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Arrival of the CrackBerry

This Wednesday, the work-supplied BlackBerry arrived at my cubicle.  I had been both looking forward to this moment and loathing it as the day encroached.  I opted for a much more sleeker version of the typical BlackBerry, the BlackBerry Curve 8300. 
There are some serious benefits to having one of these devices. 

Easy access to [...]

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The Coming Apple Apocalypse

Tomorrow is the release of “Leopard,” Apple’s new variation on OS X.  I am sure some of you have come across the usual glowing and sycophantic reviews of Apple’s OS already.
I, for one, am glad someone else pointed out the foibles of this operating system.  Is it truly the advancement that everyone thinks it is?  [...]

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Cruel Irony

My current place of employment is playing a cruel joke on me.  We recently have received a “hardware refresh” for our desktop workstations, and the refresh included displays.  On my desk are two 24″ Dell 2407 flat panel displays.  I was used to the old 20″ I had on my home machine, but these displays [...]

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WebDAV vs. SFTP

For my fellow geeks, has anyone else observed that WebDAV appears to be tremendously slower than SFTP when performing file transfers?  I get the occasional odd WebDAV error as well when moving data to and from the server in question, and it borders on frustrating.
Anyone out there have a good recommendation for an SFTP/SCP implementation [...]

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Taking a Break from Test Preparation

I am coming up for a brief respite from all of the exam preparation I am doing to get ready for the CompTIA Security+ examination. To make a long story short, I require this certification for one of my tasks at work.
Since I have lots of experience in the information technology, networking, and information [...]

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