I.T.

SysAdmin Interview Questions

November 4, 2007

Wow, talk about humbling. Mr. Petri has a post containing Sys Admin job interview questions that he may ask a potential employee. I’m a great networker and good sysadmin and I found myself having to Google several of these questions. I share this with you because I have found this to be a great resource [...]

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Troubleshooting Techniques

October 4, 2007

I’ve long said there are only 3 skills required to be a good I.T. engineer. The ability to research The ability to critically think through a problem The ability to know when its time to get help I used to think that these skills were mostly unteachable. You either have them or you don’t. However, [...]

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Change IP Address via Batch Files

September 21, 2007

In designing and troubleshooting networks I am constantly changing my IP address. The normal method is too slow so I’ve used these little bat files for years. A friend asked me to upload them to my site so here they are. To set your IP to DHCP Copy the following code into a text file [...]

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10 dirty little secrets about working in IT

September 5, 2007

It will be your fault when users make silly errors You will go from goat to hero and back again multiple times within any given day You’ll spend far more time babysitting old technologies than implementing new ones Fine more truth at “Sanity check: 10 dirty little secrets you should know about working in IT“

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SysAdmin Day July 27th, 2007

July 4, 2007

SysAdminDay, July 27th 2007 If you are a SysAdmin in need of a laugh check out Sysadminday’s humor section. May I suggest a couple of my favorites SysAdmin Day Song and Video by Wes BorgWhy You Can’t Find Your System AdministratorA Week in the Life of a System Administrator

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Re: Your Resume

April 24, 2007

This is one of the funniest posts I’ve ever read. The blogger at Fthe.net was given the task of hiring a security guy. The job was posted on some online job sites and the resume deluge began. After seeing the results he decided to write an open letter to the applicants. In his words “turns [...]

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