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Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:45:44 -0000

@Farihan, Thanks for the comment. I would suspect the cost of living is much less where you are, so perhaps it's not that big of a gap! I'm glad to hear that our statement holds true though in your part of the world, and that IT as a whole gets paid better than most other fields.

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:41:39 -0000

@Michael, thanks Michael, and glad to hear you're in a good place. VoIP is certainly where it's at..

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:15:49 -0000

@Dave, what you've said is very true. Specialization is always the key, in IT or just about any field. Think about a heart surgeon vs. a general practitioner. Who do you think makes more money?

Along with the increased specialization usually comes more pay, more responsibility and the assumption the specialist is more highly skilled. So it takes longer to get there, but as you said you get to hone in on what you're good at, and spend the majority of your time doing the things you really enjoy.

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:49:35 -0000

@Predrag, Thanks for the input. Yup, I think it's certainly great to be in IT.. it certainly varies from place to place, but overall it's a great industry.

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:03:02 -0000

@carlos, Crappy pay? I've been in IT in a variety of positions for going on 20 years, and I haven't experienced crappy pay. Not to say there aren't jobs or companies where you'll find that, but I would suspect you can do better if you look around and not be reticent to changing jobs/locations.

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:50:57 -0000

@Mike Slo, thanks! We love stumblers.. :) I use it all the time.

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:39:01 -0000

@Andy D, I suppose that's true to a degree, but the cream always rises to the top. :) The best people in any industry will always be in high demand (thankfully).

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:47:20 -0000

@mngrif, Awesome, thanks for stopping by!

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:47:07 -0000

@me, I've had some decent managers who jumped back and forth throughout their careers.. their not all bad (or good).

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:46:24 -0000

@brad, 127.0.0.1 can mean "home" as well.. when pinging 127.0.0.1, yes you're pinging local host, but some refer to it as home, phone home, etc... play along. We didn't create the shirt! :)

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:45:03 -0000

@Jack Vermicelli, lol! You're right! Duly noted, and I'll remove the Dr., nice catch, thanks for the input!

Re: 25 Reasons Why it’s Great to be an IT Guy (or Girl).

Christopher Rees — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:44:29 -0000

@Dave, Hey Dave, thanks for the link. Certainly appreciate it, and glad you liked the post!

Re: Vista Annoyances – Logging Off users via Task Manager

Christopher Rees — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:43:25 -0000

Thanks, I'll certainly keep that in mind. XP is stable, Vista has some nice bells and whistles, I just can't stand the myriad of little annoyances.

Re: New SEO Tool to Build your Business

Christopher Rees — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:44:15 -0000

Sure does.. if you're not at least developing a presence on the internet, you're falling behind [quickly]. SEO is becoming more and more important as well, as competition increases.

Re: 10 SEO Sites You Need to Build Your Business

Christopher Rees — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:40:09 -0000

Thanks very much for the comment! We try to post content that truly helps people, glad to know you find it helpful. - Chris

Re: 29 Web Apps For Students and White Collar Workers

Christopher Rees — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:11:06 -0000

Hi Shaun,
I just checked out the site, looks like a very cool app! I'll definitely play around with it, and try building a site with it.

Thanks again for the info on http://psd2cssonline.com

Re: 29 Web Apps For Students and White Collar Workers

Christopher Rees — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:14:53 -0000

Hi Tim, sounds like a great product. I'll definitely check it out.

Re: 29 Web Apps For Students and White Collar Workers

Christopher Rees — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:14:17 -0000

Hi Daria, thanks for the info and the link

Re: 29 Web Apps For Students and White Collar Workers

Christopher Rees — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:13:34 -0000

Hi Matt, you're welcome! Thanks for the comment.

Re: 29 Web Apps For Students and White Collar Workers

Christopher Rees — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:48:16 -0000

Thanks for the info Andrew, I'll be sure to check it out!

Re: 29 Web Apps For Students and White Collar Workers

Christopher Rees — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:13:01 -0000

Thanks for the info, we'll have to check it out!

Re: 29 Web Apps For Students and White Collar Workers

Christopher Rees — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:12:33 -0000

Glad to hear it could be of help! Thanks for dropping by

Re: 29 Web Apps For Students and White Collar Workers

Christopher Rees — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:13:06 -0000

No problem, thanks for dropping by. It's a great product, glad we can help get the word out.

Re: Firefox 3 - Make Older Add-ons Work | Palaestra Training

Christopher Rees — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:15:57 -0000

You're welcome!

Re: Firefox 3 - Make Older Add-ons Work | Palaestra Training

Christopher Rees — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:01:38 -0000

I've tried that before, and it works most of the time, although I've had it crash Firefox a few times, where it wouldn't load at all.

So the method I listed above has worked like a champ so far.

Re: 8 Best Ways to Cover Your Online Tracks | Palaestra Training

Christopher Rees — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:21:35 -0000

Another one I just came across is Iron Key https://www.ironkey.com/, in which you could run a portable copy of Firefox.. thus keeping all your history, bookmarks, etc., on the secure, encrypted flash drive and not on the computer your using.

Re: 8 Best Ways to Cover Your Online Tracks | Palaestra Training

Christopher Rees — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:19:39 -0000

That really depends.. it depends on the proxy, the amount of time that has passed, is there a subpoena or search warrant involved, what country the proxy server is in, etc. Short answer is yes, everything can be discovered if someone wants it badly enough and has the time, resources, money and authority to get it.

In reality, usually no.. it's not worth the time/effort and unless its something major they wouldn't be able to get a subpoena and/or search warrant (at least inside the U.S.)

Re: 12 Tools That Enhance Productivity | Palaestra Training

Christopher Rees — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:22:30 -0000

Hi David,

Thanks for a great product. :) Keep up the great work. - Chris

Re: Top 5 Tools to Protect your Children Online

Christopher Rees — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:08:08 -0000

Thanks for the comment. Internet Safety is an extremely important topic that a lot of people don't want to really thing about until it's too late unfortunately. Hopefully we can help in getting the word out, and more people will take an interest in spreading the word!

Re: The 10 Top Paid Senior-Level IT Jobs

Christopher Rees — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:42:49 -0000

:) Except for the whole criminal, decay of society, prison thing..

Re: The 10 Top Paid Senior-Level IT Jobs

Christopher Rees — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:31:25 -0000

Well if that's true, then either a) you work in a part of the country/world where the market just doesn't support higher salaries, b) you've undervalued yourself and your skillset, c) you're comfortable where you are and aren't looking to move on to bigger and better things.

Any which way you look at it though, if you have the skills listed in the article, and truly can function in those roles you are really undercutting yourself. There are companies willing to pay those salaries for that type of work, if you bring that level of value to the table.

Re: The 10 Top Paid Senior-Level IT Jobs

Christopher Rees — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:27:35 -0000

:) The bell curve shows the range (the percentages are the same throughout) but the actual salary amounts vary from chart to chart.. It is interesting though.

Re: The 10 Top Paid Senior-Level IT Jobs

Christopher Rees — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:35:49 -0000

I guess that depends on who your asking. To some people they sound like awesome jobs, to others no amount of money would make it interesting. That's what makes the world go 'round :)

Re: Top 7 Anti-Virus Programs | Palaestra Training

Christopher Rees — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:33:47 -0000

Hi Charlemont, thanks for the comment! I would agree with you that Avast is a great product, especially considering it's free. I've been using it for awhile now, and have had zero problems.

I also checked out your PC Security site, and you've got a great run-down on PC security and the various components that make up a good approach to PC security. Keep up the great work!

Re: Top 7 Anti-Virus Programs | Palaestra Training

Christopher Rees — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:10:31 -0000

I haven't used NOD32 before, and I haven't had the opportunity to use F-Secure in years, but that's the reason for the list. We want to hear back from everyone what their favorites are, which ones they hate. We'll take a good look at the ones people recommend and be sure to include them when we issue an updated list.

Re: Top 7 Anti-Virus Programs | Palaestra Training

Christopher Rees — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:37:40 -0000

You're right.. we've added NOD32 and AVAST, thanks for the comments!

Re: Top 7 Anti-Virus Programs | Palaestra Training

Christopher Rees — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:35:57 -0000

We've updated our list to include NOD32 and AVAST due to the feedback we've received. Thanks for the comments!

Re: Top Ten Network Monitoring Tools

Christopher Rees — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:14:16 -0000

Hi Denny,

Thanks for the input. That's the purpose for our blog to solicit feedback from the community, and fill in the gaps. I've used some of the free SolarWind tools for years, and they're great!

Thanks again for the input.

Christopher Rees
Palaestra Training

Re: Top 5 Ways to Cover your Tracks

Christopher Rees — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:56:43 -0000

True, that gets is deleted and out of the recycle bin, but the information is still on the drive and recoverable until it's overwritten. Using a wiping utility will permanently erase the file, and make it unrecoverable.