Archive for September, 2007
CIT 112 Issue Project
I think that open source software is a really good concept, in that it makes it very difficult for a single organization to totally take control of something and kill it if it no longer suits their business interests, or impose unnecessary restrictions on it. The great thing about OSS is that most projects are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )CIT112 CH3 Lab
Standard Software Packages
Career-wise, I want to design and or run networks for a company(either as a consultant or as a network admin for a single company). People in these fields should be familiar with lots of different software. Some of the most frequently used software is listed below.
As with any job in an office setting, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )CIT112 Lab 2 – Future of Hardware
I think we are moving more and more to multicore processors. Also, in the future I think it will be hard to find pure 32bit hardware that does not support 64 bit operating systems. Microsoft has sort of acknowledged that this has already happened in servers, when they released Exchange 2007 in Q4 2006. In [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )CIT112 Lab 2
There are many different types of cases that some people might like.I found four different types of cases on NewEgg that illustrate some of the options available.
Sun Bean Case
$79.99
This is an ATX compatible case which and is a clear blue color. It supports seven expansion slots, and up to 9 external 5.25″ bays for devices [...]
CIT112 Assignment 2
To make things a bit more interesting, I decided to find parts for a server. Since there was no budget specified, its pretty expensive. I used NewEgg exclusively.
Basically, I used a barebones kit for the case, powersupply, and motherboard. Its a 2U rackmount case, and it has dual 700w power supplies. The motherboard has two [...]
