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  1. Thread: A+ Cert

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    That's more than merely passing. Remember that...

    That's more than merely passing. Remember that the scoring is really weird. Technologies are going to change, networking, computers, life in general. The fact is, when you pass the CompTIA tests, you...
  2. Thread: A+ Cert

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    That wasn't on my test either. Do a few...

    That wasn't on my test either.

    Do a few practice tests.... The real tests are 80 questions each so a lot is gonna be dropped in the exam. Be prepared, but don't go thinking 10-20 of those...
  3. Thread: A+ Cert

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    I just passed the A+, and I'm about 5 years late...

    I just passed the A+, and I'm about 5 years late to "I should have taken it sooner". Glad though that it's the 2003 and I passed just fine with plenty of room. The score scale is really weird, but...
  4. Thread: New Linux user.

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    [QUOTE=Gollo]You could try Knoppix Linux. It will...

    [QUOTE=Gollo]You could try Knoppix Linux. It will boot directly from the CD into XWindows desktop and it won't affect your other OS.QUOTE]

    This is a great idea. Knoppix takes a little while to...
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    The ammount of Spyware activity that I've seen in...

    The ammount of Spyware activity that I've seen in the past week make the Klez virus look like a walk in the park. This stuff is really evil. I've been in IT for >10 years and the ammount of time I...
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    This is just hitting a barn blindfolded, but try...

    This is just hitting a barn blindfolded, but try replacing the keyboard and only have these connected:

    Power
    Mouse
    Keyboard (not the one you've used all this time)
    Video.

    Disconnect...
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    What made the industry tank so bad? I still have...

    What made the industry tank so bad? I still have a job, but now I can't move anywhere. It's scary...
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    Welchia and MSBlaster can infect a machine (Xp,...

    Welchia and MSBlaster can infect a machine (Xp, 2000, NT) by just going on the Internet at all. It will not take minutes, it will take seconds, unless you are patched, or if you are behind a...
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    I've gotten it too. Seems totally legit, because...

    I've gotten it too. Seems totally legit, because it forwards you to real MS security sites.

    Doesn't seem like a virus. NAV didn't make a peep, and no attachments on it.

    Since when does MS...
  10. TechLarry is correct. You have a normal OEM Cab...

    TechLarry is correct. You have a normal OEM Cab dump.

    I do it to most all of the machienes I build as well. The customer pays for an OEM copy of 98, and I stick the cab files in the folder at a...
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    I'd like to see the Windows OS a little lighter...

    I'd like to see the Windows OS a little lighter in the resource use. Make the TSR mentality something like a limited resource so people don't clutter their computers with useless junk...or just limit...
  12. I collect vinyl. Records that is. Usually...

    I collect vinyl. Records that is. Usually audiophile vinyl from the Beatles, Rolling Stones and similar groups. I own a Rega turntable, ($670) and love it to death.

    I'm a music lover. Cds are all...
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    I live and work as a tech in Cape Cod.... I think...

    I live and work as a tech in Cape Cod.... I think I'm the only one who HAD a window as a tech in town. The others, now including me, don't have one.. They closed me in, and I like it better because I...
  14. Oh yeah... throw in.. 1.5 - Jethro Tull -...

    Oh yeah... throw in..


    1.5 - Jethro Tull - Stand Up/Benefit (another 2 on one CD I made)

    I play this one constantly. I reccomend music lovers find neat ways to pair up albums together on CD if...
  15. My Top Ten: 10. The Who - Who's Next 9. The...

    My Top Ten:

    10. The Who - Who's Next
    9. The Beatles - Abbey Road
    8. Tom Petty - Damn The Torpedoes
    7. Alice Cooper - Killer/School's Out (My Creation)
    6. AC/DC - Back In Black
    5. John Lennon...
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    I work 7 hour days, Frag for 4, and chat for 1. I...

    I work 7 hour days, Frag for 4, and chat for 1. I also keep a game server going 24/7, but that has been running without any interruption for 10 weeks now. Working on a "life" now... but I'd hate to...
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    I'll be honest... I'm using an E-Machine as a...

    I'll be honest... I'm using an E-Machine as a network server... with a new power supply and Win98se. It's on 24/7 and no problems now for 7 months. Hey - it was FREE - (Customer gave up on it -...
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    I have to strongly suggest that most of those who...

    I have to strongly suggest that most of those who are the "lazy/rude/clueless" types only worsen their behavior over time. There ARE exceptions; people who you can tell just want to learn.

    I have...
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    I have (HAD) two: 1. An ex-cop from North Adams,...

    I have (HAD) two:
    1. An ex-cop from North Adams, MA (ret.1947)
    2. A Fix-it man, local. About 42.

    As follows:
    1. This guy I felt bad for the day I saw him; Old retired cop with no knowledge of...
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    My ghost + Win95b custom boot disk rocks harder...

    My ghost + Win95b custom boot disk rocks harder than Zeppelin.

    -Sckott
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    Hello.. I can't tell you how many people I've...

    Hello..

    I can't tell you how many people I've told to STAY AWAY from Epsons. It's a heartbreak when the heads get clogged and nothing seems to resesitate the damn thing. Not to mention the 1001...
  22. Can we add things people need a license for? ...

    Can we add things people need a license for?

    1. Dating
    2. Having Kids
    3. Using a computer.

    I'm telling ya, pretty soon, a computer tech will go into a business with a gun and blow the fat...
  23. I think a lot of people I see who are...

    I think a lot of people I see who are specifically foolish in their ways are usually ones over 50 years of age. I have no pre-disposition to older people, I'm 31. I was basically brought up to...
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    Not sure if anyone posted this info, but the new...

    Not sure if anyone posted this info, but the new Compaqs, the 5000 series and above, all ship with recovery CDs that aren't recovery cds at all. They're merely Floppy images on bootable CD that...
  25. Thread: Amd or Intel?

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    Amd or Intel?

    AMD or Intel?


    You need not explain why. Let me hear your favorite.

    -Sckott
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