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Best of 2008 and Some Sweet Friday Link Love

Posted on January 2nd, 2009 by Kasia Grabowska 1 Comment »

Kasia GrabowskaWith the New Year upon us, I’ve decided to start a new tradition on TST — Friday Link Love.

Everybody’s doing it, so why not us?

Today I only have a few good links for you that I happened to stumble upon in the past few days (it’s been kind of busy with the holidays and all), but I promise next time I will have more.

Feel free to share your own good finds, as long as they’re IT or certification related, in the comments.


Friday January 2nd 2009 Link Love

  • Petri IT Knowledge Base has posted a handy article on how to use the free Outlook Inbox repair tool called “scanpst.exe” to repair corrupted or damaged personal folder files. You can check it out here: Repair PST files with scanpst.exe


  • This How-To Geek post isn’t new, but when I saw what an amazing resource it was I couldn’t pass it up — so here it is: all the Vista how-tos you’ll ever need including tips on desktop customization, managing files and folders, network, internet, security, system administration, and many other tips and tricks.


  • For all the XP fans and those of you who aren’t ready to move on to Vista just yet, I’ve got some good news Windows XP just got another life extension. Check it out.


  • Since we’re getting ready to release our first SQL server training I wanted to give you all a heads up. Take a look at the 31 best blog posts on SQLBlog for 2008

And now let’s move on to our best blog posts of 2008!

Top 10 Train Signal Training Posts of 2008

1. The most popular post of 2008 AND 2007, still at number 1 after all this time is Scott Skinger’s Windows Server 2008 Certifications — Death to the MCSE.

If you haven’t read it yet go do it right now and tell your friends about it too. Let’s make Scott’s post #1 for 3 years in a row. And make sure to check out the rest of the top 10 posts of 2008 — you won’t be disappointed!



2. An oldie but a goodie — Gary Eimerman’s tutorial on How to Configure a Static IP Address in Windows Vista published over 2 years ago, makes it to number 2 this year.



3. If you use Outlook don’t miss this article — check out Zach Monroe’s 2 Easy Ways to Improve Your Productivity Using Outlook 2007



4. A great introduction to networking theory and a great primer on TCP/IP and the OSI model — Stelios Antoniou’s Networking Basics: TCP, UDP, TCP/IP & OSI Models is a must read for any networking student.



5. I was not surprised to see this article in the top 10 because we still get comments asking for the answers to the questions. So the answer is no, we will not provide you with the answers to the questions, but you’re welcome to use the questions in Gosia Grabowska’s Get Your Dream IT Job! 77 Questions You Need to be Ready For and find the answers by doing the research on your own. Trust me, you’ll thank us for the tough love one day :)



6. Another one of Gosia’s excellent posts and a popular how to on Connecting Your Xbox 360 to Your Home Server. Check it out.



7. At lucky number 7 we have every Server 2008 systems administrator’s must have How to Install Active Directory Domain Services on Windows Server 2008 by Dave Lawlor.



8. If you’re working with Server 2008 and Exchange 2007 you won’t want to miss this handy how-to on Installing Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 by Jason Ensinger.



9. At number 9 is another one of Dave’s excellent tutorials on Installing Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista.



10. And the 10th most popular post of 2008 is … yup, you guessed it Windows DNS Server 2008: Setup External Internet DNS Server by Dave Lawlor, which makes him the winner of the most posts in the top 10 for 2008. Congratulations Dave!

And Happy New Year Everyone!



 

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One Response to “Best of 2008 and Some Sweet Friday Link Love”

  • Rudy Says:

    January 3rd, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Your got my attention. I am always looking for “free” utilities and if the price is right willing to pay. Was wondering if you have seen or heard of an affordable software app which maps your LAN network? Would be nice to be able to see what items are on your network.

    Rudy

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