a medical devices that is still running Windows 98. They recently upgraded their printer to a Xerox Phaser 6280 and...no surprise, there is no printer driver for that model printer which is compatible with Win 98. Does anyone know a way around this?
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SSL Certificates
Hi I just have a simple question but I have not find any relevant information about it. I have an Internal domain (.org) - I bought a certificate for a server but the certificate is .com (It is a wildard certificate) - I think this is possible just want to know how, I can make my server be seen as the certificate: My…
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Travel to work costs - fuel
At UK fuel rates if you were to fill a 16 gallon tank on your car I estimate it would cost you $123. How is the price of fuel in the US? Anyone trying public transport instead to get to work?
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Usb vga external adapter
Can anyone provide some good pointers on what is the best USB VGA external adapter to buy. I wanted to hook up my other dell monitor and have dual monitors. I know I have the option of installing a graphic card but I don't feel like opening up the case, so I just needed to know if anyone has had any good reviews about any…
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Lost sound on HP Laptop
End user has HP 6730s laptop that has lost the sound function. Device manager says the device is working fine, but if you go into sounds, it says no device detected. Did a search this morning, and found that the Microsoft UAA driver can become corrupt. So downloaded that from HP site, installed it. Then removed the sound…
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Nebula - NASA's Cloud Service
Nebula Cloud Computing Platform Not sure this will impact many of us... But it looks cool!
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Patch maintenance for your company
Hey everybody, I'm trying to get some ideas for how other companies are handling patching to see if there is a better way to handle this requirement. We normally patch on the second Saturday after patch Tuesday. All non-essential servers and vm templates are patched after hours in the week prior to patch Saturday. That…
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Changing AVATAR on this forum?
How do I do it? I can't seem to figure it out as I don't see anything about it under my Profile Settings. I'm usually not this helpless on chat forums but this one has me stumped.
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Exchange "active users" report
Does anyone know of a way to generate a report that shows all active exchange users? By active I mean I want the report to exclude any mailboxes that are associated with a disabled AD account. This is on Exchange 2010. I did not see a flag for this using get-mailbox or get-mailboxstatistics.
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Hacker Group Anonymous Vows To Destroy Facebook On November 5
Anonymous Wants To Destroy Facebook - New York News - Runnin' Scared Looks like a serious war against facebook...
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Music while studying?
Does anyone like to listen to music or have background music while studying? whether its instrumentals on low volume while reading, or loud techno dance music while configuring routers/switches? who listens to music while reading/studying/working? and what kind of music do you listen to? I change from Piano/Instrumentals,…
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SQL 2012 licensing - seriously - WTF ?
SQL 2012 Editions & Licensing Announced … What Are They Smoking?
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Online password cracking services
Has anyone used "cracking in the cloud" services like the two listed below? http://www.rainbowcrack-online.com https://www.wpacracker.com/ I'm just curious what other people's experiences have been.
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HP Certs / Study materials
I am trying to dive deeper into the HP server line, specifically proliant and I saw this reference out there, but its a bit dated, I can't find anything newer for their current certifications so I wanted to see if you guys knew more about this or anything similar thats available. I am aware of all the vendor documentation…
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Anyone interested in Diablo 3 game, please come in!
I'll ask a few questions related to that game. My system has intel GMA 4500M HD graphics chipset and as far as i make a research, it appears this chipset is not supported by diablo 3. However, i did the same for certain games i have been playing on that chipset such as Witcher 2, fifa 12 and nba 2k11 even Witcher 2 tells…
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Backblaze storage
This is the coolest thing I have seen all week Backblaze show us how to build a 135 terabyte storage pod for $7,384 When I get the business going, I know what I am going to use for my "san" services lol.
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Fun With HTML 5 and CSS3
Feeling Peppy? Go to Google's homepage and do a search for the phrase "do a barrel roll".
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Netvanta 1335 vs ProCurve or Cisco layer 3
Hello, We are starting to look into layer 3 switches for our remote offices (which are connected by an MPLS like carrier ethernet provider in Denver) and the option I like is the Ad Tran NetVanta 1335 which is about $1K without POE for 24 ports. This is less than the Cisco and HPs AND has two dedicated ethernet router…
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Lost access to Encrypted Files
I already posted this on Technet but haven't received any responses yet so I'm hoping you guys have some ideas. Thanks in advance! Lost access to Encrypted Files By the way, I just got a new job with another company (well few months ago). I leveled up from Service Desk Specialist to Network Specialist! I'm learning so much…
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Shaq sues ex-IT employee over personal emails
Shaq sues ex-IT employee over personal emails - NBA - CBSSports.com Basketball
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Need some help setting up VNC to remote into Ubuntu PC (Cisco Lab)
I have a PC in my garage connected to my Cisco lab of three Cisco 3550 switches. It's running Ubuntu 10.04 (32bit) with GNS3 installed for all Cisco routers. I want to be able to remote into this PC from inside the house, and eventually from work as well, (I'll figure that out later, just trying to do things one step at a…
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5 to 10 Years in the Future...
Productivity Future Vision Watch the video.
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VT-x, VT-d confuse
hi everyone! Spend a lot of time in here, try to google, still confused.I have some plans to buy a budget system for me to run virtual box so i can start my microsoft labing , but there is one thing that confusing me at the moment. To be able to run VM's on PC as I understood the mobo or BIOS (not sure ) has to support…
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Solaris Forum?
Hey guys, I am brand new to Solaris and it's increasingly becoming more important to my day to day. I was wondering if there are any specific forums you guys would recommend that I join for Solaris related discussions etc that would be newb friendly? thanks,
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Parents at the playground
What is up with the parents who come to the playground and immediately bury themselves in their phone or Ipad? I live by 3 schools. The other day I am there running around with my kids. A woman comes up with her kids. One is dressed for soccer and the other girl heads off to the swings. She gets on the swing next to my kid…
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Got IPv6 deployed at work, now running dual-stack from my office to the world :D
Yep, my office is now running dual stack It sorta went like this, find an IPv6 provider that won't break the bank. We're just about 15 people at that one site and many of the broadband companies I called didn't know what IPv6 was until I spoke with a manager, who in turn needed to get back to me after speaking with an…
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Howler Monkey (From the Oatmeal)
"The howler monkey is the guy who calls a meeting just to avoid doing real work. He never shuts up, challenges every opinion, and opens EVERYTHING up for debate. He things he's helping but he's really just mindlessly shrieking into the jungle. Without him tigers would be inventing jet-skis. Rhinos would be speaking…
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The History of Computer Malware: An Infographic
I thought this was informative, as well as creative :) https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/17763-The-History-of-Computer-Malware-An-Infographic.html
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High Speed Wireless coming soon
In-Stat: Faster Wi-Fi will grow rapidly - Computerworld
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Migration Tools/Applications
Hey I was trying to see does anyone know of any good migration tools or programs to use when migrating source code. If you have source code stored somewhere such as VSS, SVN, etc. and wanted to migrate to another source control through an automated process of course.....have to get away from anything manual Thanks - X
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Odd PC issue
When I turned on my laptop this morning I found out that I could not load any programs. I rebooted, but the same issue persists and the system eventually freezes up. I'm finding my Windows 7 disc to see if I can do a recovery. If anybody has any ideas of how to fix the issue please share.
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Palo Alto Networks as an IPS
I know there are at least a few Palo Alto users here, so I'd like to get your opinion. How are these next-gen firewalls in terms of their IPS capabilities? Aside from the convenience of having such functionality in the same box, how do you feel they perform compared to solutions by Sourcefire, McAfee, HP TippingPoint, etc.?