Wait, so, standing in line in order to get something that you're just going to resell to get more money while the person behind you wants to buy the same item for her kids for Christmas, and then realizes her checkbook was empty and has to leave, is a reward?
I guess on the bright side, it saved her lots of cash to buy other (hopefully less expensive) things for her kids.
the boy who had the grids implanted so that neurologists and neurosurgeons can find the area in the brain serving as the focus for an epileptic seizure, with hopes of removing it to avoid future seizures
Because that's the whole reason why he has "grids" inside of his head. No "grids", no "mind control", apparently.:)
Along the same lines, mail admins can choose to permit even blocked (listed) addresses through. Whitelists work the same way as blacklists; if users have problems with sites being blocked, they can always be whitelisted. If not, then that is an issue with the ISP or main administration (or perhaps company policy). Ultimately, it's not Spamhaus' fault for any blocking, but for mail administrators choosing to not receive certain e-mail.
I, too, am a CCNA (and working on other Cisco certs) which did help me get the position I hold now (similarly my basic peace officer license got me my last job as a security officer for the state forensic hospital). I would say that anything Microsoft or Cisco will definately help you in the job-seeking area; you will more-than-likely run into one or the other. The more you study for exams, the more you're (hopefully) going to learn, and the better you'll be at answering those tehnical interview questions.
I did get a temp job once with a company doing a project in my local area. They were looking for A+ Certified people. I told them I was a CCNA; that was good enough for them.:)
Of course, the fancy paper doesn't do much good if you can't do the work.
I haven't really thought about it, but it seems that the cost is about right (at least to have all the "features"). Most of the companies around here don't run the latest and greatest stuff. Most are P4 systems with some P3's still around (the company I work for still has a couple P2's around running W2k, but we are also a government agency). The newspaper my parents work for are still running Win98 on P3 systems with NT4 servers. The nearby State Hospital just recently (read, within a year or so) upgraded to XP from NT4 workstation. Our local hospital still has mostly Win98.
The thing that struck me as most interesting about this is that Achievements (and the Gamerscore associated with them) have become a currency... one just as valuable as virtual currency in MMOs, and one some people might be willing to pay real dollars for.
Ok, so we have all this neat info about the Intel chip; what about the AMD processor (it gets a whole sentence and a half)? If this is supposed to be a "battle", it seems that most of the comparison has already been done in favor of Intel before the event even takes place, if this article is any reference.:P
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Being a former network admin for a small ISP in Texas, throttling back on "bandwidth intensive" applications was pretty much a requirement. With low funds for backbone connections and having several wireless customers, just a few users could drain the entire uplink.
That being said, we were a local area ISP. Now for big providers, as long as you pay for it (and the service contract covers it), you should receive your bandwidth, IMHO; I do agree that they probably do the same thing in order to conserve bandwidth and the allmighty dollar. Otherwise, if they don't limit UserA's bandwidth (along with probably UserB, C and D), you, being UserZ, wouldn't be able to get much done in a day.
I think QoS comes more into play within the corporate intranet where you have video conferencing, etc, like we do at my current job. Besides, you don't have to use different (or even the same ISP) to connect 2 sites; you can always get (or make) your own private link.:)
It's too bad, because of such piss-poor parenting, the parents should be looking at criminal charges.
That would be difficult seeing that they're the ones he killed.:P
. . . three people slain by a 14-year-old . . . he shot his father, stepmother and stepsister
However, I do agree that the problem is with the home, hinted upon by this in the article:
Posey had told police he shot his family after his father, the ranch foreman, slapped him for not cleaning horse stalls fast enough. Prosecutors described Posey as a ruthless killer, but his lawyers claimed his father had abused him for years.
This is merely a marketing ploy. Lets be realistic, the fine print will actually keep this occuring in almost any instance.
I agree.
Since we're not informed as to what the "fine print" says, it is conceivable that it could include shipping the infected PC to CA or taking it to a "CA Authorized Repair Center", for inspection. If that is so, then there's not telling how long it could be before you get your computer back.
One of the guys in town that I became friends with ran Wildcat! I tried a few others, but I had become too accustomed with it. Like I said, I was just starting out in computers.:)
Btw, LORD was the other game I was thinking of. Ahh, Violet...;)
I used to run a BBS back in highschool in the small town (11k people) where I still live. In fact, at one point in time, there were 4 BBS's to choose from, hehe. I ran Wildcat! BBS software with a single dialin line. Had the ol' NightOwl shareware CD's to download off of and even registered copies of TradeWars, Usurper, and some other turn-based game that I can't recall at the moment. The games were the best. I was the 2nd person in town to own a 28.8kbps modem. 'Tis what got me started into computers.:)
You need to make sure that the local EMS and police departments are aware of your situation. Where I live, emergency services has a system called "Are You OK" that automatically dials a list of people (who are homebound) in the town at a certain hour. If they don't pick up the phone, it prints out a report, and the dispatcher tells the police to check on the residences.
I was a police officer for a while, and I had to check several of those non-answered calls. Thankfully, they all were either out-of-town (and failed to notify the police) or just didn't hear the phone, but we did go to their house and didn't leave until we knew what the problem was.
Agreeing with a lot of the previous posters, there really needs to be something a lot more involved than just you caring for the individual. I work in healthcare (MHMR), and a lot can easily go wrong very quickly. You need to seek assistance from local and state services if you need help. In fact, if you are charged for providing care, you are the only one caring for a person that is so disabled, and you cannot provide that care, you could possibly be brought up on charges of abuse. One mistake (you trip and are knocked unconscious) could kill this person. If you are a healthcare professional, you should know better.
Whatever you do, find some assistance; you won't be able to do it all alone.
I'm a system support tech at a MHMR facility. Come to think of it, I'm not aware of any workstation at my workplace that has crashed that wasn't due to failing hardware, and they all run XP Pro (I really don't take care of any of the servers, so I can't speak for them). Part of the reason is that we:
only purchase Optiplex workstations from Dell
use an image that is the same across all of the workstations
don't allow users to install software that isn't already on the workstation
Granted, I have called Dell to get replacement motherboards 6 times (there is apparently something amiss with some of the capicators on some of the earlier model Optiplex's), but, other than that, I haven't had a call of a workstation crashing.
Now, if the network admin or one of the software specialists go to tinkering with one of the servers, that's a different matter. We have this software that runs on on AIX that all the workers use. Ugh. You'd think they'd come up with something a lot more friendly than what they're using, but, that's not in my realm if responsibility.:) There is also a web-based app that is tied in with it. We have had to tell users to restart when some of the specialized software was upgraded or is being worked on (a version update caused some issues with some Win2k machines).
I haven't had any calls about Office other than the usual "how do I do such-and-such".
Comments:
1) Make all outbound port 80 requests be routed via the transparent proxy; there shouldn't be any settings in each workstation's browser. This forces everything through the proxy, no matter what. Add other ports (i.e. 8080, etc.) as appropriate.
2) If Firefox doesn't work with some sites, then install the IE View and IE Tab extensions. You can change the rendering engine for the page in Firefox. Yes, it does use IE, but, that way, your users can view most sites in Firefox without switching applications (99% of the time, anyway). You will still have to keep IE patched.
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I guess on the bright side, it saved her lots of cash to buy other (hopefully less expensive) things for her kids.
This could be what the brain spawn were waiting on all along!
Sadly, 15 seconds after being hooked up to an "undisclosed operating system", little Timmy caught a virus and had to be rebooted.
Along the same lines, mail admins can choose to permit even blocked (listed) addresses through. Whitelists work the same way as blacklists; if users have problems with sites being blocked, they can always be whitelisted. If not, then that is an issue with the ISP or main administration (or perhaps company policy). Ultimately, it's not Spamhaus' fault for any blocking, but for mail administrators choosing to not receive certain e-mail.
Uh, it sounds like you need to find a better vendor if you're changing out motherboards "all the time".
I, too, am a CCNA (and working on other Cisco certs) which did help me get the position I hold now (similarly my basic peace officer license got me my last job as a security officer for the state forensic hospital). I would say that anything Microsoft or Cisco will definately help you in the job-seeking area; you will more-than-likely run into one or the other. The more you study for exams, the more you're (hopefully) going to learn, and the better you'll be at answering those tehnical interview questions.
:)
I did get a temp job once with a company doing a project in my local area. They were looking for A+ Certified people. I told them I was a CCNA; that was good enough for them.
Of course, the fancy paper doesn't do much good if you can't do the work.
In Soviet Russia, space telescope looks at YOU!
I haven't really thought about it, but it seems that the cost is about right (at least to have all the "features"). Most of the companies around here don't run the latest and greatest stuff. Most are P4 systems with some P3's still around (the company I work for still has a couple P2's around running W2k, but we are also a government agency). The newspaper my parents work for are still running Win98 on P3 systems with NT4 servers. The nearby State Hospital just recently (read, within a year or so) upgraded to XP from NT4 workstation. Our local hospital still has mostly Win98.
Here is the official announcement made today by MS, if anyone cares. :P
If you think that's "interesting", then you have never heard about this: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3141815
Great, now when you go to a website, it will infect the laptop so that it shows ads or porn on the screen. :P
Ok, so we have all this neat info about the Intel chip; what about the AMD processor (it gets a whole sentence and a half)? If this is supposed to be a "battle", it seems that most of the comparison has already been done in favor of Intel before the event even takes place, if this article is any reference. :P
Being a former network admin for a small ISP in Texas, throttling back on "bandwidth intensive" applications was pretty much a requirement. With low funds for backbone connections and having several wireless customers, just a few users could drain the entire uplink.
:)
That being said, we were a local area ISP. Now for big providers, as long as you pay for it (and the service contract covers it), you should receive your bandwidth, IMHO; I do agree that they probably do the same thing in order to conserve bandwidth and the allmighty dollar. Otherwise, if they don't limit UserA's bandwidth (along with probably UserB, C and D), you, being UserZ, wouldn't be able to get much done in a day.
I think QoS comes more into play within the corporate intranet where you have video conferencing, etc, like we do at my current job. Besides, you don't have to use different (or even the same ISP) to connect 2 sites; you can always get (or make) your own private link.
That would be difficult seeing that they're the ones he killed.
However, I do agree that the problem is with the home, hinted upon by this in the article:
Eek, I think it's spreading to other stories!
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I agree.
Since we're not informed as to what the "fine print" says, it is conceivable that it could include shipping the infected PC to CA or taking it to a "CA Authorized Repair Center", for inspection. If that is so, then there's not telling how long it could be before you get your computer back.
They would have to purchase licenses to run Windows on the laptop, so, yes, they would be paying Microsoft to promote their product.
One of the guys in town that I became friends with ran Wildcat! I tried a few others, but I had become too accustomed with it. Like I said, I was just starting out in computers. :)
;)
Btw, LORD was the other game I was thinking of. Ahh, Violet...
I used to run a BBS back in highschool in the small town (11k people) where I still live. In fact, at one point in time, there were 4 BBS's to choose from, hehe. I ran Wildcat! BBS software with a single dialin line. Had the ol' NightOwl shareware CD's to download off of and even registered copies of TradeWars, Usurper, and some other turn-based game that I can't recall at the moment. The games were the best. I was the 2nd person in town to own a 28.8kbps modem. 'Tis what got me started into computers. :)
You need to make sure that the local EMS and police departments are aware of your situation. Where I live, emergency services has a system called "Are You OK" that automatically dials a list of people (who are homebound) in the town at a certain hour. If they don't pick up the phone, it prints out a report, and the dispatcher tells the police to check on the residences.
I was a police officer for a while, and I had to check several of those non-answered calls. Thankfully, they all were either out-of-town (and failed to notify the police) or just didn't hear the phone, but we did go to their house and didn't leave until we knew what the problem was.
Agreeing with a lot of the previous posters, there really needs to be something a lot more involved than just you caring for the individual. I work in healthcare (MHMR), and a lot can easily go wrong very quickly. You need to seek assistance from local and state services if you need help. In fact, if you are charged for providing care, you are the only one caring for a person that is so disabled, and you cannot provide that care, you could possibly be brought up on charges of abuse. One mistake (you trip and are knocked unconscious) could kill this person. If you are a healthcare professional, you should know better.
Whatever you do, find some assistance; you won't be able to do it all alone.
Until the installer fails to change the default password.
Granted, I have called Dell to get replacement motherboards 6 times (there is apparently something amiss with some of the capicators on some of the earlier model Optiplex's), but, other than that, I haven't had a call of a workstation crashing.
Now, if the network admin or one of the software specialists go to tinkering with one of the servers, that's a different matter. We have this software that runs on on AIX that all the workers use. Ugh. You'd think they'd come up with something a lot more friendly than what they're using, but, that's not in my realm if responsibility.
I haven't had any calls about Office other than the usual "how do I do such-and-such".
Comments: 1) Make all outbound port 80 requests be routed via the transparent proxy; there shouldn't be any settings in each workstation's browser. This forces everything through the proxy, no matter what. Add other ports (i.e. 8080, etc.) as appropriate. 2) If Firefox doesn't work with some sites, then install the IE View and IE Tab extensions. You can change the rendering engine for the page in Firefox. Yes, it does use IE, but, that way, your users can view most sites in Firefox without switching applications (99% of the time, anyway). You will still have to keep IE patched.