http://greasy.com/Computing_and_Technology.htm Featured articles and news topics about computing and technology. en-us © 05:34:41 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Wed, Jul 05:34:41 9 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/moore/350-001_ccie_routing_study_tips.html CCIE Routing and Switching Written Exam 350-001 is a two-hour, multiple choice test with 100 questions covering Routing and Switching networking theory related to topics such as IP, IP routing, non-IP desktop protocols, bridging and switch-related technologies, and includes some equipment commands. The exam is closed book and no outside reference materials are allowed. People commonly complete the CCNP exams before beginning to study for the CCIE Written. This is not a requirement, but rat ... Tue, 8 Jul 2008 06:23:13 GMT http://greasy.com/troutbend/computer.html My windows XP machine has been unstable for the past year - it freezes up in email. I think there is a problem with the Outlook application and/or how it communicates with Word which is its text editor, but it could be something to do with some defect in the memory hardware; my analysis programs never report there is anything wrong. So I bought a Mac. We first bought Macs at home in 1984 when they came out, and had them at work until the late 1990s. Finally we moved to Windows machines bec ... Tue, 8 Jul 2008 02:22:13 GMT http://greasy.com/sunlight/want_thank_.html I just want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery. I no longer open a public bathroom door without using a paper towel. I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last person was doing while flipping through the adult movie channels. I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed. I have trouble shaking ... Fri, 4 Jul 2008 18:23:03 GMT http://greasy.com/deborah/grumpy_tom.html Are you out there?? I came all this way to find you and am not giving up yet!! Email me or reply! Fri, 4 Jul 2008 04:16:19 GMT http://greasy.com/defender/spam_topixcoms_mail_box_complaints.html If everyone spams topix.com's mail box maybe then they will take action and take responsibility for their forum and actually manage it and run it like a normal forum. Its a troll wacko playground. Email topix at: Admin, Topix topixadmin@topix.net Do it today!!! Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:26:10 GMT http://greasy.com/moore/steps_ccnp.html Want to become a CCNP? There are six steps to help you becoming a CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) and increasing your chances of capturing the right job and joining network support personnel. Compare professional certification options on the Cisco website. Find out that the CCNP is just one of many professional certifications available. Choose the "Participating in the Program" link to find approved Cisco training facilities and schools in your area whether you've obtained the ... Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:29:05 GMT http://greasy.com/defender/forum_chat_room_trolls.html Have you been the victim of internet trolls? on sites such as topix.com? if yes post your story here. Maybe others can help you? Here is a defination of a troll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:51:37 GMT http://greasy.com/moore/exam_description_642-812_bcmsn.html Cisco 642-812 Exam is the associated certifications of CCNP CCIP and CCDP.It's full name is BCMSN - Building Converged Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks : 642-812. The Building Converged Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN 642-812) is a qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP and the Cisco Certified Design Professional CCDP certifications. The BCMSN 642-812 exam will certify that the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to imple ... Wed, 2 Jul 2008 06:22:02 GMT http://greasy.com/moore/face_642-901.html David: "My brother is about to face the 642-901. He felt kind of confy two weeks ago, but now he′ve heard about so many people failing, that he′ll be preparing a litte more before diving in. To prepare he took the Boson training last week with the new courseware and thought it was preety good, however he is still trying to get some decent test simulation software(Boson′s still 801 -oriented and the router simulator simply doesn′t do a good job). He also got the new BSCI book which ... Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:02:23 GMT http://greasy.com/anacoana/internet_censorship.html FYI...Internet censorship, from MIT Newsletter, Technology Review... Monday, June 30, 2008 Search Engines' Chinese Self-Censorship U.S.-based search engines are choosing what they censor in China and could be blocking more than they have to. By Erica Naone http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21016/?nlid=1175 To operate in China, search engine companies based in the United States have built products that cooperate with China's policies of Internet censorship. That much has long been re ... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:48:42 GMT http://greasy.com/moore/certay_top_30_certification_exams.html Practice materials for IT professionals looking for certification in CCNA, CCNP, CCDP, MCSE, MCDBA, MCSD, MCSA, MCP, CIW, ORACLE, Security+ and A+. Certay IT Development is the online Certification Expert, which provide TestKing and Pass4sure the real questions and correct answers since 2001. In net-based training and certification preparation services field, Certay IT Development has the best exprienced engineers, that's why we can supply the highly standardized, top quality, well documen ... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:19:40 GMT http://greasy.com/sigmax/random_zealotry_diff.html Random UNIX zealotry: I love the 'diff' command. It makes life so much easier when you get emailed a filed that's been "updated" and then have to figure out what got changed. SigmaX Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:48:44 GMT http://greasy.com/sigmax/upgrades_hive.html I just pressed a button, at which point my computer automatically retreived a copy of ~64,000,000 bits of information from somewhere in the hive mind that is the InterWeb which it used to upgrade itself, adding new capabilities to its already feature-rich DNA (In this case, audio recording). That's freakin' awesome! Never gets old. And people have the nerve to get *bored*. Wake up! It's the 21st century for Pete's sake! SigmaX Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:48:14 GMT http://greasy.com/moore/642-845_exam_certification_career.html CCNP certification validates a network professional's ability to install, configure and troubleshoot converged local and wide area networks with 100 to 500 or more nodes. Network Professionals who achieve the CCNP have demonstrated the knowledge and skills required to manage the routers and switches that form the network core, as well as edge applications that integrate voice, wireless, and security into the network. The Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (642-845 ONT) is a qualifying exa ... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:34:14 GMT http://greasy.com/lunarhunk/phones_laziness.html I am not sure how it all started, but this morning I noticed an interesting development with my cell phone. It all started because I have T-Mobile and set our house phone (aka Rayray) up as one of my Fav5, which means I can get and make unlimited calls to that number without having to use up any minutes or face any charges. Since he doesn't have a cell phone himself, it is really the number I use the most if I need to call him. Well, since it doesn't cost us anything, we seem to have subco ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:29:23 GMT http://greasy.com/sigmax/dumber_doorknob.html [The following was scratched out in my notebook at a Chinese restaurant downtown this evening. As is generally the case with my fiction, it could really use editing to make the words more clearly communicate the complicated images in my mind. Tips are welcome -- from grammar critique to scientific mythbusting] His eyes heavy, Andrew struggled to complete the configuration he'd been working on for -- oh, he couldn't remember how long, but it should have been done ages ago. Streams of charac ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:44:32 GMT http://greasy.com/moore/70-291_exam_practice_engine.html The Microsoft 2003 Server Exam, 70-291, is one of the core exams of the MCSE and MCSA certification tracks. The exam tests a candidate's knowledge of Windows 2003 networking environments and how to implement a successful Windows Server 2003 network in either existing Windows environments or on totally new networks. The exam features simulation and analysis questions that require the candidate to have a thorough working knowledge of the Windows Server 2003 operating system and the way that ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:20:34 GMT http://greasy.com/looserobes/blog_3.html Thank you for participating in this TEST BLOG. The most up-to-date MPLab (Machine Perception Laboratory) facial recognition software has been installed in order to help you comprehend the blogger's post. {Okay, we will slow this down for you.} Built with technology developed at the Institute for Neural Computation, this program is at the intersection of facial expression recognition research and 21st Century blogging. {Oh, sorry, still too fast for you?} While you are reading this morning' ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:53:24 GMT http://greasy.com/moore/cisco_newbie_start_ccna.html Want to start getting into routers etc so looking at doing some cisco stuff? Think you need to start on the CCNA? but dont really know where or know of any real books that can teach you this from scratch? Here is a guideline for the Cisco newbies to start on the CCNA. Q: Looking at doing some cisco stuff? A: Cisco's Career Certifications & Paths information can be found here. Cisco also has a CCNA Prep Center -- it might impress you, or it might scare you away -- but worth a look to ge ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:48:17 GMT http://greasy.com/anacoana/e-mail_virus_warning.html BIG VIRUS COMING http://www.Snopes.Com/computer/virus/postcard.asp Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, ZoneAlarm and they are gearing up for this virus! I checked Snopes (URL above:), and it is for real!! Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP. PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS! You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD,' regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus wh ... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:34:30 GMT