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    Network training

    I haven't used this in a while but its handy to configure wireless networks and find sharing conflicts. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=abdelrahman.wifianalyzerpro&hl=en_US
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    Network training

    Learn wireshark to get a leg up. https://www.wireshark.org/
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    Network training

    More in depth to do if you want more than the videos. https://www.howtonetwork.com/free-ccna-study-guide-ccna-book/
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    Network training

    Start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7MNX_UD7vY&list=PLIhvC56v63IJVXv0GJcl9vO5Z6znCVb1P
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    Bipartisan Bill Would Impose New Annual Fee on Electric Vehicles

    IL also has mileage weight tax: https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/vehicles/cft/mileagefaq.html
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    Bipartisan Bill Would Impose New Annual Fee on Electric Vehicles

    Yes, for big rigs its called IFTA. Truckers/Trucking companies used to have to do it using paper but now its part of the ELog/ELD package that tracks it for them. Scary thing is that the tracking is already built into newer cars to do it.
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    Closed

    This and a cell phone: https://www.amazon.com/Scanner-Positive-Negative-Converts-Negatives/dp/B0GYCMJ2V3/
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    Windows 11 is finally killing off legacy printer drivers in 2026 — and it’s going to shake up a lot of older hardware

    Network and Parallel port b&w lasers will work fine with generic PS drivers. Some multi-tray models use nonstandard tray addressing so some trays may not work. Its mainly usb inkjets and many multi-function printers that are going to nuke. Where its really going to be killer is large format...
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    How are you grounding Ethernet surge protection?

    Low voltage to poe++ with 48 volts nominal connection back to the ups area. This stuff is old hat in the industrial world but new a the consumer level. https://mobilemusthave.com/products/90w-802-11bt-poe-injector-with-12-48v-dc-input
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    How are you grounding Ethernet surge protection?

    From the closet where the media converter is at to the switch in the server room. Don't need 50 feet, you just need the electrical separation. I would probably do 10 feet at a min.
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    How are you grounding Ethernet surge protection?

    Here is what I did: Existing buried cat5e can not be replaced easily because it goes under a slab. Media converter on a APC ups on both ends, 50 feet of fiber to a fiber switch port or another media converter on both ends. Any strike at most kills the media converters and maybe the 2 ups...
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    Creative Technology Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Sound Blaster Re:Imagine

    Crash blaster is still in business? Hardware was decent but drivers and software were awful!!!!
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    For any HDMI 2.1 cable, what brand name do you guys choose from Amazon?

    I just go on monoprices website and find what I need. I have never had a bad cable from them. Have ordered thousands of network cables over the years as well as a bunch of AV stuff. 0 issues and everything worked as claimed just read the write up. https://www.monoprice.com/ For small orders its...
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    Preventing Demagnetization of 2.5 HDDs

    disk and tape and worm optical copies in multiple locations with check sums and copied to new media often. 3 copies min. Unless shocked while reading/writing its the electronics or electro-mechanical parts that will most likely fail not the platters and be recoverable.
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    Framework's first desktop PC is giving us the AMD Strix Halo machine we've been craving, and the opportunity to build our own

    Smart, very smart advertising right now.
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