Category: Tech
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The NSA Spying Fiasco and Your Network
The NSA and their PRISM program got a black eye this week, and rightly so. America is supposed to be the land of the free. We’re supposed to speak out against surveillance states, not become one. It’s a disappointing day. Made in the U.S.A. To make things worse, “Made in America” could become a liability […]
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What Are the Differences Between Routers and Switches?
In this article I will talk about the differences between two of the most common networking devices, routers and switches. You may already be somewhat familiar with these devices, even if you are not working in an IT department. Home internet connections became so common these days that we are practically addicted to them without […]
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Dell PowerEdge 2950 Server: Quieting the Loud Fans!
Recently we purchased a Dell 2950 III with a DRAC card to investigate adding IPMI support to PA Server Monitor. So far it’s great, but what wasn’t so great was the noise. One blog writes that it sounded like a fleet of jets all taking off at once from an aircraft carrier. I thought it […]
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20 Windows Tools SysAdmins Should Know, #11-20
…Cont’d from 20 Windows Tools Every SysAdmin Should Know, #1-10 11. RegEdit – configure all the things! Anyone that’s been in IT for long surely must have peaked at their registry. This is where most of the configuration data for most apps and most of the operating system still lives, even in 2013. One handy […]
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20 Top Windows SysAdmin Tools You Should Know
With a nod to Vivek Gite and his popular 20 Linux System Monitoring Tools Every SysAdmin Should Know article, we present “20 Top Windows SysAdmin Tools You Should Know”. Many of the programs listed below are included with Windows and provide all kinds of information about what is happening on the computer. Some you’ve probably […]