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Technologically Impaired Duck

I have made my own Meme Picture.  This is dedicated to the sales guy I supported at a previous company who was very upset and wanted me to explain why system idle process was using up 99% of his processor according to the Windows Task Manager.

To-Do List

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The Alternative to a Career in IT

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Computer Cat Technician

Computer technican LOLCat just doesn't care. :-) Have a great weekend everyone.
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The basics of Blade Servers

The basics of Blade Servers

via apcmag.com

I ran across this very nice in depth article on blade server architecture. This is very topical for me this week and I thought it is a well written article that doesn't assume you already know everything, yet is detailed enough to make it very worthwhile to read.

If you are looking for a how to on blade server installation, this is a great background piece to look at along with the specific instructions for your hardware.

My New Motto

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Technical Support Cat Says "Reboot"

Just a little funny for your Friday.

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Handy List of Links for IBM Lotus Software Support and Information

IBM Support Portal

IBM Support Portal URL for Troubleshooting Lotus Software

New URL for Lotus Technotes and Troubleshooting Documentation Only (Similar to Old Technotes Search URL)

Lotus Technical Library The Lotus library includes a wide range of technical articles, tutorials, and IBM Redbooks.

Developer Works Notes/Domino Forums on DenveloperWorks Since back in the days of Notes.Net these formus have been very helpful. Search for your problem or error and see who else is suffering through the same situation and what they may have done to fix it.

IBM Lotus Redbooks

Green IT Certification Now Available from CompTIA

CompTIA offering Green IT exam | Green Tech - CNET News

This looks really interesting - CompTIA, the folks who brought us A+ certification, have come out with a "Green IT" certification. If you are looking for a new certification to make your resume stand out, especially in the realms of Data Center Management or Facilities Management this could be useful.

Explorer Run As Administrator

Problem:

You have an super user login and a regular user login and you want to be able to explore the network as your Admin ID while logged into the PC as your User Id.  Or you need to explore a users' system as the local Administrator without having to log the user off the system. You used to be able to Run Internet Explorer with a Run As switch to do this, but after upgrading to Internet Explorer 7 that no longer works.

Solution:

Use the program C:\windows\ie7\iexplore.exe.  Browse your hard drive to the folder C:\windows\ie7\ and find the program iexplore.exe.  (This is a hidden folder, so if you can't see it make sure you can see hidden folders under Folder Options) Now right-click on that program and pick "Run As."  Click "the following user" radio button and then use your Domain\User ID or else the Computername\Administrator, depending on who you need to log in as, and the password associated.

This will spawn a new instance of Internet Explorer with the credentials you specified.  Nifty!