tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248604902012-01-19T16:24:40.201-05:00A member of the <a href="http://www.mymwalimu.org">My Mwalimu</a> community, this blog will discuss topics that are relevant to information technology and IT education.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03850276613969680391noreply@blogger.comBlogger1251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24860490.post-6236603454954317602011-11-26T22:19:00.004-05:002011-11-26T22:29:59.262-05:00

Yes, it's been almost two years since I posted!The reason why I stopped posting was I had a consulting position, and one of the conditions of the position was I couldn't post on the blog or make training videos independently. Now I can start posting and making videos again.And now for the change - I've decided to concentrate my posts and training about SharePoint, and since my posts will be

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As many of you may already know, the Visual Studion Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services makes developing custom SharePoint components easier. As some of you have discovered, you can't install on a 64-bit machine...until now.Harold van de Kamp wrote a nice post in his blog on how to configure the original MSI installer to install on 64-bit machines using Microsoft's Orca tool. If you

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As many of you know, one of the worst earthquakes of the past few centuries has struck Haiti. Tens of thousands of people are feared dead, and reports are indicating that the country "looks like a war zone". Please keep your thoughts for the people in Haiti. If you want to help Haiti by either volunteering your time or by donating money, please do so. Right now, the country needs financial

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Update: The site is back up.Hello everyone.My main site, http://www.mymwalimu.org, is currently down. I'm working with the hosting company to get the problem resolved. Thank you for your patience.

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Note: I apologize for the lack of frequency with my posts. I didn't want to go too long without posting, so I decided to write this article containing some great career tips.OverviewAlthough all signs point to a recovery, the economy is still shaky when it comes to job creation. That said, according to economists and the US Department of Labor, information technology (particularly network

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OverviewThe economy has changed the required skill sets of the IT professional. There was a time where being a specialist in a particular technology was king. Now, IT professionals are expected to be jacks and jills of all trades because companies typically cut IT budgets during lean times, and CIOs and IT managers want to get the most out of their limited budget. For example: A server

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I know that this post may, in the beginning, seem to be a little self-indulgent, but please bear with me. I will talk about the technological information in the post.The BackstoryDespite working in the technology sector, I'm the type of person to continue using something until I can't use it anymore. I do this with cars, I do this with mobile phones, and I do this with laptops. I found that

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Note: I'm currently working on another SharePoint tutorial on enhancing the Announcements web part on your page. As soon as I finish that tutorial, I will post it.Recently I attended a Microsoft seminar on SharePoint 2010. From what I've seen in the seminar, there are numerous improvements to SharePoint in this version. The following is my evaluation of the SharePoint 2010, broken down into "

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OverviewMany IT students in the multimedia discipline are usually looking to work in the animation industry. Students who are looking to become animators are also required to take art classes in addition to the IT classes required for multimedia, such as Flash, Photoshop and Expression Studio. The multimedia students that I’ve spoken to are always looking for more art classes because either

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One of my most popular posts on this blog was a tutorial on adding a slide show to a SharePoint site using HTML, JavaScript and the Content Editor Web Part. If you haven't had a chance to view that tutorial, you can view it at this link: Add a SlideShow to the SharePoint Site using HTML, JavaScript, and the CEWP.Just as it was one of my most popular tutorials, it was the one that seemed to cause

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RAD University - http://www.rad.com/12/RAD_University_Tutorials/5266/Follow Dr. Debby Koren, Founder of RAD University, on Twitter (@RAD_U_dean)- http://twitter.com/RAD_U_deanI usually teach network and telecommunications technologies in school, and I'm always trying to find ways to help the students learn the concepts without being completely bored or overwhelmed. Typically, I'll make

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WPF Tutorial, by Christian Moser - http://www.wpftutorial.netI try to keep my finger on the pulse of what technical skills employers are looking for in a particular IT discipline so I can help guide my students with their learning plan to prepare for the work force. One of the technical skills that seems to be in demand with employers looking for .NET developers is WPF. As a student or a

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There was a blog that was brought to my attention that I found to be very interesting to job seekers. The blog is called Career Tips. Although a number of tips are targeted for people just entering the workforce, a few of the tips posted are also very useful to people in mid-career or people who are changing careers. It's worth a read regardless of what stage you are in a career.Granted, some

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These are screen shots of a Twitter client that I wrote for my own use. This application allows me to log in to Twitter and post tweets without having to log in from my browser.This application was written in C#. I put all the calls to the Twitter API in a reusable class (this application is referencing that class), and I put all the URLs to Twitter in the configuration file in case.I also have

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Before I begin my article, I wanted to address a comment that was left on one of my posts regarding moderating comments. I didn't publish the comment because a) it contained language that was not safe for work or school, and b) it was not in a tone that would promote a healthy learning environment. I still want to answer the question anyway. There are a few reasons why I moderate my comments:

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Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins for beating the odds and winning the Stanley Cup!

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OverviewFor a quick summary of how CAML improved performance on a list items query, read this article from author and SharePoint development expert Sahil Malik.The Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) is an XML-based language that is primarily used to perform data manipulation. In a number of cases, using CAML helps improve your program's performance.CAML TutorialIf you are

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As you may have read on my blog, I am a fan of Scribd, and I am a regular user. Scribd has released an exciting feature. Scribd now has its own storefront that will allow you to sell your written works. Not only is the store a way to earn money on technical and research documents that you have written, but it is a way to build your professional portfolio. Published works are always great

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Lately at work we've been getting these errors on our SharePoint site. From what I was able to Google, it looks like others have this problem as well.After doing some research, I found a post from Ranjan Banerji, who also experienced this problem in his environment. This post goes into deep detail as to how they worked around this problem. You may want to read through the post. I've found it

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While it is easy to create a view for a list in SharePoint, you may find a scenario where you need an easier way to create a view on a list. For example, I had a situation where I had to create over 30 views for one list. Creating the views using SharePoint can be time-consuming, and it could increase the possibility of user error because of the manual process. Using C#, the

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If you don't know what Twitter is, here is a link to the Wikipedia article on the service.If you haven't been living in a cave for the past six months, you've probably noticed that Twitter (http://www.twitter.com) has become the newest Internet application star. Twitter is a way for people to send updates via the web, a mobile phone, or an application on a PC or Mac. I use Twitter, and I find

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Microsoft Reference Documentation: Microsoft.SharePoint namespaceSometimes you need a quick way to delete all items from a SharePoint list. You can manually delete each item from the list without writing code, but this can be time-consuming, especially if you have a high quantity of items on the list. Click the link to download the source code for this postLicensing and WarrantyYou may use the

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I apologize for the lack of updates lately. I will be resuming tutorials on Monday.MSNBC reports that The United States government is looking to hire hackers to help protect cyber networks. To read the artice: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30280436/

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Most of graphic design and animation is done using computers. If you are a Multimedia student or professional, you may have noticed that many applications used in your line of work, including the academic editions of the software, are very expensive. For those of you who are studying or working in Multimedia Technologies, famed animator Eddie Fitzgerald wrote a review on affordable 2-D animation

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Stephanie Jones's site, Best of Everythinghttp://www.joancrawfordbest.comFor people who are starting out in the IT industry, one of the things that I tout is creating a career portfolio. If you are a web designer or a web application developer, a comprehensive, professional web site is a great way to gain experience. A fine example of a professional web site is The Best of Everything, run by

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While the SharePoint OOTB web parts for displaying images are nice, the functionality of the web parts are very limited. Particularly, the OOTB web parts do not have a true "slide show" capabiilties that many end users are looking for. You can write your own custom web part to display images like a slideshow. However, this solution will not only take time and effort to do, but if you are just a

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There may be a time where you need to programmatically rename a directory. For example, you may be creating a Setup and Deployment project where you have to have a project that "backs up" a directory before installing a directory. .NET has a class that allows you to programmatically rename a directory.The following video demonstrates how to programmatically rename a directory with the Move

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Sometimes you may need to play a WMV file on a page in a SharePoint site. For example, you may have to play a video of your CEO speaking, or you may have to play a training video. By using the Content Editor web part, you can easily play a WMV file on a page in a SharePoint site.You can download the step-by-step documentation from the following location: Playing a WMV File in a SharePoint

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Sometimes you may have to play a Flash video on your SharePoint site. For example, you may have to play a message from your CEO, or you may have to incorporate a quiz on the site. This tutorial demonstrates how to play a Flash video on your SharePoint site.You can download the written tutorial here: Playing a Flash Video on a SharePoint SiteIf you are a more visual person, here is a

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Since I am in the process of developing a Basic Training tutorial on C#, I thought that I would create a post on the tools that programmers can use when developing in .NET. The obvious toolMicrosoft created an IDE called Visual Studio that will allow you to develop and compile your code in one interface. This IDE also allows you to create distribution builds as well as publish web (ASP.NET)

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I'll be posting more tutorials in the near future - I have a cold so I don't have much of a voice right now :(.I found a tutorial on YouTube from rafaybinali on LINQ. Since the launch of .NET 3.5, Microsoft has been heavily promoting LINQ. This video series gets you started on LINQ pretty quickly.Part 1Part 2Part 3Enjoy!

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Congratulations Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 time Super Bowl Champions!

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My document on Mail Servers made the Scribd hot list.Mail Servers Publish at Scribd or explore others: Internet & Technolog Research Technology-Internet mail servers

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I got back from the SharePoint Convention (SPTechCon) in San Fran late last night, so I thought that I would give some highlights about the conference. Overall, I was really impressed with the information at the conference. Granted, there were some sessions that left me cold. The "live examples" didn't work or took too long to do, and the presenter spent more time trying to get the demo to

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San Francisco SharePoint ConventionNext week I'll be at the SPTechCon (SharePoint Technology Conference) in San Francisco. I'm pretty excited to go. The workshops look interesting. Since I'm arriving in the city around lunchtime on Monday (PST), and the conference starts on Tuesday, hopefully I get a chance to go to Chinatown. If you're going to the SharePoint convention at the Hyatt Regency

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Since the time that I wrote my original article on getting a job in a tough economy, the economy has gotten worse around the world. Unemployment rates are rising around the world, and businesses of all sizes are closing. We are in a global recession, and some economists are opining that we may be in the beginning of a depression.On the plus side, the Information Technology market (in general)

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Click the link to download the source code for this postLicensing and WarrantyYou may use the code as you wish - it may be used in commercial or other applications, and it may be redistributed and modified. The code is provided "as-is". No claim of suitability, guarantee, or any warranty whatsoever is provided. By downloading the code, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the

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Yesterday, news outlets reported that Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence from his job. This is the biggest news in IT business since Bill Gates announced his retirement from Microsoft. Unfortunately for Apple, this wasn't good news for the short term.After the announcement of Jobs's leave of absence was made, Apple's stock dropped 7% in after-market trading

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This weekend, three of my whitepapers made the Scribd Hot List.  Those papers are:  TCP/IP  Accessing SharePoint Data Using C# Without Running Code On the SharePoint Server (Part 1)  Linux Console CommandsIf you are interested, you may read them here or visit Scribd to view all of my whitepapers.TCP/IP                                            Publish at Scribd or explore others:           

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SharePoint has built-in forms for various actions on a list. There is a form for displaying a selected item There is a form for adding a new item There is a form for editing an itemWhile the built-in forms are sufficient for the tasks at hand, you may run into a situation where the built-in forms do not satisfy your needs. For example: I had to recently create a list on a site collection. My

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Sometimes you may need to create reports on the SharePoint list data. For example, you may need to create a report for your manager on surveys entered by your users. You can use SQL Reporting Services to connect to a SharePoint list and develop a report from that data. I've created a tutorial and a video on how to do this.If you have any questions, please post a comment and I will try to

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I want to wish all of you a joyous holiday!Here are a few treats for you. I hope you like them.The first show is Bolek and Lolek having a little winter fun. For those of you who aren't familiar, Bolek and Lolek is an adorable cartoon from Poland. The second show is one of my favorite Christmas songs. It's special to me because I lived in Puerto Rico for a few years, and I've spent a few fun

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Click the link to download the source code for this postLicensing and WarrantyYou may use the code as you wish - it may be used in commercial or other applications, and it may be redistributed and modified. The code is provided "as-is". No claim of suitability, guarantee, or any warranty whatsoever is provided. By downloading the code, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the

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This is part 3 of the series. If you haven't read parts 1 and 2, please click on the following links to read: Part 1. Part 2.I have published part 3 of the series. The tutorial can be accessed from the link at the end of this post.If you have any questions, please post a comment and I will answer to the best of my ability. :)Instructions on Accessing SharePoint Data using a Web Reference -

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This is part 2 of the series. If you haven't read part 1, please read it here.I have published part 2 of the series. The tutorial can be accessed from the link at the end of this post.If you have any questions, please post a comment and I will answer to the best of my ability. :)Instructions on Accessing SharePoint Data using a Web Reference - Part 2Click to read Part 3 of the tutorialEnjoy!

Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03850276613969680391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24860490.post-38977575003811464782008-12-08T20:35:00.001-05:002008-12-13T12:23:37.562-05:00

Note: Part II of the SharePoint "Behind the Scenes" Tutorial will be posted tomorrow.The SharePoint Extensions for Visual Studio (versions 2005 and 2008) make SharePoint development so much easier. However, it assumes that you are developing on a machine with Windows Server 2003, which has the SharePoint Server components already installed. What if you develop on a Windows XP or Windows Vista

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As I promised, SharePoint developers, I wrote a tutorial on using a web reference to access SharePoint data using a C# program. This is very useful if you don't want to run your program on the same server where SharePoint 2007 is installed. The tutorial can be accessed from the link at the bottom of this post.If you have any questions, please post a comment and I will answer to the best of my

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I was listening to the radio the other morning while I was getting ready for work, and the radio host had a professor from one of the local universities as his guest. I wasn't really paying attention to the interview until the professor haughtily stated that he "automatically fails papers that cite Wikipedia as a source." My first thought was, "Hmm - pretty draconian, don't you think?" However

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I've just launched a new blog which will contain lessons in Linux. If you are interested in taking a peek at it, here is the site:http://mwalinu-linuxtraining.blogspot.com

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Click the link to download the GUI version of the source code for this postClick the link to download the Console version of the source code for this postLicensing and WarrantyYou may use the code as you wish - it may be used in commercial or other applications, and it may be redistributed and modified. The code is provided "as-is". No claim of suitability, guarantee, or any warranty

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I want to wish all of the readers in the States a Happy Thanksgiving!In the spirit of Thanksgiving, here is a hilarious clip (posted by crystalcheats) from the Thanksgiving episode of WKRP in Cincinnati:

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Here is an example of a SharePoint site using third-party widgets. The widgets on the right are the Google Map and the Yahoo! Map widgets. The one in the center (left) is one that plays the Peanut Butter Jelly Time video.Web widgets are useful pieces of code that will allow you to "jazz up" your site without having to compile or use your own code. For example, on one of the sites at work that I

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If you work in SharePoint 2007, you may have to copy or move a list from one site to another site for one reason or another. For example, you may have to move a list from one site to another, or a site administrator likes the looks of how a list was created on another site and s/he would like to have that list for his or her own data without having to recreate the list manually.While you can

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Yesterday, my whitepaper Number Systems in Computers made the Scribd hotlist! The whitepaper is a tutorial on interpreting the number systems used in computers (decimal, hexadecimal and binary).If you're interested in reading the document, here it is:Number Systems in Computers Get your own at Scribd or explore others: Technology General

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Please make sure that you install the SharePoint Extensions for your Visual Studio environment.Extensions for Visual Studio 2005Extensions for Visual Studio 2008For a reference to the SharePoint Class Library: MSDN on Microsoft.SharePointPeople who know how to develop in .NET (particularly C# and ASP.NET) already know the foundations for developing for SharePoint 2007. All you need to know is

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The 419 scam is also known as the Nigerian Letter Fraud and the Advance Fee Fraud. This posting from the FBI discusses this and other common e-mail fraud schemes.Here we go again...Yesterday I received a letter via e-mail from a sad sack called Mrs. Susan Morgan. Basically, she's a wealthy widow who lives in Kuwait (with an e-mail address from Yahoo! China and a mailing address from the Ivory

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A few months ago, I stumbled upon Scribd (http://www.scribd.com), a site where authors can publish their writings. I found it in a roundabout way, actually. I wasn't looking for a way to publish my documents (I have two web servers where I can house my documents, and I have Google Docs on my Google account) - I was looking for an essay on network security, and the search engine brought me to

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Over two years ago, Raketu was released to the general public. I wrote a review of the product when it was initially released, which you can find here.SIP - Session Initiation Protocol. This is the signalling protocol often used in VoIP networks. For a more technical explanation: A thorough definition and explanation from Wikipedia RFC 3261 - The latest RFC standard for SIPThere has been many

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Before continuing with this article, please read the following two posts that I've made in the past regarding this subject:Choosing the Right SchoolChoosing the Right School - RevisitedThere is a reason why I'm revisiting this subject. Right now, we are in shaky economic times, and many people are looking to school for training in a career that can (at least) get them a job and pay the bills.

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Regardless of who wins the election, history is about to be made in the United States. We are either going to be getting our first man of color as President, or we are going to get our first female Vice-President (and our eldest elected President should that party win). About two years ago, Professor Ed Felton from Princeton University and 2 graduate students found ways to hack the Diebold

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Click the link to download the source code for this postLicensing and WarrantyYou may use the code as you wish - it may be used in commercial or other applications, and it may be redistributed and modified. The code is provided "as-is". No claim of suitability, guarantee, or any warranty whatsoever is provided. By downloading the code, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the

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To get lost in a few interesting games as well as learn a few tips and techniques of graphics programming, visit F. Permadi's sitehttp://www.permadi.comWhile I was looking for information on how to do something in Flash MX 2004 about a year ago, I stumbled on a web site from F. Permadi. This site contains some really good examples of "graphics programming with a computer science twist", as well

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Telecommunications and networking students usually need to learn the intricacies of cabling, such as DS-1/T1 lines. To help break up the monotony of lectures, I created a game (in Flash MX 2004) that I have the students play in class to help them learn the line information, such as the bit rate of lines and how many of the smaller lines does it take to make the line.If you are a telecom/

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Click the link to download the source code for this postLicensing and WarrantyYou may use the code as you wish - it may be used in commercial or other applications, and it may be redistributed and modified. The code is provided "as-is". No claim of suitability, guarantee, or any warranty whatsoever is provided. By downloading the code, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the

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Click the link to download the source code for this postLicensing and WarrantyYou may use the code as you wish - it may be used in commercial or other applications, and it may be redistributed and modified. The code is provided "as-is". No claim of suitability, guarantee, or any warranty whatsoever is provided. By downloading the code, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the

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Click the link to download the source code for this postLicensing and WarrantyYou may use the code as you wish - it may be used in commercial or other applications, and it may be redistributed and modified. The code is provided "as-is". No claim of suitability, guarantee, or any warranty whatsoever is provided. By downloading the code, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the

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In previous articles, Getting a Job in a Tough Economy and http://mwalimuscorner.blogspot.com/2006/07/beating-catch-22-of-aspiring.html">Beating the Catch-22 of Aspiring Digitheads, I mention entrepreneurship as a way to gain experience in the field. In this article, I want to show you an example of two students who are using entrepreneurship as a way to gain experience. For assistance with your

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While I was looking for some free fonts to use for site and application development, I stumbled across this site - Dafonts.com. This site is a community where font developers publish fonts that they have created. A number of the fonts on the site are free (both for personal use and public domain), but some are not. The person or company will typically publish the usage license with the font.  

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The search tool in Microsoft Windows is a nice tool, but I find that it has limitations. For example, if I'm searching for files that contain a word or a phrase, it doesn't necessarily display all the files containing that word or phrase, especially if the file type is a script or a program. Click the link to download the source code for this postLicensing and WarrantyYou may use the code as you

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In Tuesday's post, I talked about two things to help you with job seeking in the tough economy: having a career portfolio and maintaining a professional social networking site. A blog is one way to accomplish both of these tips. A number of artists - famous and obscure - have blogs that also act as a career portfolio highlighting their work. "Techies" also have blogs giving tips and

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It's all over the news: The world markets are plummeting, and it's more than likely that the United States will be in a deep recession. It's not good news to job seekers, especially the soon-to-be college graduates. It's much more difficult to find a job in a tough economy. If there is no immediate need for employees, employers will establish "hiring freezes" until times get better. If there

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SharePoint development is not as bad as I thought it would be, but finding information about SharePoint development is pretty difficult, in my opinion. I don't mean using SharePoint Designer for customizing pages or creating custom workflows. I mean using C# or VB.NET to interact with SharePoint.I found a few sites that are really helpful: Microsoft's Home Page for SharePoint Developers - This

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Wow, it's been over a year since I posted! There was a reason why I haven't posted for awhile. A quote that comes to mind explaining what happened comes from, of all people, professional wrestler Roddy Piper - "Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions!" I felt like that was what the higher power said to me this past year. Those changed questions really took much of my

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Is Google Entering the Mobile Device MarketFor quite awhile, there have been rumors that Google will be joining the mobile device market. The strongest rumor was Google was collaborating with French telecom Orange.According to the news story below, Google has confirmed that they are working on a mobile device.News Story - Europe Google Execs Confirm Google PhoneThe More Things Change, The More

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A few days ago, the iPhone has been released. I'm surprised that people actually waited hours in line to get the phone. Based on my experience, it's best to wait until all the bugs and quirks are fixed. I'm not surprised that, of all the people that were in line for the iPhone, the people that the news shows picked to interview were the stereotypical "nerds" - single, male, overweight, still

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It's hard to believe that, at one time, in order to do our banking, we had to go to a bank teller to perform our transactions, and we had to make sure that we did those transactions during "banker's hours" (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM). Now, we can perform our banking transactions 24/7 with the Internet and ATM machines.Forty years ago, the first ATM machine was implemented in the United Kingdom at a

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Animator Eddie Fitzgerald, author of the blog Uncle Eddie's Theory Corner, wrote a fantastic article on how technology impacted the latest generation, dubbed the "iGeneration" by Jorge Garrido. Even though the article is oriented toward how technology has impacted the animation business, the article contains an interesting social commentary on technology and the current generation.While it's not

Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03850276613969680391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24860490.post-53259707189695385882007-06-14T13:35:00.000-04:002007-06-14T13:45:44.423-04:00

Well, I was able to successfully install Fedora Core 5 on an old Pentium II laptop. I was able to configure my wireless network card on the laptop using ndiswrapper, but I get a kernel panic every time I try to connect to a network. (It c/b that I'm using a too new version of ndiswrapper.) I'm not worried about being able to use the network card because this was just an experiment anyway. I

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In a few weeks, I'll be teaching a Linux Administration class, and I'll be preparing for my vendor-neutral Linux certifications as well. One of the experiments that I'm doing before class starts is installing Fedora Core 5 on a Pentium II machine. (I got it installed and working, but it was a pain to do!) I digress, though.While I was working on my install, I was inspired to do a few posts on

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Update: Read the latest story on the Wal-Mart worker who got fired for posting a joke on MySpaceWith the latest explosion of social networking sites such as MySpace, FaceBook, and Friendster, loads of people are publishing lots of information about themselves for the entire world to see. Social networking sites have shrunk the size of the world because the information is visible to anyone that

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Regardless of the role that you play in IT, you will have to create training presentations. If the publisher of a textbook hasn't created these for the instructor as material to use when teaching information from the book, IT instructors create training presentations all the time. With US post-secondary institutions putting more emphasis on enhancing students' communications skills, IT

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Here are some updates on the Verizon v. Vonage saga: On April 24th, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Vonage can continue to sign up new customers while Vonage is appealing the patent infringement loss to Verizon. While the appeal is pending, Vonage plans to continue paying a 5.5 percent royalty rate on all future sales to an escrow account, and it has posted a $66

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For those of you who are not familiar with the case, Verizon sued Vonage for patent infringement regarding their VoIP technology and won the case. Does that mean that Vonage is a dead company? It's not dead yet, but it's on life support. A judge in an April 6th hearing found that Vonage can still provide services to their existing customers, but they cannot acquire new customers. Even with

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I'm back on the blog! I'm sure you're happy to hear that! :)I haven't been posting any commentaries or information because there were and are a lot of things going on right now with me. I couldn't dedicate the time to the site or the blog as much as I wanted to. Now that I have a little more time now, I can start posting again, and I can work on the web site as well. Wow - there's been so much

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Right now, I'm installing Fedora Core 5 on a Dell Pentium II 128M RAM machine. Why? I'm doing an experiment to see how Fedora Core 5 will act on an older machine. No, I'm not that big of a geek. :) I'm going to be writing an article on what to do with older machines, and I'm trying to verify some information before I write it.Right now, the install is very painful - I'm installing the Office

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All the talk of the upcoming release of Windows Vista inspired me today. My question is not necessarily related to upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista. Rather, my question is do I really need to upgrade my technology at all? For example, should I upgrade from my Centrino laptop to a dual-core? Do I really need to upgrade?Making the decision to upgrade your software or hardware required

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See the latest updates on the dontdatehimgirl.com case in the comments....IntroductionThe Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996 protects minors (people under 18 years of age) from obscene electronic communication. Another part of the CDA deals with libel and slander on the Internet. According to the CDA, if libelous or slanderous speech is published on a web site, the web site operator is

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For More Information Raketu Web Site From VoIP News: Making A Raketu About Peer-to-Peer Voice and Everything ElseI've been reading in a few VoIP journals about how Raketu may give VoIP (particularly Skype) a run for it's money. I decided to take a look at the product myself. Summary Raketu is a peer-to-peer service that provides voice calling, messaging and other services over the Internet

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I definitely wouldn't give David Bowie or any other singer any sleepless nights with my singing ability, so I'll just type out the song hook in the subject! :) For the readers outside the USA who are unfamiliar with the IRS - the IRS is the government body in the USA that handles taxes (similar to Inland Revenue in the UK). The IRS is also responsible for granting "corporate status" to

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As we're getting ready to start a new year, it's a good time to revisit the subject of choosing a post-secondary institution. If you are a graduating senior in high school, this is the time where you are looking at your post-secondary education options. This is also a popular time of year for non-traditional students (ex: working adults returning to school) to view their options as well.Before

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Post-secondary education (University or trade school) in the United States is very expensive compared to a post-secondary education in other countries. In some countries, a post-secondary education is free for its citizens. There is a revolution happening in a few US cities, including the city in which I live - Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh is offering an educational plan for its citizens called The

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The AP is reporting that ICANN is revising standards for web names. Mostly, they are removing extensions for the former Soviet Union and for countries that do not exist anymore (such as Yugoslavia and Czechloslovakia), but they are also removing extensions that are no longer in use, such as .gb. ICANN is also looking into new name extensions as well.

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This morning on the news I heard a fascinating story about NASA's plans to build a colony on the moon in 2020 that will allow astronauts to stay on the moon for longer than a few days. The inspiration for this task was sprouted from the discovery of water on Mars. Not just ice and vapors - water. This discovery increases the possibility of setting up colonies on other celestial bodies,

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For those of you who don't know who James Kim is, James Kim was the senior editor for C-Net magazine. He and his family have been on the (United States) national news because they have been lost in the wilderness over the past few days. His wife and his two young children were found alive yesterday. Unfortunately, authorities found the body of Mr. Kim today.I would like to extend my sympathies

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Mwalimu: Swahili word for "teacher"When I founded My Mwalimu, my mission was to assist students and instructors in Information Technology by providing free interactive tutorials and free information such as links to other free tutorials. I chose the word Mwalimu to honor a Zambian friend of mine who used to call me that because I taught at post-secondary institutions.Currently, the site is

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Photo Credit: The Prince of Wales Official Web Site. http://www.princeofwales.gov.ukEver since the 1930s, the British royal family used new technology to communicate with the people. HRMs Edward VIII and George VI used the radio to broadcast their speeches. In 1954, HRM Elizabeth II allowed television crews to film and broadcast her coronation. In 2006, HRH Charles, The Prince of Wales, is

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I've been working in the industry for nearly 15 years in a variety of capacities (mostly software design and development), but I've been an adjunct instructor in Information Technology for nearly 6 years (I took a year off from teaching to complete my Master's Degree). As I worked with these students over time, I always wondered what inspired them to pursue a career in technology. Let's be

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There are a number of "free" tutorial sites on the web. I put the word "free" in quotation marks because developing and operating a site is not free. It costs money (and hours of time) to create, host, and maintain a web site. While I can't fault anyone who offers their tutorials for a price, I admire people who put up their tutorials for free. I, personally, know the cost and the hours it

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Open Source: A practice that promotes access to the end product's source materials, usually source codeFor the past two years, there's been speculation on whether Sun Microsystems will make their programming language, Java, "open source". On Tuesday, the rumor has been confirmed. Sun Microsystems announced that by March 2007, the source code for their programming language, Java, will be

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It seems that there's been a rash of spam arriving in many users' e-mail accounts promising riches if the person buys their penny stock. What's interesting is many of the e-mails appear to be able to bypass spam-blocker software, because they are arriving in my regular inbox instead of my "junk mail" inbox. From what I've seen in some of the e-mails that I've received, they are using strange

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