2005 June

Selling your PC repair business. Is this even possible? To be honest, I really have no idea. But regardless, I think it is something that is worth exploring. A few days ago, I received some feedback suggesting that selling my business might be possible if I am looking at getting out of the repair business [...]

One of the exam objectives covered on exam 70-290 Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment is Perform system recovery for a server. In other words, you need to know the different options available to recover a server in the event of failure. One such option is Automated System Recovery or ASR.
First of all [...]

The May issue of eNewsletter Journal is posted. We know the effects of those big, bad, unwanted e-mails. Did you know they cause other problems besides annoyance? The first part of our two-part series gives the lowdown.
A reader is developing a fee-based e-newsletter designed to be paid for/sponsored by larger organizations on behalf of their [...]

HSPDA [High Speed Downlink Packet Access] was released in 3GPP [Third Generation Partnership Project] Release 5 for indoor and urban outdoor high speed data access at 10 MBPS [Mega Bits Per Second] range (14.4 MBPS theoretical).
HSDPA [High Speed Downlink Packet Access] is based on the following key concepts:

Internet Web portal and ISP Yahoo! and router and software giant Cisco have joined forces to jointly produce an anti-spam product based on Yahoo!’s Domain Keys and Cisco’s Identified Internet Mail system.

Recently I presented a puzzle that relied on making assumptions to solve. It came on the tail end of a piece about the dangers of jumping into solving mode without looking at the underlying assumptions. The puzzle:
Two mathematicians are given slips of paper by a third colleague.
To the first mathematician, he says, “The [...]

In a previous article, I referred you to the Microsoft Office Online Web site that offers many Word templates that can be used to create resumes, cover letters, and so on. What you may not know is that Microsoft also offers a nifty template that you can use in Excel called the Job Search Log [...]

One of my repeat customers recently upgraded to a Treo 650, orphaning a Blackberry 7210… I felt bad for the poor little thing, all abandoned in a junk drawer, so I offered to give it a good home.
I thought I had it all figured out. I’ve been wanting to get a new mobile device, but [...]

As some of her gentle readers know, Aunty is an Amazon affiliate. That means that from time to time Aunty gets a heads up on some great deals at Amazon which may be of interest to Aunty’s readers. Examples include the Replay TV for only $49.74 earlier this year, and McAfee Internet Security [...]

This story by Bill Brenner of Search Security.com details some ways that phishera are compromising corporate servers so they can lure victims - and has some basic techniques administrators can follow to prevent them.
Most people think of phishing as authentic-looking, but bogus e-mails designed to trick them out of their bank account numbers. But recent research [...]

Grooming is the combining of multiple lower speed circuits into a higher speed circuit. VC [Virtual Concatenation] gives service providers additional customer data protocols and data speed options. For example, 28 T-1 circuits can be combined in one T-3 circuit. Grooming is an integral part of optical networks. With photonic switching, network managers can combine [...]

Donuts are a tasty treat, but many people avoid them because of the calories and fat in them. A new kind of donut has arrived on the scene, and it has zero calories and zero fat. Don’t run out to buy it just yet! Believe it or not, you don’t want this donut. You might [...]

Back to some puzzles:
A modern version of the old question, “What happens when irresistible force meets an immovable object?” goes something like this:
With all the tensions in the world, the government funds two research programs. One is to make a new missile that can penetrate any defense, and the other is to make a [...]

Job hunting can be challenging, especially in today’s competitive market. The process begins with creating a resume that will catch a potential employer’s eye and stand out about all others. But when it comes to creating that resume, where do you start? This question may be going through your head as you stare at a [...]

When you give a user a workstation, often the user views it as personal property and begins loading it down with stuff that can threaten the security of your organization. This TechProGuide shows you how to regain security over the desktop.
Do end users in your company call the help
desk looking for assistance with applications
unsupported by [...]

Microsoft Access has its share of fans. Author Ken
Bluttman is one of them. “Access really is an amazing product,” he says,
enumerating some of its strengths: “Its power is vast, and yet its
maintenance is low. It’s flexible enough to be used by one person or to
run an entire company. It’s a rapid application development (RAD) tool
that [...]

Proxy/Gateway/Session Border Control Inside the Firewall occurs when during VoIP call setup, the ports and addresses require a detailed inspection (sometimes referred to as a Stateful Inspection) as the setup progresses. If the firewall does not support dynamic ACL [Access Control Lists] based on the inspection, Proxy and Gateway Servers can be used just [...]

Today has, for the most part, been pretty run of the mill. Short of chasing after raccoons, I have been been doing little more than the usual ’stuff.’ But that leads me to thinking about something that struck me out of left field the other day. As people in the IT field, are we truly [...]

IonForge’s Evolution is a version control system with some additional feature. For a single user, Evolution might be overkill; however, for a large-scale project, Evolution offers a variety of options and extended features that could (in theory) make a project leader’s life a bit easier.

Welcome to Just Ask Matt! Today, Rick writes:
Help me, Matt! It is day twelve and I still don’t understand why Windows XP will not install on this computer. I have run diagnostics on all of the hardware, tried a different hard drive, and even successfully installed multiple Linux distros onto this computer!
So why is it [...]