With MySpace and other social networks, you have to be careful. It’s not just your personal safety you have to look at, it can be what you put on these social networks that kill your job or prospective new job. Be careful not to ‘allow’ or ’show’ too much of your personal life that may embarass you, your company or your future employer.
Your IT personnel should be able to train the end-user in a way that the end-user won’t be blamed for making mistakes later. During reqular training sessions, IT Professionals have a tendancy to ‘roll’ their eyes and blame end-users for opening email attachments or going to malware infested web-sites.
According to ComputerWorld, you should:
-Steve Mallard
After Chinese hackers broke into the Pentagon, I wasn’t surprised. It has been 8 years and counting since we warned of this. Everyday, we receive hits from southeast Asia and primarily from China.
One of our students, Bart, sent this link to CNN that basically says the hackers are paid by the Chinese government. The Chinese government denies the payoff of course.
Everyday we teach security for computers. Updates, firewalls, limited users, no P2P file sharing, don’t share folders unless absolutly necessary and only to specific users, use WPA, change passwords..the list goes on. I think of small businesses who save a ‘buck’ to get started. They use Windows XP home, share out a folder and put customer data in it. They don’t have good anti-virus, have not installed a hardware firewall, no updates, are on a router with the default admin password and aren’t educated in computer security.
Now think…these hackers broke into the Pentagon…Scary…
Here’s a couple of great links from CIO Magazine for some success tips for IT Professionals.
This is crazy. I just stumbled on a ton of freeware apps for your thumbdrive. Our class has a folder (thumbdrive) we are constantly updating so students will have apps for troubleshooting.
If you have applications that hog and use more memory or CPU than they should, give Process Lasso a try. This freeware allows you to specify how many CPU’s a program uses on a multi-core system or you can configure which program launches at startup. You can tell Process Lasso when to kick in and do its job if an app uses more than x% of your CPU.
You can’t make this up. Evidently, the Chinese have workers who load a trogan virus on digital picture frames. The trojan which is advanced, can then jump to your computer and steal your identity (limited for now). Now if manufacturers don’t have quality standards, viruses can get in through hardware. Several months ago the Chinese were loading viruses on Seagate computers. Seagate article.
Deborah Gage’s article; “Trojan Horse probing defenses– New virus is smart, aggressive and blocks antivirus protection at will“, published in the San Fransisco Chronicle, Friday, Feb. 15th. 2008. Business Section.
Now that is scary!
Wine enables Ubuntu to install and run most of the Windows applications. You can download and install wine by following these instructions.
Open synaptic package manager by navigating through System -> Administration -> Synaptic package manager.
Enable all repositories by clicking on Settings -> repositories.
Check all the unchecked items.
Click Reload.
Click search and type Wine, scroll through the list untill you find Wine.
Click on Mark All Upgrades.
Click Apply.
Wait till all the files are downloaded.
Follow the prompts to install Wine. Run the windows executable setup file by typing the following:1. Press Alt+F2 to run the command. 2. Key in wine /path (example:- wine /xp/software/setup.exe).
With cellphones, mobile devices, online gaming, computers, the internet and blogs; take a break, log off and enjoy the great outdoors, go to the local recreation center, go see your family, read a book (no ebooks), take a nap and take a break. We’ve created a fast paced society. Slow down and enjoy it. In fact I’m logging off right now…
As the world’s economy changes, so should you. Make sure your skills are diversified. Attend classes in every computer class you can, attend free seminars, retrain in an occupation that interest you and is found (jobs) geographically in your area.
If you are a computer tech or business professional, attend classes for the latest office products. This class is delivered by Amy Martin who has 30+ years experience.
If you are an automotive tech or collision repair tech, attend classes to obtain the latest skills in either of the areas.
Industrial workers should attend any and all classes on computers or attend classes in welding.
Maintenance personnel should attend PLC classes delivered by Butch Arnold one of the best programmers in middle Tennessee or attend welding classes to gain skills in welding.
Everyone needs to train in soft skills.
Remember, the more skills you have, the more likely you will survive the economy.
Analytical Thinking follows the scientific approach to problem solving.
Analytical Thinking. Competency Definition: Use a methodical step-by-step approach to break down complex problems or processes into their constituents parts.
As a teacher of information technology, I often leave my students hanging… it’s for their own good. I use the phrase there are 20 of you in here and there is 120+ lbs of gray matter, help each other. I’ve had students come back to me and say, “You left me hanging and I had to figure it out on my own! Thanks a lot!” Now think about that, the instructors at our institution guide the student and help them to a point and then we analyze their ability to analytically think. Most people see a problem today and totally freak out when all they have to do is stop and break the complex problem down into smaller steps. Besides, they can “Google it”.
Recently, I overheard several students saying there was no jobs ‘out there’. I agree that times have changed and jobs are different now. It seems like in the ’80’s everywhere I went, someone would ask me if I knew anybody who needed a job. Today it seems reversed. I hear “Where can I find a job?” several times each week.
Online job sites are O.K. Just O.K. It’s a hit and miss. I’ve seen three students apply for a job online and only one of the three get a call. Almost identical resumes. I’m not saying they are bad, I’m saying ‘don’t rely’ on just this resource.
http://www.t-g.com/story/1301945.html
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