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- Discussion threads 2005-07-27
- Bill to Ban Smoking In Your Car...(No I'm Not Kidding)
- Bill to Ban Smoking In Your Car...(No I'm Not Kidding)This is amazing to me. Granted I'm not a smoker and I detest the habit as I think its disgusting, but this is just wrong....And people wonder why NJ is the *butt* end of so many jokes. (Let's see most crowded...
- Tags: Ban Smoking, government, mandatory tagging has to go, nj, off-topic, stupid laws, stupid politicians, TomSal
- Discussion threads 2005-07-25
- Anyone do a NT to Server 2003 Migration Lately?
- Well things are starting to get MUCH busier for our little IT department here. After years of meetings with pretty charts and graphs, debating with the local bean counters on costs and our lead programmer throwing out the buzzwords like "ROI" to the top dogs we finally are beginning our...
- Tags: DC=ForestRootDom, DC=tld, domain, mandatory tagging sucks, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, networking, nt4 migration, server, TomSal, Value, Value at Risk, windows 2003
- Discussion threads 2005-07-21
- Any Links on Active Directory?
- I need to get back up to speed on Active Directory AD fast. Its for a new project we are starting at work in the next 3 weeks or so.Anyone know any good links/whitepapers, etc.I got a few white papers from the microsoft site, but the ones I have address...
- Tags: Directory services, Microsoft Windows Active Directory
- Discussion threads 2005-07-19
- TR Giving Restricted Pages?
- This is not the first day this happened to me, I first noticed it about 3 months ago but it was only here and there so I ignored it. Today I tried going into 4 different thread topics and each time I get some "restricted page" message.WTF? Now I need...
- Tags: focus group, manadatory tages are stupid, off-topic, TomSal, TR Giving Restricted Pages
- Discussion threads 2005-06-30
- Seeking Vacation Advice/Feedback
- Seeking Vacation Advice/FeedbackWell over the years I've seen folks post for all kinds of advice not pertaining to tech so here's one that has nothing to do with work at all, but rather vacation...So....Its been a rough year so far for myself and my gf (both on an indiviual level...
- Tags: Myrtle Beach
- Discussion threads 2005-06-24
- Thanks, Tom
- At least for the top half of your post. :) First Father's day w/o my old man. Worst part of it for him is that he couldn't hang on long enough to see the Red Sox win. Missing him makes me be a better...
- Tags: father, father's day, Fathers Day, Happy Father, off-topic, TomSal
- Discussion threads 2005-06-17
- A centuries-old addiction
- Tea was the first source of caffeine that was ever available in Europe. Think of life without caffeine and then imagine the profound change that the introduction of this highly psychoactive, mood-altering, energy-boosting drug would have on a civilization.The East India Company, the Boston Tea Party... entire pages of history...
- Tags: Tea, Brits
- Discussion threads 2005-06-10
- Need feedback on off-site storage vendor, "Recall"
- Hi everyone. Thanks for reading my post. We are trying to decide on who to go with for off-site tape storage. I've spoken with Iron Mountain and just today we had a meeting with a company called Recall.Recall is cheaper by about $20-25 per month, but Iron Mountain gave me...
- Tags: hardware, Iron Mountain Inc., off site storage, Recall, storage, tape, tape backup, TomSal
- Discussion threads 2005-06-02
- Anyone here use a Power Book with Tiger OS?
- In one of my "geek" circles I belong too, several of the users are Apple Power Book diehards who have been droning on the praises of Tiger. I have NEVER owned anything Apple save for my Ipod.I have to admit the Tiger OS looks pretty cool and ease of use...
- Tags: apple, Apple Computer Inc., off-topic, operating system, powerbook, tiger, Tiger OS, TomSal
- Discussion threads 2005-05-06
- Disable IP Autoconfiguration in Win XP?
- How can I permanently disable the IP Autoconfiguration "feature" in Windows XP Pro.I have an executive using XP on his laptop and it keeps screwing with this wireless connect because it constantly is autoconfiguring the IP info for his wireless interface.I'm a little confused (which isn't unusual). Are you...
- Tags: adapter, IP, IP Autoconfiguration, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, TomSal, windows
- Q&A 2005-04-18
- Anyone use a Linux box to monitor Windows?
- I was asked to find a Linux utility hopefully VERY cheap or FREE that will monitor our Windows network -- mem usage, uptime reporting, disk caching, etc.Does such a thing exist? If so where do I get it and how much?Thanks.ClarifyAre you asking for a network monitor, a client monitor,...
- Tags: linux, Microsoft Windows, monitor, Nagios, network, server, TomSal, window
- Discussion threads 2005-04-11
- Linux box to monitor Windows Servers?
- First thing first is it possible to create a Linux box that monitors a Windows network?Second if so, what software do I need?Third, how much does the software cost and where can I get it?Thanks.Let me make sure I understand your primary
- Tags: linux, Linux Box, monitor, MRTG, server, SNMP, TomSal
- Discussion threads 2005-04-11
- Check this out. (talk about technology and privacy rights!)
- Check this out. (talk about technology and privacy rights!)I was pretty un-nerved by this demonstration I found at www.aclu.org/pizzaIf this is where we are headed in the USA that is just plain scary. Take a look (make sure you have audio or else you won't get the full effect of...
- Tags: Vertical industries, government, Pizza
- Discussion threads 2005-03-14
- Is it ever proper or "OK" to be blunt with your boss?
- Is it ever proper or "OK" to be blunt with your boss?This post comes to you while I'm in a venting mode, the head boss here is very ego-centric, very tight and just has no concept of how to treat his employees as human beings. This will sound petty to...
- Tags: Emotional Intelligence, TomSal
- Discussion threads 2005-03-04
- WinXP: System Restore Points -- Do you use them?
- Recently it came up for my group and I to start using system restore points on our Windows XP boxes, up to this point we really didn't even think much about them. We have users data going to network drives that are on a tape backup rotation, plus we have...
- Tags: hardware, Microsoft Windows XP, restore point, system restore, TomSal
- Discussion threads 2005-03-01
- Is it legal to restrict what language is spoken at your workplace?
- Is it legal to restrict what language is spoken at your workplace?I'd like to toss this out there and see what comes back. We have several spanish speaking employees, they talk fluent US-English as well. Through the majority of the day they are speaking english but at certain times (lunch,...
- Tags: English Only, off-topic, TomSal, workplace
- Discussion threads 2005-02-15
- Remote Desktop for Win2K Pro?
- Is there a remote desktop connection solution that I can use for a Windows 2000 Professional that will allow me to connect from an XP machine to the Win2K machine?Not "REMOTE Desktop" per say but yes there isSpecifically talking of the "official" remote connection of Microsoft called "Remote Desktop", no...
- Tags: desktop, hombresito, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Remote Desktop, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-02-09
- The Ponderables of Life :)
- "Ponderables" Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life. Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays...
- Tags: TomSal
- Discussion threads 2005-02-09
- What do you use for your IT Audits?
- Well I have no current auditing software and I need to get a handle on all our technology assets as follows:ServersNetwork Gear (Switches/Firewall/Routers)Desktop PCsLaptopsAnd all the related software on each of those units, as applicable.Are there any *extremely* cheap or free IT audit programs for speeding up the collection of...
- Tags: audit, database, information technology, IT Audits, Jim Davis http://www.myCMDB.com Network Inventory, software, TomSal
- Discussion threads 2005-02-07
