Prestwood IT Newsletter Sep 2009 Issue - Tech Edition
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Year 11 Issue 9
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Expert guidance from working professionals!
 Wes Peterson
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General Coding Concepts topic:
Is Native Code Irrelevant?
by Wes Peterson
With Microsoft heavily evangelizing .NET, and Sun continuing to improve Java, many a developer and customer are torn between targeting native machine code or a just-in-time compiler.
Here we take a quick look at that particular state of the union...
Win Users topic (classic post):
Speed Up Your Windows Computer for FREE by Mike Prestwood
If your computer was fast but is now slow, you can use techniques such as adware removers, defrag, and others to bring your PC back to life! You can also add hardware to speed up your computer (RAM, SATA HD, better video card, etc.).
 psSendMail DLL topic:
v1.1 Documentation by Wes Peterson
v1.1 of psSendMail will soon be replaced by v2.
 Domains topic (classic post):
Converting from a Workgroup to a Domain by Mike Prestwood
For a particular user on a particular computer, all programs installed for all users will still be available whether they log into their computer or the domain. You will have to migrate all other user specific settings either manually or use an automated tool.
Both of which are incomplete so expect to have to manually migrate some application specific settings and data for each user. At a minimum, log into the old local account and migrate My Documents, Desktop, Favorites, and perhaps e-mail such as the Outlook .PST or Outlook Express .DBX files.
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| Monthly Tech Lesson
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Non-Removable Storage Technology Topic:
Definition of the Month: RAID
RAID is the acronym for a Redundant Array of Independent Drives. RAID specifies several "levels," 0, 1, etc. Different levels provide different options. One level allows you to combine multiple smaller drives into one, huge volume. Another level offers tremendous performance boosts by "striping" data across multiple drives such that reads and writes are split across the drives. If one drive fails, the other takes over until the bad drive is replaced. Once replaced, the RAID subsystem automatically restores the mirror.
Exchange Server Topic:
Question: What is the best way to share addresses in Exchange Server 2003?
Answer: Create a Contacts folder in Public Folders. All a user will need to do is browse to the Public Folders section, go to properties, and check the box under Outlook Address Book tab.
Public folders have inverse permissions from individual Mailboxes. A mailbox has initial permissions granting access only to its owner. The owner may elect to open up permissions, allowing others to see various folders within his mailbox. Public folders are born with full access granted to everyone. The creator of the public folder can then tighten down access permissions as appropriate.
Wireless Networking Topic:
Tip of the Month
If you have a USB wireless device such as a wireless NIC, mouse controller, etc. that has a weak signal because of location, try adding a USB extension cable and placing the device in a more open location.
USB cables from stores such as Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc. are over priced 5 or 6 times what you can get on the internet.
For wireless network cards, you can also buy a range-extending antenna for the computer's WiFi card or router, or a wireless range extender.
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