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John Black

A professional fast learner, with experience in the IT management, capable of technical troubleshooting to identify and solve problems.

Wetpaint is Changing the Face of Wiki

Wetpaint The leading social publishing platform with a network of over 750,000 social sites, today unveiled a complete set of social networking features to supercharge creation of content on its award-winning service that now unifies the two things people love to do online socialize and share content with others. Some work using social software in teaching environments …

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Server Security Information

For any operating system, it is important to follow server security information the general guidelines. The actual details used to implement these guidelines may vary slightly, but the ideas are the same regardless of the operating system. If followed, these will go a long way toward securing a computer. A server is any computer which processes requests for data or services from another networked computer. These services include, but are not limited to, HTML, print sharing, file sharing, database, application serving and so forth. Workstation operating systems such as NT or Unix/Linux can be configured in such a way as to act as a server. Physical Security All servers must be secured at all times to prevent theft and loss of critical data. They must be protected behind rooms that require access using biometrics or card swipe device. Room keys may be temporary used until one of the approved methods …

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Choosing a Host for Your Site

If you plan to sell a product and/or services online, choosing a host for your site safe is an extremely important decision, what factor should you consider?, cost, capacity and bandwith, of course but those number don’t tell the whole story. When one of my friend notice that his web site was going for two or three evenings a week, I discovered that the server hosting was stored in the closet of a local IT services firm, if glitch developed during the evening or on the week and, no one could resolve it until the next business day. To avoid such problem, look for a web hosting service that offer 24/7 monitoring by on-site technicians in major data center, up time usually defined as the percentage of time during a given period that site is accessible on the internet is crucial. A good hosting and Top Web Hosting service should …

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Home on the web

If your are hoping to make money with your blog, having your own web address is a must, blogging on your own domain, however takes a little bit more setup, you typically do it one of two ways, by publishing to your own server via ftp or by domain mapping. Google’s blogger and desktop blogging program such as iweb and rapidweaver support publishing to your domain via ftp, just make sure you have enough server space to do this, wordpress, typepad and tumblr, on the other hand, all use domain mapping (blogger offer this as an option too), this mean your custom URL pointed toward or mapped to your blog, in other words. when people type in your domain, they end up at your hosted blog, in most cases, you can do this with the registrar your purchased your domain from, each service and registrar does things a bit differently …

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The Battle for Your Desktop

Everyone likes a good “I’m a Mac/I’m a PC” commercial, but how do you really decide between today’s operating systems? All the major OSs runs on Intel chips, so the playing field has leveled quite a bit. Running multiple operating systems on each computer you own, be it a Mac or a PC, is no big deal these days. Why choose just one? The field may have leveled, but it’s not fl at. The OSs still differ in many ways, not all of which are on the surface. We help average users people with enough tech savvy to install and an own OS and serve as tech support to friends and family, even if they don’t consider themselves tech gurus. How do they choose between Mac “Leopard” (Mac OS 10.5.1 after the first automatic update), Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista (pre-Service Pack 1), and Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon (Linux)? Easy, …

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Emergency Repair Kit

The Emergency Repair Kit has been the most popular, it provided a set of tools and techniques that let you revive and repair a dead or dying computer. The goal of the repair kit was and still is, to provide a quick and easy way to fix the sort of problems that come up on computers all the time, virus infections, spyware, bad drivers and lost or corrupt files. The computer you fix may be your own or it could belong to friends, coworkers or other unfortunate victims. Having a repair kit is especially important if you’re a mobile worker because it can be tough to get this kind of help on the road. Data Store Galore Originally, I mentioned two options for storing the repair kit, a CD/DVD-ROM or a USB flash drive. Well, flash drives have become so inexpensive that they are definitely the way to go today. …

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Pick up for Online Travel Hotels booking agency

Easytobook.com Online Travel Portal Services provide a complete solution to travel portal featuring travel websites and offer discounts up to 75% on hotel rooms in a number of carefully selected well managed hotels in Amsterdam. Easytobook.com is a leading Amsterdam Hotels booking agency travel agent and tour operator providing unparalleled tour packages that perfectly suit the budget traveler and holiday seeker. Online Hotel Reservations Guide which make it easier for travelers to make travel and hotel reservations at their finger tips.

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Solve Network Connection Problems

When it comes to connecting to a network or the Internet, your connection method can change on a daily basis. If you’re well-traveled, your connection may even change on an hourly basis. Considering all the possibilities, it’s a bit surprising that problems don’t crop up more often than they do. We list some of the more common problems and a few ways to tackle them. DHCP Connections The most common wired Ethernet configuration, for home and work, is a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server that automatically assigns IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. This is perhaps the simplest connection method, as well as the least likely to cause problems. When you connect to an Ethernet network with DHCP, all of the essential properties are automatically configured for you.

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Deciding a Good PropertyHome

Looking for a new home is a time consuming process and it is tempting just to rush into buying the first one you like the look of. But watch out, as it will not be so easy to take back to the shop if you decide you don’t like it after you have moved in. Once you have decided to buy a house and found out how much you can afford, it is worth sitting down and thinking hard about what you want from your new home and what your needs are. Houses for sale high desert have made a list of some of the things you should consider when house hunting. When you decide you to buy a Posting private property you do not necessarily have to pay the price being asked for it by the owners. You can offer less if, for example, you thinks there are repairs …

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