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Which Database Should I Use?!
Hello everyone.I think this is my first time posting here but I am a huge fan of TR and have found it to be a useful resource on numerous occasions. Let me begin by saying that I am a freelance web developer by trade however often times get dragged in...
Tags: Databases, Storage, jozhall@..., database, DBMS, N00B, MySQL, Web
Discussion threads 2007-04-15
Don't be a n00b, be an l33t user by simply using Linux
Don't be a n00b, be an l33t user by simply using LinuxLinux teaches you stuff that your cloned, virus ridden OS can ever teach you. It attracts IT professionals, graphics desiners, animators, developers, schools and the government. Its called the linux operating system. It's more secure, extreamly customizable, could be...
Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, DOS
Discussion threads 2006-05-20

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Wacky Linux Sequel: Ruby vs. the Newbie
Yeah, so Wacky Linux lives to fight another day thanks to the legendary Wacky Linux Wireless Card--Sponsored by Palmetto. Still, once we've got this wireless thing nailed down, and I maybe try to tackle the laptop's mysterious battery-related schizophrenia, I'll have a very fine working notebook running...
Tags: Linux, Ruby, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-04-07
A rose is a rose is a Daylight Saving Time
Web MalapropismsWhat about web malapropisms like n00b and w00t and all of those other goofy words that chatters and gamers use? It's almost a different language sometimes.The classic Southern one.Axe, as in, "I wanna axe you a question."YOU ARE CALLING THIS A LEGISLATED EVENTAnd I am calling you to...
Tags: wbahny
Discussion threads 2007-03-01
n00b ram install
Hey guyz im not too savvy when it comes to computers but i recently purchased a 512mb ddr stick of ram from circuit city installed it and my computer wont boot i think i got the sequence right afew times after i got the sequence right it would come up...
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Memory, Semiconductors, Network technology, trypze@..., chip, new chip, RAM, computer
Discussion threads 2007-07-28
IIS help needed
OK, I've installed IIS on XP Pro. It appears I setup the site correctly because when I view it throught http://localhost/ it brings up the web page. When I try to access this page from another computer on the network using the IP address, I get "Cannot find server"....
Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, INETPUB
Q&A 2005-06-07
Adding Additional Server 2003 Box for Exchange Functions
I have recently been handed the duty to integrate a new Server 2003 (R2 w/ SP2) server box into our existing Server 2003 (SP2 only) environment. The 2nd box (R2 box) is going to be purely for Exchange.I am somewhat under the impression that it is something as simple as...
Tags: gcole@..., new box, R2 w/ SP2, Server 2003
Discussion threads 2007-07-19
Quick and easy MS licensing question
I know this is a "n00b" type question, but bear with me.. I'm having a brainfreeze or something :)I forget exactly how the licensing works for Windows Server 2003... if I have a server that's going to run Exchange 2003, do I need CALs for both Server 2003 AND Exchange...
Tags: Exchange, server, windows, licensing, cals, ObiWayneKenobi, CAL, Microsoft Corp., Server 2003
Discussion threads 2006-03-30
Wacky Linux Part 8: The almost-install
In our last episode, I promised to rush foolishly into a full install of Ubuntu for which I was totally unprepared. Well, I did it, and I've backed myself into a usability corner. Technically, the OS is installed, I just can't really use it, because of the...
Tags: Parameter, Video, Corporate Communications, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Marketing, Software, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-02-01
Farkode (xpi)
Farkode provides a right-click menu in Firefox to simplify adding HTML (image tags, hyperlinks, font fomatting) to comments on the Fark.com and TotalFark.com Websites. It is based on the excellent BBCode, but is trimmed down and tailored for Fark users. It works in Fark comments, Fark threads, Fark profiles, and...
Tags: Ability, Font, And-1, Farkode, Fark, GIS, Software
Software downloads 2007-09-20
SATA hdd died when upgrading BIOS
Hi!I have an 875P NEO Series (MS-6758) motherboard.And when I was playing any kind of game, I got some Grafic card problems, I got a error message, that if I was continuing like this I could harm my grafic card bad ;)So I used google, to track down my problem,...
Tags: killen2times@..., BIOS, new driver, Serial ATA
Discussion threads 2007-11-16
Wacky Linux Adventures Part 4: Ubuntu begins!
In our last episode, I explained how a savvy combination of The Wisdom of Crowds AKA a cheesy popularity contest and sheer laziness led me to Ubuntu as my first choice distro during my inaugural wacky Linux adventure. Today, TR staffer RexWorld delivered free CDs of both Ubuntu 5.1 Live...
Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-01-23
Windows & Linux home mini-network, iptables forward problem
1. Debian GNU/Linux, trying to configure as gateway firewall machine. Internet device is eth1, getting address using DHCP from ISP via 4-port router, OK. LAN device is eth0, configured with static IP address in 192.x.x.x range.2. Windows XP SP2 to be client machine, eventually using DHCP...
Tags: Operating systems, NETWORKING, Network technology, OPEN SOURCE, Absolutely, DHCP, Microsoft Windows, Debian, IP, Linux
Discussion threads 2007-06-16
About to negotiate a raise? Read this first
performance issuesWell ,on one of the occassions i ended up asking a very stupid questionA SQL QUERY n hence gave an impression to the seniors of my team that i actually know nothing inspite of the fact that i have been doin my job pretty well . i am a...
Tags: Programming languages, Databases, sushant.cse@..., SQL, Columbo
Discussion threads 2007-08-14
Wacky Linux Part 5: Ubuntu must die!
In our last episode, I began toying with Ubuntu Linux 5.1 Live on my Compaq Armada M300 laptop. Today, I'm ready to hurl the entire infernal contraption through the nearest window conveniently located about three feet behind me. Didn't take long, did it? ...
Tags: Ubuntu, Screen, Battery, Engineering, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-01-24
Here comes the government to fight cybercrime! [shudder]
The government is at it again with several moves designed, according to their press releases, to help the feds fight cybercrime. A recent report by Arbor Networks suggests that 2% of the traffic on the Internet at any one point in time is purely for DDoS and other cyberattacks, with...
Tags: Wired Inc., Privacy, Liberty, Zombie, Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Security, Viruses And Worms, Enterprise Software, Software, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-05-13
Wacky Linux Adventures Part 2: Debating distros
As we learned in our last episode, our patient is a Compaq Armada M300 notebook with some sporty aftermarket upgrades and a disavowed Windows XP license, meaning I can't log onto the system because I don't have the password and the tech I got the laptop...
Tags: Idea, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-01-11
Wacky Linux Part 18: Assault & batteries
In our last episode, I overcame my innate n00b-ishness and finally got the Wacky Linux Wireless Card sponsored by Palmetto to connect to my home wireless network. Still no luck here at work, but I also haven't tracked down the local IT admin to ask about the local...
Tags: Battery, Ruby, Hardware, Laptop Computer, Engineering, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-04-18
Wacky Linux Part 12: Firewall engaged
In our last episode, I flew in the face of conventional Penguin wisdom and asked for suggestions on a free, reliable Linux firewall, antivirus system, and antispyware app. Pretty much everyone told me I didn't need antivirus or antispyware. The caveat there, as member jeff pointed...
Tags: Ubuntu, Firewall, Anti-spyware, Firestarter, Firewalls, Linux, Network Security, Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-02-28
What Wireless Network Adapter Do I Get??
I am a complete n00b to wireless networking. Which is scary because I now manage one! (Don't tell anyone at the office my secret!) Anyways, I need to buy a new wireless network adapter for my bosses laptop and I am a bit confused. Whats the difference in the letters...
Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, jozhall@..., wireless, MIMO, transmitter, adapter, receiver, IEEE 802.11, network, wireless network, network adapter
Discussion threads 2007-05-07
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