Patron: Waiter!
Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I'll be your Support Waiter. What seems to be the problem?
Patron: There's a fly in my soup!
Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly won't be there this time.
Patron: No, it's still there.
Waiter: Maybe it's the way you're using the soup; try eating it with a fork instead.
Patron: Even when I use the fork, the fly is still there.
Waiter: Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl; what kind of bowl are you using?
Patron: A SOUP bowl!
Waiter: Hmmm, that should work. Maybe it's a configuration problem; how was the bowl set up?
Patron: You brought it to me on a saucer; what has that to do with the fly in my soup?!
Waiter: Can you remember everything you did before you noticed the fly in your soup?
Patron: I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day!
Waiter: Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup of the Day?
Patron: You have more than one Soup of the Day each day?
Waiter: Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour.
Patron: Well, what is the Soup of the Day now?
Waiter: The current Soup of the Day is tomato.
Patron: Fine. Bring me the tomato soup, and the check. I'm running late now.
[Waiter leaves and returns with another bowl of soup and the check]
Waiter: Here you are, Sir. The soup and your check.
Patron: This is potato soup.
Waiter: Yes, the tomato soup wasn't ready yet.
Patron: Well, I'm so hungry now, I'll eat anything.
[The waiter leaves.]
Patron: Waiter! There's a gnat in my soup!
The check:
Soup of the Day . . . . . . . . . . $5.00
Upgrade to newer Soup of the Day. . $2.50
Access to support . . . . . . . . . $1.00
Friday, October 30, 2009
Essential Hands-on Skills in the 70-270 course !
Recently one of your a fellow students called Melvin (names are routinely changed to protect the identity of the individual ) posed a question.
"Arun, is there a list of important things I need to learn to do with XP Pro?"
What he meant was the hands on skills that he would learn as part of the course.
So I have come up with such a list for the 70-270 course :
Installation Skills
Networking Skills
Troubleshooting Skills
Productivity Skills
Administration and Configuration Skills
*!* Skills that are needed for your 70-270 exam but are not relevant to the industry in general.
This list is by no means EXHAUSTIVE. Please feel free to add any topics I may have forgotten in the comment section below.
:)
"Arun, is there a list of important things I need to learn to do with XP Pro?"
What he meant was the hands on skills that he would learn as part of the course.
So I have come up with such a list for the 70-270 course :
Installation Skills
- Run Upgrade Advisor from OS media *!*
- Create an Unattended Installation using Answer Files and Disk Duplication *!*
- Convert a Fat32 Volume to NTFS
Networking Skills
- Configure TCP/IP properties for network cards including DNS Suffixes, WINS Servers etc
- Release and renew an IP address, clear ARP Cache and DNS client cache
- Create / Join a Work group with other Windows Systems
- Join a Windows Active Directory Domain
- Configure ICF/ICS
- Create a VPN Connection to a RAS Server
- Create a Dial-up connection to an ISP
- Install IIS and host two websites
Troubleshooting Skills
- Configure remote Assistance and Send RA Invitations to an Expert
- Start / Stop Services using services console ( Services.msc) and Command prompt ( net start etc. )
- Create, delete and manage Restore Points
- Use Taskmanager to identfy resource hungry processes and to kill them
- Change the startup type of a Service and to manually start / stop / restart a service
- Configure Startup using MSCONFIG Tool
- Edit BOOT.INI file
- Change File Associations for known File Types
- Access, Search and Backup Windows Registry
- Boot to Recovery Console and Install it as a Startup Option
- Boot to Safe mode with networking and use it to roll back a driver
Productivity Skills
- Configure Outlook Express to access a email server
- Configure Dual Display and Extended Desktop
- Install an popular Anti-virus Product like Norton, Avast, Mc Afee and Configure its options and Firewall
- Install 3rd Party Browsers and Update Plugins for Flash, Java
- Install Adminpak.MSI
- Install a Bluetooth Adapter and pair a Bluetooth Device
- Update DirectX and .Net Framework
- Configure a manual Wireless connection to a residential gateway / AP using WPA
- Install a Multifunction Device and configure Printer / Scanner and Fax functions
- Install a CD-DVD Authoring Program and create Data / Audio / DVD Movies
- Use Hot Pluggable USB Devices and to Stop a USB Device before physically un-plugging it
- configure a residential Wireless gateway ( read Wirelss router ) from a Wired connection using the built in Configuration Webpages
Administration and Configuration Skills
- Create Local users and Groups
- Modify Local Computer Policy
- Enable Hibernation and to Create custom Power Management Profiles
- Install a Local / Network Printer and edit Server properties
- Create a file share and configure Share and NTFS permissions
- Map a network Drive
- Configure Multiple Languages and keyboard Layouts
- Configure Accessibility options
- Change a password for an user account without using any console
- Encrypt an NTFS File and Folder
- Use Compressed Drives and Folders
*!* Skills that are needed for your 70-270 exam but are not relevant to the industry in general.
This list is by no means EXHAUSTIVE. Please feel free to add any topics I may have forgotten in the comment section below.
:)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The History of Computers - According to the Bible
Long ago, in the days when all disks flopped in the breeze and the writing of words was on a star, the Blue Giant dug for the people the Pea Sea. But he needed a creature who could sail the waters, and would need for support but few rams.
So the Gateskeeper, who was said to be both micro and soft, fashioned a Dosfish, who was small and spry, and could swim the narrow sixteen-bit channel. But the Dosfish was not bright, and could be taught few new tricks. His alphabet had no A's, B's, or Q's, but a mere 640 K's, and the size of his file cabinet was limited by his own fat.
At first the people loved the Dosfish, for he was the only one who could swim the Pea Sea. But the people soon grew tired of commanding his line, and complained that he could be neither dragged nor dropped. "Forsooth," they cried. "the Dosfish can only do one job at a time, and of names, he knows only eight and three." And many of them left the Pea Sea for good, and went off in search of the Magic Apple.
Although many went, far more stayed, because admittance to the Pea Sea was cheap. So the Gateskeeper studied the Magic Apple, and rested awhile in the Parc of Xer-Ox, and he made a Window that could ride on the Dosfish and do its thinking for it. But the Window was slow, and it would break when the Dosfish got confused. So most people contented themselves with the Dosfish.
Now it came to pass that the Blue Giant came upon the Gateskeeper, and spoke thus: "Come, let us make of ourselves something greater than the Dosfish." The Blue Giant seemed like a humbug, so they called the new creature OZ II.
Now Oz II was smarter than the Dosfish, as most things are. It could drag and drop, and could keep files without becoming fat. But the people cared for it not. So the Blue Giant and the Gateskeeper promised another OZ II, to be called Oz II Too, that could swim the fast new 32-bit wide Pea Sea.
Then lo, a strange miracle occurred. Although the Window that rode on the Dosfish was slow, it was pretty, and the third Window was the prettiest of all. And the people began to like the third Window, and to use it. So the Gateskeeper turned to the Blue Giant and said, "Fie on thee, for I need thee not. Keep thy OZ II Too, and I shall make of my Window an Entity that will not need the Dosfish, and will swim in the 32-bit Pea Sea."
Years passed, and the workshops of the Gateskeeper and the Blue Giant were overrun by insects. And the people went on using their Dosfish with a Window; even though the Dosfish would from time to time become confused and die, it could always be revived with three fingers.
Then there came a day when the Blue Giant let forth his OZ II Too onto the world. The Oz II Too was indeed mighty, and awesome, and required a great ram, and the world was changed not a whit. For the people said, "It is indeed great, but we see little application for it." And they were doubtful, because the Blue Giant had met with the Magic Apple, and together they were fashioning a Taligent, and the Taligent was made of objects, and was most pink.
Now the Gateskeeper had grown ambitious, and as he had been ambitious before he grew, he was now more ambitious still. So he protected his Window Entity with great security, and made its net work both in serving domains and with peers. And the Entity would swim, not only in the Pea Sea, but in the Oceans of Great Risk. "Yea," the Gateskeeper declared, "though my entity will require a greater ram than Oz II Too, it will be more powerful than a world of Eunuchs."
And so the Gateskeeper prepared to unleash his Entity to the world, in all but two cities. For he promised that a greater Window, a greater Entity, and even a greater Dosfish would appear one day in Chicago and Cairo, and it too would be built of objects.
Now the Eunuchs who lived in the Oceans of Great Risk, and who scorned the Pea Sea, began to look upon their world with fear. For the Pea Sea had grown, and great ships were sailing in it, the Entity was about to invade their oceans, and it was rumored that files would be named in letters greater than eight. And the Eunuchs looked upon the Pea Sea, and many of them thought to immigrate.
Within the Oceans of Great Risk were many Sun Worshippers, and they wanted to excel, and make their words perfect, and do their jobs as easy as one-two-three. And what's more, many of them no longer wanted to pay for the Risk. So the Sun Lord went to the Pea Sea, and got himself eighty-sixed.
And taking the next step was He of the NextStep, who had given up building his boxes of black. And he proclaimed loudly that he could help anyone make wondrous soft wares, then admitted meekly that only those who know him could use those wares, and he was made of objects, and required the biggest ram of all.
And the people looked out upon the Pea Sea, and they were sore amazed. And sore confused. And sore sore. And that is why, to this day, Ozes, Entities, and Eunuchs battle on the shores of the Pea Sea, but the people still travel on the simple Dosfish.
So the Gateskeeper, who was said to be both micro and soft, fashioned a Dosfish, who was small and spry, and could swim the narrow sixteen-bit channel. But the Dosfish was not bright, and could be taught few new tricks. His alphabet had no A's, B's, or Q's, but a mere 640 K's, and the size of his file cabinet was limited by his own fat.
At first the people loved the Dosfish, for he was the only one who could swim the Pea Sea. But the people soon grew tired of commanding his line, and complained that he could be neither dragged nor dropped. "Forsooth," they cried. "the Dosfish can only do one job at a time, and of names, he knows only eight and three." And many of them left the Pea Sea for good, and went off in search of the Magic Apple.
Although many went, far more stayed, because admittance to the Pea Sea was cheap. So the Gateskeeper studied the Magic Apple, and rested awhile in the Parc of Xer-Ox, and he made a Window that could ride on the Dosfish and do its thinking for it. But the Window was slow, and it would break when the Dosfish got confused. So most people contented themselves with the Dosfish.
Now it came to pass that the Blue Giant came upon the Gateskeeper, and spoke thus: "Come, let us make of ourselves something greater than the Dosfish." The Blue Giant seemed like a humbug, so they called the new creature OZ II.
Now Oz II was smarter than the Dosfish, as most things are. It could drag and drop, and could keep files without becoming fat. But the people cared for it not. So the Blue Giant and the Gateskeeper promised another OZ II, to be called Oz II Too, that could swim the fast new 32-bit wide Pea Sea.
Then lo, a strange miracle occurred. Although the Window that rode on the Dosfish was slow, it was pretty, and the third Window was the prettiest of all. And the people began to like the third Window, and to use it. So the Gateskeeper turned to the Blue Giant and said, "Fie on thee, for I need thee not. Keep thy OZ II Too, and I shall make of my Window an Entity that will not need the Dosfish, and will swim in the 32-bit Pea Sea."
Years passed, and the workshops of the Gateskeeper and the Blue Giant were overrun by insects. And the people went on using their Dosfish with a Window; even though the Dosfish would from time to time become confused and die, it could always be revived with three fingers.
Then there came a day when the Blue Giant let forth his OZ II Too onto the world. The Oz II Too was indeed mighty, and awesome, and required a great ram, and the world was changed not a whit. For the people said, "It is indeed great, but we see little application for it." And they were doubtful, because the Blue Giant had met with the Magic Apple, and together they were fashioning a Taligent, and the Taligent was made of objects, and was most pink.
Now the Gateskeeper had grown ambitious, and as he had been ambitious before he grew, he was now more ambitious still. So he protected his Window Entity with great security, and made its net work both in serving domains and with peers. And the Entity would swim, not only in the Pea Sea, but in the Oceans of Great Risk. "Yea," the Gateskeeper declared, "though my entity will require a greater ram than Oz II Too, it will be more powerful than a world of Eunuchs."
And so the Gateskeeper prepared to unleash his Entity to the world, in all but two cities. For he promised that a greater Window, a greater Entity, and even a greater Dosfish would appear one day in Chicago and Cairo, and it too would be built of objects.
Now the Eunuchs who lived in the Oceans of Great Risk, and who scorned the Pea Sea, began to look upon their world with fear. For the Pea Sea had grown, and great ships were sailing in it, the Entity was about to invade their oceans, and it was rumored that files would be named in letters greater than eight. And the Eunuchs looked upon the Pea Sea, and many of them thought to immigrate.
Within the Oceans of Great Risk were many Sun Worshippers, and they wanted to excel, and make their words perfect, and do their jobs as easy as one-two-three. And what's more, many of them no longer wanted to pay for the Risk. So the Sun Lord went to the Pea Sea, and got himself eighty-sixed.
And taking the next step was He of the NextStep, who had given up building his boxes of black. And he proclaimed loudly that he could help anyone make wondrous soft wares, then admitted meekly that only those who know him could use those wares, and he was made of objects, and required the biggest ram of all.
And the people looked out upon the Pea Sea, and they were sore amazed. And sore confused. And sore sore. And that is why, to this day, Ozes, Entities, and Eunuchs battle on the shores of the Pea Sea, but the people still travel on the simple Dosfish.
Notice : Lecture Session on Group Policy
Hey Guys ad Girls !
Ramesh would be handling a small lecture on Group Policy tommorrow in the morning. Anyone can choose to attend.
0930 hrs
:)
Ramesh would be handling a small lecture on Group Policy tommorrow in the morning. Anyone can choose to attend.
0930 hrs
:)
Dont let your Keyboard twist your Arm
I agree that's an alarming title. Makes you believe that your keyboard is possessed and can do spooky things to you, especially around Halloween. But jokes apart, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is becoming the most common workplace injury and I hvae been personally been suffering from this for quite a few years.
Many people who have carpal tunnel syndrome have gradually increasing symptoms over time. The first symptoms of CTS may appear when sleeping and typically include numbness and paresthesia (a burning and tingling sensation) in the thumb, index, and middle fingers, although some patients may experience symptoms in the palm as well. These symptoms appear at night because people tend to bend their wrists when they sleep, which further compresses the carpal tunnel.
In early stages of CTS individuals often mistakenly blame the tingling and numbness on restricted blood circulation. They may also be at ease and accepting of the symptoms and believe their hands are simply “falling asleep”.
Occupational risk factors of repetitive tasks, force, posture, and vibration have been cited as major causes for CTS.
Thankfully, preventing CTS is not so hard. Here are a few pointers :
* Take frequent breaks from repetitive movement such as computer keyboard usage or use of browser-based games that encourage the user for excessive finger movement. Free software programs such as Workrave and Xwrits are available to remind users to take breaks and stretch their wrists.
* Reduce your force and relax your grip. Most people use more force than needed to perform many tasks involving the hands. If your work involves a cash register, for instance, hit the keys softly. For prolonged handwriting, use a big pen with an over-sized, soft grip adapter and free-flowing ink. This way you won't have to grip the pen tightly or press as hard on the paper.
* Watch your form. Avoid bending your wrist all the way up or down. A relaxed middle position is best. If you use a keyboard, keep it at elbow height or slightly lower.
* Improve your posture. Incorrect posture can cause your shoulders to roll forward. When your shoulders are in this position, your neck and shoulder muscles are shortened, compressing nerves in your neck. This can affect your wrists, fingers and hands.
* Keep your hands warm. You're more likely to develop hand pain and stiffness if you work in a cold environment. If you can't control the temperature at work, put on fingerless gloves that keep your hands and wrists warm.
* Take frequent breaks. Every 15 to 20 minutes give your hands and wrists a break by gently stretching and bending them. Alternate tasks when possible. If you use equipment that vibrates or that requires you to exert a great amount of force, taking breaks is even more important.
If you are already experiencing symptoms, this brace might come in handy.
Always remember Prevention is better than cure.
:)
Many people who have carpal tunnel syndrome have gradually increasing symptoms over time. The first symptoms of CTS may appear when sleeping and typically include numbness and paresthesia (a burning and tingling sensation) in the thumb, index, and middle fingers, although some patients may experience symptoms in the palm as well. These symptoms appear at night because people tend to bend their wrists when they sleep, which further compresses the carpal tunnel.
In early stages of CTS individuals often mistakenly blame the tingling and numbness on restricted blood circulation. They may also be at ease and accepting of the symptoms and believe their hands are simply “falling asleep”.
Occupational risk factors of repetitive tasks, force, posture, and vibration have been cited as major causes for CTS.
Thankfully, preventing CTS is not so hard. Here are a few pointers :
* Take frequent breaks from repetitive movement such as computer keyboard usage or use of browser-based games that encourage the user for excessive finger movement. Free software programs such as Workrave and Xwrits are available to remind users to take breaks and stretch their wrists.
* Reduce your force and relax your grip. Most people use more force than needed to perform many tasks involving the hands. If your work involves a cash register, for instance, hit the keys softly. For prolonged handwriting, use a big pen with an over-sized, soft grip adapter and free-flowing ink. This way you won't have to grip the pen tightly or press as hard on the paper.
* Watch your form. Avoid bending your wrist all the way up or down. A relaxed middle position is best. If you use a keyboard, keep it at elbow height or slightly lower.
* Improve your posture. Incorrect posture can cause your shoulders to roll forward. When your shoulders are in this position, your neck and shoulder muscles are shortened, compressing nerves in your neck. This can affect your wrists, fingers and hands.
* Keep your hands warm. You're more likely to develop hand pain and stiffness if you work in a cold environment. If you can't control the temperature at work, put on fingerless gloves that keep your hands and wrists warm.
* Take frequent breaks. Every 15 to 20 minutes give your hands and wrists a break by gently stretching and bending them. Alternate tasks when possible. If you use equipment that vibrates or that requires you to exert a great amount of force, taking breaks is even more important.
If you are already experiencing symptoms, this brace might come in handy.
Always remember Prevention is better than cure.
:)
Download Windows 7 Trial While You can !
For those of you who are thinking about trying out the new. super hyped Windows , here is the link to download the 90 day trial. Just remember to select the right version that matches your hardware. ( 32 bit or 64 bit )
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc442495.aspx?ITPID=sprblog
Oh ! please practice the Aero Shake and let the class know how much you loved it. :p
Lecture On Demand !
Hello Student ! Taking into account all the recent feedback and in order to make the lecture and hands on instruction more relevant to your current training, we have compiled a list of lecture topics. You can request for a Lecture topic to be dealt with and will be scheduled for you in the coming week. Alternatively, if not many students will be in attendance for that session; then we can handle it as a one-on-one tutoring session. please email me at andy.dell@gmail.com with your lecture requests for the coming weeks.
Windows Administration
[ Covers concepts and objectives from exams 70-270, 290 ]
Topics :
Lecture - Deployment Win XP - Imaging, RIS
Lecture - MS Product Families (From DOS to Win 7) and capabilities
Lecture - Work group vs Domain Architecture
Lecture - NTFS, FAT32, FAT16 - Features
* Lecture - POST, Boot Sequence, ARC Paths and Active Partitions
Lecture - Basic & Dynamic Disks, Partitions and Volumes, Partition Table
Lecture - Volume Shadow Copy
Lecture - Planning a Backup Strategy - Normal, Incremental, Differential and Copy backup
Demo - Creating a Backup Plan and Scheduling
Lecture - Local User Accounts, Domain User accounts
Demo - Creating and Managing user accounts in the Enterprise
Demo - Mass deployment of Multiple user accounts on Windows Domains - CSVDE, LDIFDE
Lecture - Planning and Implementing a Simple Workgroup
Demo - Creating a Windows Workgroup and File and Print Sharing
Demo - Installing Active Directory and Adding Domain Clients
Lecture - Client Server technologies used in the Enterprise ( DNS, DHCP, WINS, Webservers, Certificate Servers, Directory Servers, Domain Controllers, File Servers, WSUS )
Building Network Infrastructure using Windows Server 2003
[ Covers concepts and objectives from exams 291 ]
Lecture - DHCP Concepts 1
- Lease process - DORA
- Exclusions and Reservations
- Scope, Server and Reservation Options
- Lease Renewal and Optimizing Lease Times Fault Tolerance using - 80/20 Rule Across Subnets
Demo - DHCP Concepts 1
Lecture - DHCP Concepts 2
Lecture - DHCP Concepts 2
- SupernettingReconciling Scopes
- Rouge Server Detection
- DHCP support in ICS, Residential Gateways and RAS
Demo - DHCP Concepts 2
Lecture - DNS Concepts 1
Lecture - DNS Concepts 2
Lecture - DNS Concepts 1
- Understanding DNS Namespace
- Zones, Domains, Sub-domains & Delegations
- Active Directory Integration
- DNS Server Architecture on the Internet and Intranets
- The Name resolution Process
- Zone Transfers and Replication
Lecture - DNS Concepts 2
- DNS Record Types and Glue Records
- TTL of Name records
- Primary, Secondary and Stub Zones
- Caching Only DNS Servers
- Initiating Zone Transfers
- Securing the DNS Server cache Against Pollution
An Easy Way to Stay in Touch !
hey It Class !
Figured we could use a little more interaction and a ready reference tool for communicating with each other in class. From here on, I am going to post all important information to this BLOG and you can access all the buzz that happens in class.
i can also post some interesting trivia and happenings and also announcements for everyone. Feel free to comment on any post at anytime.
And oh.. you can be totally casual with me here since i dont know how to be a very formal Professor anyways.
Cheers ~!
Figured we could use a little more interaction and a ready reference tool for communicating with each other in class. From here on, I am going to post all important information to this BLOG and you can access all the buzz that happens in class.
i can also post some interesting trivia and happenings and also announcements for everyone. Feel free to comment on any post at anytime.
And oh.. you can be totally casual with me here since i dont know how to be a very formal Professor anyways.
Cheers ~!
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