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OT: Dalton sysadmin
April-21, 2013 by: Matt Keys
From: Matt Keys ------------------------------------------------------ Another local job : --- Hi Matt, I hope you don't mind me reaching out to you but I'm currently on a search for a System Administrator in the Dalton, GA area and I found your profile on LinkedIn. I realize this may not be a job for you, but perhaps you know someone in your network that would be interested. My client is looking for someone with 4 or more years experience with Microsoft Exchange, VMware, and LAN/WAN. Additional experience in Cisco ASA firewall, switch, unified communication, Linux webservers and SQL DBA would all be a plus. This is a full-time permanent position! Thanks for your time and consideration. Happy to shoot over a job description and discuss further! Melissa Pavlicin Recruiter ePlus Technologies 214-335-2767 mpavlicin@eplus.com
OT: Job Posting - Business Intelligence Analyst
April-17, 2013 by: Bret McHone
From: Bret McHone ------------------------------------------------------ I am just passing this along for anyone who is looking for a great place to work that may qualify for the position. . You can apply at www.etch.com Business Intelligence Analyst - Bachelor's degree in I.S. related field, or the equivalent - Project management & implementation experience required - Strong organizational & communication skills - Overall responsibility for support & growth of the Clinical and Business Intelligence Program at East Tennessee Children's Hospital. The Business Intelligence Analyst's primary responsibility is to develop, implement, train and maintain business and clinical intelligence tools that will provide actionable information to both clinical and business related staff. This position will also be responsible for monitoring the data repository and any other data marts and databases that we are using toward this effort. Additionally, this position will review, edit and monitor database maintenance plans for various production sql databases. This position will be a key part of our strategy to move toward the Business and Clinical Intelligence Model in Information Systems. Ability to organize and present training programs. Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision, coordinate long-term projects, maintain confidentiality of sensitive patient and hospital information.Must be able to use the following software tools wtih proficiency: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Reporting Services, Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio Development Environment. Ability to learn and use other BI tools as required. *Physical Requirements:* Medium lifting, pushing and pulling is required for 20-50 lbs occasionally, 10-20 lbs frequently and 10 lbs constantly to move objects. Sudden emergency situations have the potential for exposure to lifting or moving of up to 100 lbs. Frequent bending, walking, sitting, squatting, reaching and standing are required. Keyboard/computer use and/or repetitive motions may be required.
ADEV Meetup-A Second Look at JavaScript: What you Might be Missing by Cory Loriot-Tuesday, April 9, 2013
April-08, 2013 by: "kitepilot@kitepilot
From: "kitepilot@kitepilot.com" ------------------------------------------------------ Got the message below today and I am heading tomorrow to Atlanta. If anyone is interested and want to ride along pls contact me off list. ET ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A Second Look at JavaScript: What You Might Be Missing by Cory Loriot Topic: A Second Look at JavaScript: What You Might Be Missing by Coy Loriot Special Thanks to our Sponsor: CTS will be providing the refreshments for this month's event! Summary: Everyone has used JavaScript, but have you really pushed your JS knowledge to the limits? In this discussion we are going to analyze JavaScript (ECMAScript 5) as a prototyping language and what the means to developers. We will also learn about object design, advanced iteration, DOM Manipulation, event handling, and asynchronous callbacks. We will finish by creating a one-page site that consumes JSON data from web services via asynchronous callbacks. Speaker Bio: Cory Loriot has twelve years of experience as a web and desktop applications developer. He also has five years of expertise providing direct support to the Department of Defense initiatives at the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) and the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Mr. Loriot is a strong enterprise application developer using the Microsoft development toolset. He has integrated legacy applications and business processes into SharePoint Portal Server (SPS) 2003 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 technologies, as well as SharePoint Server 2010. He has also designed enterprise web applications using ASP.Net and ASP.Net MVC. He has a solid understanding of database design methodologies and implementat ion using both Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. Mr. Loriot is currently a candidate for the Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) of SharePoint 2010. Date: Tuesday, March 12th at 6:30pm Location: 950 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Suite 2155 (21st floor), Atlanta, GA 30326 Parking: FREE Parking is available in the MARTA Parking Lot located directly across the street from the building. Please do not park in the One Atlanta Plaza building parking lot because parking is no longer free there. RSVP: Food and drinks will be provided, so please RSVP to this event ONLY is you are able to attend. If your status changes, please make sure to update the website! Website: http://www.meetup.com/AMDEV-Atlanta-Microsoft-Developers/
I had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1 again.
April-05, 2013 by: Randy Yates
From: Randy Yates ------------------------------------------------------ http://itsfoss.com/linus-torvalds-to-join-microsoft/#comments -- Google reads my email!
[OT] In the heart of the beast for Demo Day
February-06, 2013 by: Ed King
From: Ed King ------------------------------------------------------ watch out for flying chairs
[OT] In the heart of the beast for Demo Day
February-06, 2013 by: William Wade
From: William Wade ------------------------------------------------------ I am currently sitting in Microsoft's Building #1 for the 500 Startups Demo Day. Any thing I should do while at M$? In case anyone cares to watch SupplyHog and 500 Startups demo day 3pm Eastern at http://www.livestream.com/500startups
Samba 4.0 released - The First Free Software Active Directory Compatible Server is now available !
December-11, 2012 by: Dave Brockman
From: Dave Brockman
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Samba Team Releases Samba 4.0
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December 11th 2012.
The Samba Team is proud to announce the release of Samba 4.0, a major
new release of the award-winning Free Software file, print and
authentication server suite for Microsoft Windows clients.
The First Free Software Active Directory Compatible Server
==========================================================
As the culmination of ten years' work, the Samba Team has created the
first compatible Free Software implementation of Microsoft’s Active
Directory protocols. Familiar to all network administrators, the
Active Directory protocols are the heart of modern directory service
implementations.
Samba 4.0 comprises an LDAP directory server, Heimdal Kerberos
authentication server, a secure Dynamic DNS server, and
implementations of all necessary remote procedure calls for Active
Directory. Samba 4.0 provides everything needed to serve as an Active
Directory Compatible Domain Controller for all versions of Microsoft
Windows clients currently supported by Microsoft, including the
recently released Windows 8.
The Samba 4.0 Active Directory Compatible Server provides support for
features such as Group Policy, Roaming Profiles, Windows
Administration tools and integrates with Microsoft Exchange and Free
Software compatible services such as OpenChange.
The Samba 4.0 Active Directory Compatible Server can also be joined to
an existing Microsoft Active Directory domain, and Microsoft Active
Directory Domain Controllers can be joined to a Samba 4.0 Active
Directory Compatible Server, showing true peer-to-peer
interoperability of the Microsoft and Samba implementations of the
Active Directory protocols.
Acknowledging the value of the interoperability of the Samba 4.0
Active Directory Compatible Server, Steve van Maanen, the co-founder
of Starsphere LLC, an IT services company in Tokyo, said:
"Thanks to Samba4, I have two fully replicating Active Directory
Domain controllers that boot in under 10 seconds ! It is nice to have
alternatives, and Samba4 is a great one."
Upgrade scripts are also provided for organizations using the previous
Microsoft Windows NT Domain Controller functionality in Samba 3.x, to
allow them to migrate smoothly to Samba 4.0.
Suitable for low-power and embedded applications, yet scaling to large
clusters, Samba 4.0 is efficient and flexible. Its Python programming
interface and administration toolkit help in enterprise deployments.
Created Using Microsoft Documentation
=====================================
The Samba 4.0 Active Directory Compatible Server was created with help
from the official protocol documentation published by Microsoft
Corporation and the Samba Team would like acknowledge the
documentation help and interoperability testing by Microsoft engineers
that made our implementation interoperable.
"Active Directory is a mainstay of enterprise IT environments, and
Microsoft is committed to support for interoperability across
platforms," said Thomas Pfenning, director of development, Windows
Server. "We are pleased that the documentation and interoperability
labs that Microsoft has provided have been key in the development of
the Samba 4.0 Active Directory functionality."
Introducing SMB2.1 File Serving Support
=======================================
Samba 4.0 includes the first Free Software implementation of
Microsoft's SMB2.1 file serving protocol. Building on the success of
the SMB2.0 server in Samba 3.6, the Samba 4.0 file server component is
an evolution of the trusted Samba file serving code that is used
worldwide by vendors of file servers, such as IBM's clustered Scale
Out Network Attached Storage (SONAS), and many other commercial
products.
In addition, the Samba 4.0 file server contains an initial
implementation of SMB3, which will be further developed in later Samba
4 releases into a fully-featured SMB3 clustered file server
implementation.
Future developments of our SMB3 server and client suite, in
combination with our expanding number of SMB3 tests, will keep driving
the performance improvements and improved compatibility with Microsoft
Windows that Samba users have come to expect from our software.
Integrated Clustered File Server Support
========================================
Building on our success as the first commercial implementation of a
clustered SMB/CIFS server, Samba 4.0 provides industry-leading
scalability and performance as a clustered SMB2/SMB/CIFS file server,
using our "clustered tdb" (ctdb) technology - also available as Free
Software.
Clustered Samba provides a "Single Server" view of clustered file
storage, allowing clients to connect to the least loaded server and
still providing a completely coherent view of the underlying clustered
file system.
Written and tested to be compatible with most clustered file systems,
both Free Software and proprietary, Samba 4.0 with ctdb provides a
scalable clustered file server solution with full Windows file sharing
semantics.
Samba and ctdb have been shipping in production file serving products
for many years, to some of the most demanding customers in the world.
Easy Integration into Existing Directory Services
=================================================
Samba 4.0 ships with an improved winbind, which allows Samba 4.0 file
servers to easily integrate into existing Active Directory services as
member servers. Both Microsoft Active Directory and Samba 4.0 Active
Directory Compatible servers are supported.
Stability, Security and Performance
===================================
Samba 4.0 has been tested using our widely accepted smbtorture test
suite, created by the Samba Team to test Samba itself and now used by
most of the companies writing SMB3/SMB2/SMB/CIFS file server software
to test their own products. We also regularly test interoperability
with other major vendors at plug-fest events to make sure Samba 4.0
deployments work correctly with existing customer equipment.
In addition, Samba is one of eleven open source projects that leading
software integrity vendor Coverity has certified as "secure" and has
reached Coverity "Integrity Rung 2" certification.
The Samba Team provides immediate responses to any security
vulnerabilities, and provides fixes to all vendors using the Samba
code in coordination with industry standard security reporting
agencies.
A Modular Toolbox for OEM Vendor Needs
======================================
As Free Software, Samba 4.0 is the ideal choice for Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) to use for their file, print and authentication
products. It is easily integrated into a whole host of different
tasks, and can be customized at will by the vendor to satisfy their
needs.
In addition, Samba 4.0 includes a modular "Virtual File System" (VFS)
interface that vendors can use to quickly and efficiently customize
Samba to take advantage of any specific features of their underlying
technology without having to modify any of the core Samba code. From
advanced file systems to network traffic analysis, the Samba VFS layer
allows external code to be easily integrated with Samba. Example
modules are provided as source code for vendors to customize as they
wish.
Samba is the leading choice for Microsoft Windows connectivity
==================================================================
Samba is the leading technology choice for Windows file serving on
Linux and UNIX platforms and in embedded Network Attached Storage
(NAS) solutions. Samba is used by vendors selling NAS solutions
ranging from high end clustered business-critical systems, to low end
consumer devices, and everything in between. Samba is fully IPv6
enabled and meets all mandates for modern network interoperability.
Commercial support is available for Samba from many different vendors.
Getting Samba 4.0
=================
Samba 4.0 source code is available now from the Samba Web site.
http://www.samba.org
About Active Directory
======================
Microsoft Windows and Active Directory are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
About the Samba Team
====================
The Samba Team is a worldwide group of computer professionals working
together via the Internet to produce the highest quality Free Software
Windows (SMB3/SMB2/SMB/CIFS) server and client software. We are the
undisputed experts in providing interoperability with computers
running Microsoft Windows. Members of the Samba Team work for many of
the largest companies in the software Industry and even helped
Microsoft produce the protocol documentation that fully specifies the
SMB/CIFS protocol.
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"Some things in life can never be fully appreciated nor
understood unless experienced firsthand. Some things in
networking can never be fully understood by someone who neither
builds commercial networking equipment nor runs an operational
network." RFC 1925
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force usb enumeration?
October-02, 2012 by: Matt Keys
From: Matt Keys ------------------------------------------------------ I have a problem enumerating a usb drive at boot. At the moment, I can only get ubuntu "see" it by unplugging and replugging the drive after the system is fully up. : http://pastebin.com/azZ3p4Cb Another oddity, the disk has a strange uuid. I don't know if that's because it's NTFS or what. I've seen other examples out there on the net with similar uuids on ntfs. I've tried telling fstab to use both /dev/sdc1 and the strange uuid, both fail as it doesn't see the device at all until it's manually replugged. After replugging it will show up on blkid : /dev/sdc1: LABEL="Seagate Backup Plus Drive" UUID="D6D4E78DD4E76E65" TYPE="ntfs" Also in /dev/disk/by-id or by-uuid : mkeys@server:~$ ll /dev/disk/by-id/ |grep sdc1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 1 19:54 ata-ST1000DL002-9TT153
amavisd-new woes
September-21, 2012 by: David White
From: David White ------------------------------------------------------ In case anyone was interested, I found the solution: The "blocked anywhere" directive included this line: qr'^\.(exe|lha|cab|tnef|dll)$'. I reexamined the logs, bounce messages, and the info I pasted into this question, and saw a consistent theme: they all contained something with a .tnef extension. I researched it, and it turns out its coming from Microsoft Outlook, and was considered a potential security vulnerability. I'm researching now how "unsafe" it would be for me to turn it off, but in the mean time, I have done so. - Me, about a week ago (on http://serverfault.com/questions/426885/amavisd-postfix-dovecot-blocks-gif-images ) Thus far, my (limited) research indicates that this was a security vulnerability in older versions of Outlook, but that Microsoft released a patch and fixed this a long time ago. I suppose it makes sense to still block them by default.... but for now, I'm not blocking tnef files unless I read a really good reason not to in the future. Ok, I need to get back to getting ready to go out of town.... lots to do, little time to do it in (headed out soon for a week+). On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 6:34 PM, David White wrote: > I occasionally have a client who tries to email me and says his email gets > blocked by my server. When I check the logs, I see this: > > *Sep 6 18:12:52 myers amavis[15197]: (15197-08) p.path BANNED:1 > david@smoothstoneservices.com: "P=p003,L=1,M=multipart/mixed | > P=p002,L=1/2,M=application/ms-tnef,T=tnef,N=winmail.dat | > P=p004,L=1/2/1,T=image,T=gif,N=image001.gif,N=image001.gif", > matching
Tunnelling / VPNing a Win2008 Box to a Linux server?
September-13, 2012 by: Mike Harrison
From: Mike Harrison ------------------------------------------------------ Silly question: Windows AND Linux. I can RDP into a bare fresh installed Win2008 Server behind a firewall at an ISP. I have full admin access and permission to do whatever I need to do. It has a web service (XML, SOAP, etc...) on it on port 80 that I would like a Linux system (public on the net) to be able to access. Getting the ISP to configure a useful VPN or port forwarding is.. well.. painful is an understatement. Is there a way to put a VPN configuration on that Win2008 box so that it can connect back to the Linux server so that, more importantly, the Linux server can connect to it. Using the Win2008's private IP is actually a good thing in this case. I don't even know the words to look for but it looks like it's got some kind of Microsoft VPN client stuff built in. Can I do this with OpenVPN? Setup a server to server VPN/Tunnel? I'm looking for a direction to search for...
Job in Knoxville - if anyone is interested.
August-27, 2012 by: Bret McHone
From: Bret McHone ------------------------------------------------------ This is an FYI if anyone is interested in work in Knoxville. I believe = she's referring to Scripps Networks which is a good company. I know a = few guys over there and it's a pretty dynamic network they run. I just = checked their site and the job is posted there @ = http://www.scrippsnetworks.com. The recruiter below said she can make = sure resumes get in front of the hiring manager, but I'm just passing = the info along. -B here is the job description: Systems Administrator DUTIES PERFORMED This list of duties is not exhaustive, and duties may be added, deleted = or changed at any time. =95 Install, configure, and support multi-tiered systems = applications. =95 Tune and customize operating systems (Linux, Windows, = VMware) to support specific applications for best performance. =95 Perform root cause analysis of reoccurring application and = system issues. =95 Develop custom scripts using Perl, Python, or other = scripting languages to support system and applications. =95 Identify needs and develop technical standards following = best practices and how they can be best applied in the environment. =95 Implement enterprise level monitoring for internally and = externally hosted services =95 Review performance of the infrastructure, perform trending = analysis, and make recommendations to address capacity needs. =95 Participate in system architectural design, procurement, and = sizing. (Similar to number 6) =95 Perform in a technical and/or team lead role. =95 Lead presentations to technical audiences. =95 Perform hardware and software upgrades, OS patching and = server resources management =95 Implement and verify security settings that meet best = practices and SOX guidelines =95 Support 2nd tier service desk incident management =95 Provide 24/7 support in an on-call rotation. =95 Perform other duties as needed, and as directed by = supervisor. =20 REQUIREMENTS Education: =95 Associates or Bachelors degree preferred Experience: =95 Minimum of 4-6 years Systems Administration experience in = Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and/or Solaris is required. =95 Minimum of 2-5 years experience with VMware, ESXi and = vSphere as well as working knowledge with storage, networking = routing/switching in those environments. =95 Minimum of 2 years experience with IIS, Active Directory, = SQL Server, SharePoint, Apache http servers and Java application = servers, preferably Tomcat, JBoss and/or Glassfish, is required. =95 Minimum of 2 years experience with Microsoft Clustering, = Veritas Cluster Server or other clustering software is required. =95 Minimum of 2 years experience with Perl and/or other = scripting languages is required. Equipment: =95 Midrange X64 Systems, DELL, HP, SUN. License/Certificate: =95 Red Hat Certified Engineer certification a definite plus. =95 Microsoft Certifications a plus =95 ITIL Foundation Certification a plus.=B7 Certificates in any = of the above mentioned a plus. Skills/Abilities: =95 Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team = environment. =95 Good verbal and written communication skills. =95 Ability to train less experienced personnel on = administration tasks and basic troubleshooting techniques. =95 Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical = personnel in person and by telephone in stressful situations. =95 Ability to take lead role in small projects. =95 Some moderate lifting may be required. =95 Occasional overtime may be required. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Timmerman, Nicole" > Subject: Hoping to Network with you in the Knoxville area! > Date: August 27, 2012 11:07:56 AM EDT > To: "dbmchone@gmail.com" >=20 > Hi Bret, > =20 > I was hoping to reach out to your for referrals! I have a Top 10 Media = company looking for an experienced and talented Systems Engineer. Ideal = candidates will have an understanding of Windows and Linux servers as = well as experience with VMware(Red Hat certification is a plus). The = company itself is really cool, they own several cable networks including = HGTV & Food Network to name a couple. One of their core values is = work/life balance. This is a long term contract opportunity sitting in = Knoxville, TN. I know you are happy in your current position but I = didn=92t know if you knew anyone looking? If so, please pass along my = information to any friends or colleagues that you think might be in the = market and open to these opportunities. Thank you in advance for your = time, and I hope to hear back from you soon! > =20 > Thank you! > =20 > =20 > **Career Best Practice- Update your resume every 2 months** > Nicole Timmerman Technical Recruiter - > 408 North Cedar Bluff Road, Suite 325, Knoxville, TN 37923 > 888.768.3953 T 865.292.2379 > F 865.292.2396 M 517.262.5508 >=20 > =20 >=20 > This electronic mail (including any attachments) may contain = information that is privileged, confidential, and/or otherwise protected = from disclosure to anyone other than its intended recipient(s). Any = dissemination or use of this electronic mail or its contents (including = any attachments) by persons other than the intended recipient(s) is = strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please = notify us immediately by reply e-mail so that we may correct our = internal records. Please then delete the original message (including any = attachments) in its entirety. Thank you.
Being Subversive
July-26, 2012 by: Mike Harrison
From: Mike Harrison ------------------------------------------------------ It's been a while since I dealt a lot with non-linux savvy people... and the Microsoft crowd is just not an easy command line server conversion. But give a sharp young kid (20's?) that has been admining AS400/DB2 boxes an Ubuntu Server CD.. and tell him he can turn junk systems into useful servers.. and a day later he has DNS running just by reading man pages... a mail server almost working.... and like stone soup... that machine with 1gb of ram and an 80gb drive is collecting a stack of spare/scrounged parts for future upgrades. Most importantly and enjoyable is the smile on his face. We live in aworld where the $20 for an application, or $5000 for a real application is not such a big deal. The true freedom in the Linux world is the freedom to play, tinker and make things work in a resource limited world. Without that $20 or $2 app. Or need for admin approval or a purchase order or a capital expense committee.. We forget -that- freedom is as important, as important as other FOSS goals. The IBM AS400 VAR will hate my guts in a few weeks.. ;)
RE: Skype Source Code Released
July-17, 2012 by: Matt Keys
From: Matt Keys ------------------------------------------------------ I hear it's just the deobfuscated binaries and not the full source, but 1.4 was RE and full source released back in 2011. This comment helpd explain why it was important to compare them for me : >From jiunec here "http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/wp0zo/skype
Anyone play with Zarafa?
June-27, 2012 by: Rod-Lists
From: Rod-Lists ------------------------------------------------------ I was looking into Zetaly (formerly Ebox) and noticed they had a communication package. For Groupware it uses something called Zarafa, a replacement for microsoft exchange. Just wondering if anyone has tried it.
[SUPER OT.... maybe] Microsoft to sell MS-branded PCs running Windows 8
June-19, 2012 by: Chad Smith
From: Chad Smith ------------------------------------------------------ Ok - so it's a tablet, but still. http://www.surface.com/ (The video gets LOUD and has a LOT of bass. You have been warned. That said, I actually like the music.) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303703004577474910029263198.html?mod=dist
Is Mozilla Punting on Web Apps for Linux?
May-15, 2012 by: Rod-Lists
From: Rod-Lists ------------------------------------------------------ this is just sick! ---------------------------- >From the 'Mozilla Isn't a Linux Vendor' files: While Mozilla is a leading light in the open source community, every so often I'm reminded that the same isn't always true in the Linux community. There has been an ongoing thread over the course of the last week about Mozilla's lack of initial support for the Web Apps Marketplace on Linux. That's right folks, the same group that is now (rightly) attacking Microsoft over the initial lack of access for browsers on Windows RT, isn't initially supporting Linux for Web Apps. http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/is-mozilla-punting-on-web-apps-for-linux.html
OT: Calendar syncing for Droid X2
March-14, 2012 by: Lisa Ridley
From: Lisa Ridley ------------------------------------------------------ Hey guys, Helping out someone I know. Does anyone on the list have a Droid X2 = smartphone, and syncs to their Microsoft Outlook calendar? If so, how = do you accomplish that. I'm trying to help a fellow that has a small = business, and needs to sync his calendar on his Droid X2 with his = calendar in Microsoft Outlook. He is not using Google apps for mail = service, but instead gets mail through his internet service provider. The solution he's currently trying to implement, which he found on a = Droid X2 forum, involves setting up a Microsoft Hotmail account just for = calendaring, and syncing through that account. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Lisa=
Linux anonymous.
March-03, 2012 by: Mike Harrison
From: Mike Harrison
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> Welcome. I'm Dan, and I'm a Linux addict. And I've recently relapsed.
Welcome back Dan. You introduced me to Linux and got me addicted in1994. Damn you. The other drugs (er... Operating systems, religions, ecosystems...) Lost their appeal. OsX is just a gateway drug. Candied for those who cant deal with the root of their addiction. Microsoft is crackmeth.. Kills / dies eventually.
The good news: it is a long term sustainable addiction, you can even get and/or keep a job in it with it.
Technical Support Specialist in Atlanta
February-25, 2012 by: John Aldrich
From: John Aldrich ------------------------------------------------------ I have a job locally that starts in a couple weeks, so I am not interested in this job, but I thought I'd pass it along... Contact information at the end. Technical Support Specialist Atlanta, GA 3+ Months (Contract to Hire) Responsibilities: Answer IT helpdesk telephone calls from both Corporate and remote employees; troubleshoot and resolve majority of computer problems on telephone. Troubleshoot and resolve on-site desktop computer problems. Track and report on helpdesk calls and provide timely response to support requests, following through to ensure user satisfaction. Provide initial LAN, computer hardware, Windows, Microsoft Office and remote communication support. Ensure timely installation/upgrade of hardware including network cards, video cards, hard drives, system boards, modems, etc. Coordinate physical setup and configuration of PCs, printers and other peripherals. Ensure compliance with support call procedures related to timing, reporting and follow through. Qualifications: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. A+ Certified One plus years experience with PC hardware and software installation, problem diagnosis, troubleshooting and resolution in a LAN/WAN environment. Commitment to providing excellent customer service. Extensive hands-on knowledge of user support procedures and processes. Knowledge of Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98. Knowledge of Microsoft Office 97 & 2000; Microsoft Outlook 98 & 2000. Preferred knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP and Office XP. Working knowledge of Windows NT, Active Directory & Exchange administration. Knowledge of RAS, VPN, PC Anywhere and other remote connectivity tools. Ability to diagnose and fix software and hardware configuration problems. Ability to establish and maintain strong working rapport with users, vendors and LAN admin/engineering staff. Ability to lift and carry PCs and other computer hardware. Thanks and Regards Satish Kumar Sun Technologies Inc. 3700 Mansell Road | Suite 125 | Alpharetta | GA 30022| Work:678-608-2224| Fax: 678-459-1068 satishk@suntechnologies.com|www.suntechnologies.com
RE: Job opening in Dalton
February-21, 2012 by: Jonathan Calloway
From: Jonathan Calloway ------------------------------------------------------ I worked in this job for about a year myself. I did about 6 weeks on 3rd shift once, and it was WFH. My only problem was the calls from India and China, but they were few and far between. It gave me a lot of time to read and study for cert tests! -----Original Message----- From: chugalug-bounces@chugalug.org [mailto:chugalug-bounces@chugalug.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Haywood Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1:47 PM To: CHUGALUG Subject: Re: [Chugalug] Job opening in Dalton I have to hit a certain number of billable hours and accomplish certain tasks. If I were goofing off it would become apparent very quickly. On 2/21/12, Ed King wrote: > thanks for the response Lynn... sounds like Mohawk has a great > working environment > > would still like to hear from other folks regarding their employer's WFH > policies... put it on the table... let's see who is the coolest, most > progressive IT employer in town :) > > > > > > >