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    SanDisk 128GB SSD - TigerDirect - $59.99

    I buy a LOT of SSD's (Over 150 per year), and I haven't seen the 128 or 120 GB this low in a while. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=2979419&sku=S153-9906 Even without the $10 rebate it is still a good buy. They have been around $100 to $110...
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    Best Buy Fail

    Apparently it is FREE to pick-up in their stores... wait, hasn't it always been that?
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    Parallel port printing....

    Here is the control box & software: http://www.alemite.com/catalog/details.aspx?identifier=fluidman_accuguardpc If I disconnect the cable coming from the control box to the parallel port printer, the program tells me that it can't see the printer and nothing prints ... So I've ordered a...
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    Parallel port printing....

    I have an industrial piece of equipment that leads to a control box. From that control box, there is a serial cable that leads to the computer, which has the software on it for viewing data, printing reports, etc... There is a 2nd cable that comes out of this control box that has 7 wires in...
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    ProLiant ML350p with RAID5

    No I don't... ordering a hot spare for Monday as well. I just need this server to get through the next 6 hours, and I'm good until Monday... my largest concern is our main SQL server, so I'm just going to push all the transactional logs to our NAS. I got complete back-ups of all the virtual...
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    ProLiant ML350p with RAID5

    Maybe a stupid question here, but why wouldn't it just re-build the array to use the 5 drives instead of the original 6?
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    ProLiant ML350p with RAID5

    I have a HP ML350p running RAID5 with 6 drives. The RAID controller is a Smart Array P420i. The drives are mid-line 1 TB SAS (HP part # 652749-B21). One of the 6 drives has failed, and HP is sending a replacement via overnight. This server is a host running about 6 different virtual machines...
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    Google App Services Experiencing Outages

    Out company currently uses Google Business Apps and had no email for about 1 hour today ... I'm done with Google for our company email. We are switching to Rackspace.
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    Borderlands 2 & Season Pass - $24.99 - Amazon

    Todays gold box deal... http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/
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    Microsoft: We Can Update Office Every 90 Days

    We do. Outlook integrates with our Oracle CRM. Excel & Word integrate with our electronic document system. Kaspersky integrates with Outlook as well. Most people here are home users ... Us big boys in the corporate/business world need/use a lot of these functions.
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    Video Conferencing 3 users, 3 sites

    Make sure you take a look at your bandwidth ... It is actually suprising how much bandwidth a HD video stream can take up.
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    Adding laptop to network

    I would verify you even have Active Directory ... Check the TCP/IP configurations on one of current desktops and let us know what your DNS server is. Doing a IPCONFIG /ALL from a command line and pasting it here would help.
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    Unifi Question

    Yes, it is a management nightmare that I inherited ... All will be changed once this stupid contract is up .. Hard to work around it in the meantime. I was hoping these things work work like a home-brew version where they create their own 192.168.0.xxx range ... guess now, ah well. I'll have...
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    Unifi Question

    We don't use a DHCP server, we use static IPs for wired devices.
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    Unifi Question

    I'm looking to deploy my first Unifi wireless network here at work... Probably looking at 5 devices. My question is this: Does the software on these devices allow you to specify an IP range for clients connecting to it, or am I tied into the IP address range of the wifi access point? My...
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    Server Build - Your Input/Feedback Welcome!

    Guys, stop with the 10K/15k drives, that is overkill for this small operation... Save some money and go with some cheaper drives. You won't notice the difference. We back up all of our servers to NAS, which is then replicated to another NAS off-site at another location of ours.... You will...
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    Finding local admins

    Ironically I'm looking for the same thing today... Previous IT person setup all kinds of users as administrators on local machines.
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    warm : Samsung 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 120GB @ TigerDirect $79.99 After Coupon

    Well, I bought 5 ... I do system rebuilds and this is a good enough price for me to jump in. Would have bought more if they didn't limit it to 5.
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    OK Guru's, how do I delete this folder?

    I'll give it a reboot later tonight/early morning when users aren't doing stuff from it ... Hopefully that will fix it.
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    OK Guru's, how do I delete this folder?

    I have a folder I created on a ReadyNAS 2100, but I can't delete it. I've tried the following from elevated command prompts: ~ cacls W:\Charleston /g username:F <--- Results in Access is denied ~ icacls W:\Charleston /grant username:F <--- Results in Access is denied ~ takeown /f...
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    Unable to use GPO to place SomeFilename.RDP onto user Desktops

    Make sure everyone on your domain has READ permission on the file you want to copy over ... I had the problem where it wouldn't copy a file over, and I had to go reset all the file permissions on it.
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    ghost image from server to my pcs new hdd

    I use a combination of DriveImage XML and Ultimate Boot CD (To restore images) to do this ... All of it is freeware/opensource so no costs involved. Between work & home, I've done well over 100 this way with no problem -- Windows XP and Windows 7.
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    Best way to access home network

    The most simple solution is TeamViewer. It is free for personal use. Install on your computers and access them whenever.
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    Is there a virus that can disable a laptop cd/dvd drive?

    Sounds like your boot order is setup to boot from HD first, so that is why it isn't booting. Or plug an External USB Drive (or a flash drive) if you are trying to boot to something else. Yes, a virus can disable CD/DVD drive usage, USB drives, etc... But this would only be under Windows.
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    Certifications for those just starting out? (ccent, A+, MCSE)?

    My advice would be to look at certications that you want to learn more about, and start going down the path to being an "expert" in that area... If you really enjoy networking, go the Cisco route. If you really enjoy Microsoft and their products, go that direction. If you are into databases, go...
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    In need of a flash virus..

    I'll PM you a link to one that my virus scan software caught a couple days ago.
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    Document/file workflow programs?

    We use a program called FileHold for all of our corporate document management. We have items automatically added from our business system, scanned in, electronically added, etc... But you can set access from cabinet level all the way down to file level. It is probably more than you need, but we...
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    Fun day at the office

    I think acetone also removes it ... I got some on my hands a couple projects ago, and it was a bitch to remove it without some chemicals. I'm sure the guy will figure it out.
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    Lock Box for modem/router?

    If you are too cheap to spend $30, build your own from some plywood. Just drill some holes for ventilation. Those things don't need a heck of a lot.
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    IT people -- am I paid fairly?

    I have a really unusual and unique career path, and have spent the last 15 years in my particular business. I've only spent the last 3 in my current position of IT, but I've done just about everything else here. My degree is in Business, and I've been the Manager of departments doing excess of...
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    VPN service

    Nothing like bringing up a 4 year old thread to give a referral link....
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    IT people -- am I paid fairly?

    Just wanted to update everyone ... I ended up getting bumped up to $85,000 before bonus's, plus they agreed to give me at least 1 weeks paid training per year.. So with my bonus I should be in mid-$90k range no problem. I also hired a Jr Admin/Help Desk employee (right out of college) to take...
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    Securing corporate wireless network question...

    Thanks for all the great suggestions! I'm going to start researching them on Monday ... I'm off to the beach for the weekend with the family to do some Christmas stuff, so I'm going to completely forget about this until then! :)
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    MPAA: Megaupload Shutdown Was Massive Success

    Well, if any one was like me, they just started using any of the other 100+ cyber lockers -- RapidShare, FileServe, Hotfile, RapidGator, etc... There are literally hundreds of them. Good luck MPAA. This is like emptying the ocean one spoonful at a time.
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    Scanning large network for OS's

    SpiceWorks will do this for you and is free. Just install it on a PC, run it, and then delete the program.
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    IS it possible to use one Router to connect to the internet from another router?

    No, they don't work like that. They only broadcast Internet wirelessly, they don't receive it wirelessly. You will need to get a PowerLine Adapter. Cords go from Internet Source -> 1st Wifi -> Powerline Adapter -> Powerline Adapter -> 2nd Wifi...
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    Yet another "What Remote?" Thread

    I know this thread is a couple days old, but I purchased a Logitech diNovo Mini Keyboard ($70) a couple weeks ago and love it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011FOOI2/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 It works via Bluetooth. I have the USB bluetooth adapter plugged into the back of the HTPC...
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    Securing corporate wireless network question...

    Here is my situation. We have 6 physical locations spread through-out the State. We have a Barracuda WebFilter 410 that monitors web traffic. On Friday, I started getting email alerts on high TCP usage. We should normally have 200-300 connections at this time of day, and we had over 3,000. I...
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    10 Minute Far Cry 3 Trailer

    lucky, lucky ... sucky, sucky... LOL
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