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recruiters (internally & externally) to effectively hire geeks.
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the lack of acceptance and sales of Microsoft's latest flagship, Windows Vista.
His current place of blame is Pirates!
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While surfing the Internet,
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garb, that read, “Here is a picture geekier than yours.”. And although it is
true that Leo is impressively geeky looking, I insisted that my geek picture is
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Dean Chafee
Here
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 Open SuSE 10.1 was a bust as is their commercial package, SuSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop, or SLED as its more commonly known. Granted the introduction of a
supported Citrix client in SLED is welcomed...
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passwords. Actually, getting users to use a complex password, rotate it on a
regular basis, and remember their passwords. The challenge is that in order to
conform to network security policies in most companies with any sizeable
network, password usage rules must be enforced on users. Rules like:
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In my career as a network administrator, I have
noticed some most peculiar behavior from people when I comes to fixing
their computer. Some will open and close the printer tray 3 times before
printing.
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for just that.
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There are innumerable reports of Adware and Spyware removal programs suddenly
appearing on someone’s computer and asking for a fee to remove the viruses it
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remote locations that are tracked back to your home...
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new plug-in that allows users to install Windows XP, Linux, and even flat out
Solaris Unix on their hardware!
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business to save millions of dollars of needed expense.
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William Nett
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network certification differences between network operating systems based from
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Douglas Chick
 Frequently I receive e-mail from overwhelmed IT people that complain they spend
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Some of these are a result of being understaffed, but in most cases it is
because the computer users are managing your time.
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My hard drive is experiencing some strange noises, and I am unsure if the drive
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A
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Douglas Chick
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Network
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Douglas Chick
It is interesting, with all the training and knowledge necessary in becoming an
IT professional, the number one question I receive is; "Why do people make
viruses?" This always makes me wonder if FBI profilers are ever asked; "Why does
my computer have so many pop-up ads?"
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Douglas Chick
Computer people are unique in that they have their own peculiarities, unlike
others that work in technological fields, like engineers, or physics, they're
just crazy. Computer people have an odd passion for computer hardware and
software. Being passionate towards software is particularly peculiar because
there is nothing tangible about software. (That is above the quantum level.)
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Dell Crill
Recently, I read an article about a company called SeaCode Inc. that put a bad
taste in my mouth. It made me realize that without much effort you can just
about sell any idea or gimmick these days. The firms vision is to provide off
shore outsourced software design and development services for US based fortune
1000 companies.
Guide to networking certifications
 Here
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professionals; including Cisco, Nortel, CompTIA, Enterasys, and ISC2. I withheld
Microsoft's network certifications for another article.
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security "agents" must master the same tools used by the hackers they seek, and
many of these programs are available to download for free. The man-in-the middle
attack, (also known as the monkey-in-the middle) is a useful method of scanning
network data and extracting what is known as interesting data, (passwords,
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