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    Cooling capacity for Server room

    A hardware firewall is a device that blocks signals which are basically current flowing over the cable. It lets the signals go through that are on the firewalls access list and blocks the ones that are not on it. I am assuming it just sends the signal to a high resistor to transfer the...
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    The Neverending Search

    I had a wiki at my last job I used heavly. I think the main use for it will be how much you enter in it. The one I had set up had all the major HP printers then you could pull up the most common break/fix routines, the manual, parts list and anything else I could figure out Also I have heard you...
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    falling oil prices = layoffs?

    I am in the same boat. I think there should be enough work for me due to the damage to the platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, but most of that is civil and I am mechanical.
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    Cooling capacity for Server room

    You need to find out the maximum possible heat output from all the devices. I have not seen a code on how to calculate it into ac needed but I have seen a rule of thumb saying that you take the watts item puts out times 3.5 to get the btu needed. I would also look at humidity controls and if...
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    The Neverending Search

    I can top the 5 DVD's and 2 walls, but mine came from IT books. When I finally made the transition over to mechanical engineerin and deleted everything that was IT related I had over 30,000 information articles when I stopped counting. My collection was about 40gb of files and about 100+ CD's...
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    Mechanical designers books and others....

    @Stanier, What I found interesting in your description about generation Y was that you neglected to mention that some professions actually talk that way. Mainly it is only in parts of teh computer field and it is done to save time. I am also still active in the IT field and some of the other...
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    Someone please calm me down, thanksà

    Well I have never been good at the quote thing. But here goes The reason I said it was the control key is I have seen it time and time again. Also I have made that mistake before. If I had to list the top reasons for data to go missing the control+x would be tops next followed by control and a...
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    Someone please calm me down, thanksà

    Well after reading this post I felt obligated to post here since I am in IT/Mechanical Engineering/Drafting also. For the most part it is not IT's fault it is usually the users/management fault 1. What happened is someone hit ctrl+x instead of ctrl+c and cut the folder out instead of copying it...

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