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It's not as much about making it easy for one person to see everything, but more about having different pieces of information come across the TV at regular intervals. So I'm looking for something that can automatically change what is on the TV at regular intervals. Any suggestions?

Hey guys - I'm going to be setting up a NOC view on a large 46" TV. We have our existing monitoring software that has a web interface and a page designed for critical status. So I'll be doing that. If I want to add a few other web status pages from other web monitoring apps. Anyone know...

Cool, except for that they never tell you how they did it. It was all warm and fuzzy, and that was about it. No technical details at all. Synopsis: "We used the car headlights. It was cool. No one had done it before. (shows cars and cameras and a bunch of the desert)" meh...

Check it - this is what I'd love to see: A video produced by woot that follows a woot-off, from the operational and technical level. IE - how they change the products on the website, but most importantly: I'd love to see footage of perfmon on the servers starting 3 minutes before the BoC...

So there are some good, creative methods to keep data reasonably secure from prying eyes for me and you, but what about the large scale corporate laptop users? What does a corporation do about this? Remote desktop isn't really an option, as these users will typically need offline e-mail and file...

Nice!!! Very interesting - thanks Mcot.

Feel free to correct me, MrGuvernment, but I don't see the answers to my questions in other threads.

From Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Sorry, man. I can't agree with you there. When we start to be comfortable with inappropriate searches without just cause, we have sacrificed...

Hey folks - by now we've all probably heard that TSA and border patrol agents have the authority and legal backing to search your laptop with or without reasonable cause. Interesting article on the subject: http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/832 Here's something I was thinking about...

Hey there, folks... (NOTE - if this needs to go somewhere else, admins, please move it) CompTIA has contacted me about doing an A+ Subject Matter Expert workshop for the A+ certification exam. I am unavailable during the dates they need (Mid-November), but I figure I'd ask around in case...

I'll repeat what TheBluePill said: Let the free market work. Free Enterprise is an unbelievably powerful force. It is a self-righting ship, when it is allowed to work without external "corrections". Maximus; does it really serve a company to potentially neglect their IT resources? So...

Wow...That sucks... ...that you allow them to do that.

THIS. I would only add that GOOD IT professionals need no help getting what they want in an employment relationship. Those that can't, shouldn't. People need to realize that THEY control what happens in their working relationship, not anyone else. The minute you decide to give that up by...

Make sure you are using good practice tests from reputable companies that have updated to the 2006 CompTIA standard. As for the vouchers, you really are not going to find much variance in the price. "Deals" on good, reptable vouchers don't really happen.

Oh - my bad. :-) I failed to mention one point earlier. When I was originally on the phone with them, he stated that it look like a high-volume of "streaming video" was likely the cause. When I asked about YouTube, he confirmed that there was (in their opinion) a large amount of streaming...

It's locked down as tight as it can be - trust me. I probably wouldn't be very good at my chosen profession if I didn't get this part right. No one else is using my wireless, and I have stated that the issue exists whether or not I am using the wireless router. Any - the latency exists on the...

Ummm...yea. I'd question that idea. They are still listing the Hardware / OS Technology version of the A+ exam (pre-2006 exam program).

Yep - thought of that, but my wireless router is locked down. Additionally, the traffic shaping is going on even when I unplug the router and go directly into the Clearwire modem.

Nah - it's not a connectivity issue. I have 5 of 5 lights on my modem, and my signal is very strong. Also, when I finally got to a Tier 2 support tech, he plainly stated that my traffic was being "managed" because of excessive consumption. Traffic shaping absolutely would affect latency. You...

Cerulean - thanks for the help... This sounds good in theory, but I can't see where this will help. I don't have any comparable data, and there is nothing in the TOS to define what I am entitled to. So for all intents and purposes, it's just going to give me an irrelevant number. Also - I'm...

Yep - here's my guess: Clearwire has a finite amount of bandwidth they can support on their local tower. They are still sellin' the s#it out of the service here locally, and they are probably past the reasonable capacity of the local tower, and they aren't putting $ into supporting new users...

For Clearwire, there is no discussion on this topic. They don't care if they lose your business, because they'll take your $200 on the way out from the ETF. Most people just pay it and leave. Not me - I have a very serious problem with an accusation of me violating a policy that is intentionally...

Thanks screwball - it didn't work, though. :mad: For those of you wondering what traffic shaping looks/feels like: I restarted my PC and it usually gets me a few minutes of normal internet back before their traffic shaping figures out who I am. Here is a ping (-t) to yahoo after a reboot...

Hey there... I wanted to add my $.02 to the mix, as I am a CompTIA SME (Subject Matter Expert). I've spent time in the very room where exam questions are created, and I've developed some exam questions myself. I am not a CompTIA employee - I am an IT tech in Oregon. By the way, if you are A+...

Absolutely - before this whole fiasco, my latency was only slightly slower than cable or DSL. To most servers, it ranged from 40-80 ms.

Clearwire is a localized wireless technology. The signal is passed to the customers "modem" via a microwave tower. Speeds are (normally) comparable to DSL.

The guy on the phone said that the only way to obtain this from them was by a court subpoena.

Hey everyone - I've been trying to troubleshoot my poorly performing internet connection for months now. I've since found the issue, and the outcome (so far) is stunning and infuriating. My download speeds are good (1.2 to 1.5Mb/s down, and 200-400kb/s up), but my latency to most...

Thanks for the link, Josh. I found something very interesting. This is from Will Smith, MaxPC E-i-C, on the MaxPC forum discussion: Besides the rebuff to Josh on the topic and the potshot at the thoroughness [H]ardOCP's system evaluation program, I found the resounding confidence in the...

Ahhh, Boot Magazine... those were the days... Anyone remember the Bitchin'Fast 3D 2000?

Josh, et all... I noticed that IE 7 was not installed on this system. Since it was released as a "high-priority" update on November 2 (almost 2 weeks before your system was even started) it makes me wonder: Did they choose to not install IE 7 for a specific reason or is it likely that the...

Correct - I never stated that it was illegal, (see this post), I just said that it was a violation of Microsoft's OEM licensing agreements to do so. The legal issues come when Microsoft finds that an end-user is violating the terms of the EULA, but the end-user can accurately prove that they...

No. It's a requirement of Microsoft, and unless someone is more familiar with the legalese of the OEM License Agreement, I can't see any OEM having the ability, or rights, to bear the legal responsibility of a customer's relationship with Microsoft by "proxy". In other words, the issue at...

Wow - I seriously thought you were kidding when you posted that. I've since found out that no, you weren't - that is actually the position of the company when they build a PC. Link Mario, et. all - you've got every right to run your company any way you see fit. But I'll give you my two...

Hmm - this is a serious violation of the Microsoft OEM license agreement. AVA Direct is apparently not using the OPK to install Windows XP on customer systems. OEMs are not permitted to accept the Windows XP EULA on behalf of the customer. The end-user MUST see the OOBE ("out-of-box-experience"...

Hang on, bro - I'm gonna call you on this. limiter already pointed this out, but documentation is *never* an accessory, and glossing over it to make it less important in the entire package is a dangerous move. As a boutique builder, you ought to know that. Your target customer expects to see...

The onboard SATA controller has two modes - IDE and RAID. The system was spec'd with a single SATA drive, so the RAID mode is unncessary (this mode actually adds another "layer" - the RAID BIOS - between the system BIOS and the hard drive that the Windows installation process can't talk through...

They are not as hard to find as you might think. :-) Instead of trying to find it in the laptop, try checking the associated docking station(s). I just got done setting up a Dell Latitude with a docking station for dual monitors, and the docking station has both analog and DVI output on...

Remember, many of these system builders are pressing hard to be first-to-market on many hot technologies. The "small guys" are generally more nimble and able to deliver on this, but they are also more apt to try new hardware before it has any kind of track record. Don't hear what I'm not...

Welcome, friend... If you are referring to the high-end gaming system builders, then no - you'd be incorrect. Because my experience comes from having been on the inside of one such ultra high-end system builder, I'll preface my comments by stating that ahead of time. I can't speak for the...