Stuff for the Digerati!

Check out this book
regarding one person's prediction
 of the future of Internet bandwidth:
[I found it very interesting] 

Some pictures capturing the assembly of my latest computer (~9/2008).

H.O.S.E.D. = Hardware or Software Error Detected

• Suggested Course "Action Item" List

• ASCII Table

• Industry Certifications Page

• Certification Test Preparation Software programs
• "Conscious Competence" Learning Matrix
• Goodies (a subset), formerly known as "Cool & Free Software "Toys" & Download links for Tech Geeks Page
• IPTools.com  (A lookup and troubleshooting reference for any external DNS & Mail (& other) related troubleshooting issues.) Also try:
  • www.Demon.net/external
  • www.MyDNSTools.info
  • DNSStuff.com 
• Diagrams  & Presentations
• ErrorWear (T-shirts with the Blue Screen of Death [and more])
• How to make LAN cables
• Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) Demo
• Determine the vendor of your network adapter by MAC Address, Method A or Method B
• Magazine resources
• Meeting by Wire (a website devoted to NetMeeting and Windows Messenger online Meetings)
• MS 2604 Security Clinic References
• Multimedia related links (DVD and movie making)
• Myth of the Nines (a high availability reference from Wikipedia)
• Networking Technologies  (examples of actual VPN, Firewall, Wireless, Biometric, etc. products)
• Other Interesting Computing Sites and Resources
• Packet Analysis site by Laura Chappell
• IIS Permissions Demonstration
• Cool/Useful PDA Software
• Using and Configuring SAMBA (from SAMBA.org)
• Sample Web-based Network Documentation
  • ...that I created for Riverview Church, whose network I administer.
  • For ideas on network diagrams see also www.ratemynetworkdiagram.com
• RAID Tutorial, excellent tutorial found at www.RAIDArray.com
• George's "Rules for Assigning Permissions"
• Screen Shots from Windows & BackOffice products
                          (Use these as prank bitmap backgrounds or as learning references)
• Scripting Tools Page
• Security, Hacking, & Anti-Virus page
• Microsoft Curriculum Server Names and Locations for Windows 2000 & 2004  Courses
• Server Planning & Deployment Worksheet 
• Interesting Article on Service Level Agreements (SLAs) by Naomi Karten
• SSL pages, required SSL and optional
• My "Study Notes" Page
• Subnetting & IP Planning Downloads & Resources Page
• System Build/Rebuild Inventory/Spec Sheet
• Tech Book Resources Page
• Tech Reference & Troubleshooting Page
• Tips and Tricks Page
• Network product Vendors:  (Thanks, Howard Griffith for some vendor contributions)
  • Buy.com
  • CDW.com
  • FatWallet.com
  • Monoprice.com
  • NewEgg.com
  • Pricewatch.com
  • SlickDeals.net
  • Techbargains.com
  • www.Woot.com
• WAN Circuit Speeds Reference Page
• Web Development Resources & Tools

My overzealous colleague, Mark Grimes, has put together a tremendously valuable site. Check it out!