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Sharepoint services
Hi, I have to justify to my boss why I should do a course on Sharepoint services Can anyone help me on this.I need to let him know of the advantages for our clientele and how will it help our practice.Thanks
Tags: Groupware, total geek, Microsoft Windows Sharepoint Services, Microsoft SharePoint
Discussion threads 2007-04-25
Defaulting back to local
Hi,I have a user who has a laptop. Every time he takes the laptop off site and returns, My Documents defaults back to the local drive. He is the only one out of 4 laptop users that has this issue. How do I get this laptop to keep the settings....
Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer
Q&A 2006-09-25
SCSI hard drives
Hi,I have a RAID 5 in place. One of the hard drives failed. I have since replaced it but I have found that it is configured as an Ultra 2 80MB, not Ultra 3 160MB. The hard drive is identical to the other 2 as I made sure that I...
Tags: hard drive, disk, total geek, SCSI, hardware, Ultra, Ultra 3
Q&A 2006-09-13
Creating a RAID 5 and moving it.
Hi,Is it possible to create a RAID 5 on one Adaptec SCSI card and then move those hard drives to another Adaptec SCSI card and it will recognise that it is a RAID 5?The Adaptec SCSI cards are not identical.Just thought I would ask.ThanksMilWell Yes & No while you can...
Tags: Adaptec SCSI, Adaptec SCSI card, card, hardware, RAID, RAID 5, total geek
Q&A 2005-09-20
Adding a HDD to a RAID 5
Hi,Can you add another SCSI HDD to a current RAID 5 that has 3 drives already attached?I understand that it has to be of the same size and specs but I want to know what repurcussions it would have on the WIndows 2000 Server software.The reason I am asking is...
Tags: hard drive, hardware, RAID, RAID 5, server, total geek
Q&A 2005-09-01
UNC paths
I am trying to clean up some user computers from a client. The problem that I have is the previous IT person created UNC paths on start up. I have not been able to find where he has done this and I can't even get into MSCONFIG. It comes up...
Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows
Q&A 2005-01-19
Backups on Small Business Server 2003
I am having an issue with backups using the Small Business Backup software in 2003. The problem is that if it is not a clean tape, it won't backup. How do I get around this? I have 2 separate clients running backups this way,1 is working fine while this other...
Tags: backup, hardware, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, total geek
Q&A 2005-01-19

Additional Resources

There are 56 species of geek. Which one is you?
Scott Johnson of the Webcomic Extra Life has created this poster depicting 56 distinct species of geek, allowing you to quickly identify which best describes you by process of visual association. I have at times fallen into several categories, including: Super Geek ...
Tags: Geek, Species, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2007-12-06
Why pay for Firedog and Geek Squad when you have TechRepublic?
Yabbut Geek squad comes to your house....Personally, I would never use a company like Geek squad cause I'm very happy to be self reliant and if there is something I need to know, I will teach myself. But I do know people who work at home as self
Tags: JamesRL, Geek Squad, computer
Discussion threads 2006-11-02
Ten laws of geek
If you ever needed to confirm your geekhood, download the ten laws ofgeek and see how many fit you. Taken from tapeworm's, 1337h4x0r h4ndb00k, these popular geek laws can help even the mostsocially-adept IT pro walk-the-walk and talk-the-talk of a hacker. For example:Geek Law 2: Thou shalt have seen the...
Tags: tapeworm, movie
Blog posts 2006-03-03
Introducing Trivia Geek 2.0
Some of you may have noticed that Geek Trivia has gone into holiday rerun...er, Classic Geek mode a little early this year, and here's why: Rylie Madison - Trivia Geek 2.0. Two and a half weeks sooner than expected, your friendly neighborhood Trivia Geek is now a dad. Everything went...
Tags: Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-12-20
Aarrrrgh! My bluetooth broke!
The little piece that hangs over my ear is now taped with electrical tape. I look like a total geek now. I might be embrassed if I wasnt alone in my office in my underwear.
Tags: Ironspider, Bluetooth
Discussion threads 2007-06-07
The complete Geek Trivia archive!
Before we invented these fancy new blogs to hold all this excellent Geek Trivia, we used something called "technical articles," the complete reverse-chronological listing of which can be found here. Every Geek Trivia archived on TechRepublic on or before June 5, 2007, is available herein. by Jay Garmon
Tags: Trivia, Blogging, Internet, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2007-06-12
Video: Ultimate geek weddings
In this space, I may have previously criticized those who undertook a nontraditional theme to their wedding ceremonies mostly because the folks who do it do it badly. But if you're willing to follow up the ultimate act of geek love with a long-term commitment, and both you and your...
Tags: Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2008-01-04
Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for April 22, 2008
If you uncover a questionable fact or debatable aspect of this week's Geek Trivia, just post it in the discussion area of the article. Every week, yours truly will choose the best quibble from our assembled masses and discuss it in a future edition of Geek Trivia. This week's...
Tags: Quibble, Corporate Communications, Processors, Semiconductors, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2008-04-22
Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for April 15, 2008
If you uncover a questionable fact or debatable aspect of this week's Geek Trivia, just post it in the discussion area of the article. Every week, yours truly will choose the best quibble from our assembled masses and discuss it in a future edition of Geek Trivia. ...
Tags: Quibble, Corporate Communications, Processors, Semiconductors, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2008-04-15
Geek Trivia: The quibble of the week for Nov. 4, 2008
This week's quibble comes from the Oct. 28, 2008 edition of Geek Trivia, "The root of all sequels." TechRepublic member Asterisk dinged The Trivia Geek for failing to disclose the inner workings of shady Hollywood accounting practices. by Jay Garmon
Tags: Geek Trivia, Quibble, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2008-11-04
Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for February 12
If you uncover a questionable fact or debatable aspect of this week's Geek Trivia, "Valentine's daze," just post it in the discussion area. Every week, yours truly will choose the best quibble from the assembled masses and discuss it in a future edition of Geek Trivia. This...
Tags: Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2008-02-12
All roads lead to Geek Trivia
It occurred to me the other day that are a staggering number of ways to find all my old Geek Trivia columns. So much so that we may need to start syncing up and deduplicating our efforts. These methods include: My...
Tags: Geek Trivia, Productivity, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2005-08-05
Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for Oct. 28, 2008
This week's quibble comes from the Oct. 21, 2008 edition of Geek Trivia, "Where the action is @." TechRepublic member gwcarter nicked The Trivia Geek for invoking death where only mere finance was involved. by Jay Garmon
Tags: Geek Trivia, Quibble, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2008-10-28
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