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And the 5,000 Dollars Worth of Free Computer Training Goes To ...
 Our
first Words for Training Contest is officially over.
I would like to send a big thank you to everyone who
participated.
We received an overwhelming response to this contest — which meant a lot of
reading for us — but it was a great way to get to know so many of our readers.
So thank you all for taking the time tell us about yourselves.
Now to the good stuff ... here are the Words for Training Contest Winners:
Grand Prize Winner -- R. Louis Costley III
R. Louis wins our Complete Training Package which includes
every course -- a total
of 37 courses.
For his interesting take on life in the IT field, R. Louis also gets the
opportunity to become a writer for Train Signal Training -- to share more of his
knowledge and experiences with the rest of us.
Congratulations R. Louis! We hope our free training library will serve you well
and that you'll enjoy being a part of the Train Signal Team.
You can read R. Louis' grand prize winning essay below.
Find out who won 2nd and 3rd place in the Words for Training Contest
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Words for Training Contest Grand Prize Winning Essay
 Why I Do What I Do
Closing my eyes, my chin fell to my chest. The world was closing in all around
me, and the sound of the ceiling fan spinning above my head seemed to grow
louder with each heartbeat that pounded within. Slowly, I took a deep breath. I
knew it would be like this, but, still ... you're never really prepared. Even
slower, I exhaled, opened my eyes, and tried one more time.
"Dad, please don't panic."
Choosing my words carefully, I spoke deliberately.
"The mouse is the oval shaped component that is on your desk, next to the
keyboard. It has a wire coming out of the top, and if you look at the shape, and
the wire, it sort of looks like a mouse with a tail. Do you see it?"
"This thing my hand is resting on?"
"Yes, pops ... that's it." For the third time, I attempted to get him to turn off
his computer. "Now, please roll the mouse down to the start button in the lower
left corner, and then left click on the start button."
"You want me to roll this hand-held thingy over the left corner. But I'm right
handed, and it's on the right side of my typewriter. I'll have to cross my arms
..."
"The typewriter," I asked in confusion, "do you mean the keyboard?"
"Whatever! The thing I type on."
He was frustrated. My nearly-75-year-old father was regretting making his first
foray into the world of computer technology.
Continue reading the Words for Training Contest Grand Prize Winning Essay
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Windows Server 2008: Auditing Active Directory
 If you have been supporting servers for any amount of time, you have no doubt come
across requests from manager for security audits, if you don't already have them
in place yourself to keep an eye on things.
Auditing is exactly what it sounds like -- it keeps a record of things that have
been modified in Active Directory. In previous versions of Windows Server there was not a lot of granular control
in what you were auditing. Let's explore some of the new auditing features in
Server 2008.
Auditing Changes in Windows Server 2008
One of the most significant changes over the Server 2000 and Server 2003
versions of auditing is that now you can not only audit who and what attribute
was changed but also what the new and old value was.
This is significant because you can now tell why it was changed and if something
doesn't look right you're able to easily find what it should be restored to.
Another significant change is that in the past you were only able to turn
auditing policy on or off for the entire Active Directory structure.
This article will focus on enabling auditing on Directory Service Changes which
will show us the ability to audit changes to Active Directory Domain Services.
Learn all about Windows Server 2008: Auditing Active Directory
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The Future of Computing -- Part 1: OLEDs, LEPs, & OLEs
 Hardware
and software manufacturers have to be on the cutting edge of product innovation.
It seems there is always someone out there trying to outdo what someone else has
done, but, that's how capitalism works.
The end result is that the consumer reaps the technology benefits, the companies
reap the financial benefits, and the capitalistic merry-go-round spins on.
One interesting trend I and others have noticed is that hardware and software
companies are focusing less on the personal computing experience and more
on personal computer technology as a jumping off point for everyday, life
changing technologies.
I'm talking about HP's TouchSmart PC, Microsoft's Home of the Future, Organic
Light-emitting Diodes (OLEDs), and software such as Windows Home Server.
How will these technologies work together and what does it mean for the future
of personal computing? I'm going to discuss these topics and what I like and
dislike about these technologies in a series of articles entitled "The Future of
Computing".
Continue reading the first part of The Future of Computing -- OLEDs, LEPs & OLEs
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