Archive for September, 2007

My First IT Certification! Part 7: CompTIA A+

BSOD and Other Scary Stuff …

The topic of today’s training was on troubleshooting the Operating System which was a lot of information for me. David Davis, our instructor, covered the details of system files, error messages, the boot sequence, recovery from booting errors, WinPE and BartPE, OS troubleshooting techniques, and much more.

This part of the […]

9 Ways Vista MMC Gives You More Control

As a Windows system administrator, I am sure you have used the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) before. However, like me, you may have just gone in, performed your task, and closed it out. In this article, we will learn about the new Windows Vista snap-ins for the MMC and how you can create your […]

Get Two Chances to Pass Your Exam for the Price of One!

If you’re preparing for your Microsoft Certification you need to pay attention to this offer: for a limited time you can get two chances to pass your exam for the price of one! All you have to do is register for the Second Shot offer before you take your first exam, and your second shot […]

Session Initiation Protocol: the Right Choice for VoIP

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a standard designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to serve VoIP services. It’s an application layer protocol that can operate over UDP (User Datagram Protocol) or TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). SIP, currently at version 2, is defined in RFC 3261.

Simplicity and flexibility are the primary characteristics of SIP. […]

Get an Xbox 360 and Halo 3 Free - from Train Signal

Yep, you read the headline correct!
I am excited to announce that we are giving away a copy of the highly anticipated Halo 3 video game, but that is not all… We are also going to give you a brand new limted edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 Console to play all your favorite Xbox games […]