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Cisco Firewall

So 2 weeks ago Cisco decides to release a new version of their ASA (Adapted Security Appliance) Firmware, the ASA is more commonly known as a Firewall. I use a couple ASA’s at work to help keep control of the network and of course to provide some protection from hacker and other such bad guys. more »

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Intro to Networking

With the growth of the Internet and lower cost of PC’s, doing a comparable summary on what to buy i.e. PC -v- Mac is almost redundant and irrelevant these days. Add to that the growth of home networking so mom, dad, and the kids can all share the same printer and Internet connection, I figured more »

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DOS: Advanced

What Are Batch Files? Batch files are user-written "mini-programs" in which each line is a DOS command. Such files are processed line-by-line, executing commands that have been batched together. Most of the time batch files are created to avoid having to type in a series of commonly-used commands. A simple example might be the following: more »

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DOS: Intermediate

Repeating or Editing a DOS Command You can use the function keys on your keyboard for re-entering DOS commands without retyping them. Use F3 to re-display the previous commands all at once, or use F1 to re-display the command one character at a time. To execute the re-displayed command, hit <Enter>. To delete text from more »

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DOS: Getting Started

What Is DOS? Today, the DOS OS is basically null and void as a stand alone OS. However, when you click on the “Run” option in Windows or type “CMD” in the windows search box on Windows 7, your basically going into a DOS Prompt command interface. From this you can do lots of things more »

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Linux / Unix: Quick Reference and Links

The Utilities Down and Dirty It should be noted that this is just a quick reference guide to some of the more common utilities.  This list is by no means all encompassing, nor inclusive.  Descriptions of the utilities are brief.  For detailed usage and information, use the man utility. Share on Facebook

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Unix / Linux: Intermediate

    In this section we will be looking at a host of items concerning Unix.  The first section will deal some more with command line sytax and usage, and quoting characters.  The second section will deal with setting file permissions on files and directories and a little bit of relative paths and links.  The third more »

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Unix / Linux: The Basics

1.  A Brief History 2.  Logging On 3.  Changing Your Password 4.  Logging Out/Off 5.  File Management & Intro to vi A Brief History of Unix – Share on Facebook

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Setting up WordPress

So here I’ve been spending lots of time setting up my new web presence with a WordPress site. Lots of configuration options with widges and plugins, I think I’m spending more time trying to figure out all the dang nabbit widges then I am coding the site. Man I miss the days of simple HTML more »

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